Three-run homers by Danny Cater and Ron Woods helped power the Yankees to an 11-2 victory over the Senators. Cater connected in the first inning when the Yankees broke away with five runs. Woods capped the scoring with his drive in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Monday, April     20, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Yankees      5  0  2    0  1  0    3  0  0  -  11 12  0
Senators     0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Unser cf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .265
Michael ss            5   1   1   1     0   2   .304        Ramos p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murcer cf             3   2   0   0     1   0   .186        Such ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
White lf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .357        Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cater 1b              5   4   3   3     0   0   .304        H. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Woods rf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .300        Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Munson c              4   0   3   2     0   1   .118      Brinkman ss           4   1   2   1     1   0   .364
Kenney 3b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .167      Howard lf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .323
Bahnsen p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Epstein 1b            5   0   3   0     0   0   .303
  Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Maye rf               4   0   1   1     1   1   .211
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .176
                                                          B. Allen 2b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .176
                                                            Nelson ph,2b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .133
                                                          Roseboro c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .235
                                                          Brunet p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Dukes p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stroud ph,cf        3   0   1   0     0   1   .364

Totals               38  11  12  11     1   6             Totals               37   2  10   2     4  10

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  4,626
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Senators 12
DP: Yankees 0, Senators 0
Errors: Brunet
Doubles: Michael (4), Munson (1), Cater (3)
Home Runs: Cater (2), Woods (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Murcer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kenney (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(1-1)          7    10   2   2   2  10   0  33   3.98
Hamilton SV(1)          2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.70
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4  10   0  41

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brunet L(0-2)           2.1   8   7   6   0   0   1  16   9.35
Dukes                   2.2   2   1   1   0   1   0  10   2.84
Ramos                   2     2   3   3   1   3   1   9   8.10
Grzenda                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.29
Shellenback             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12  11  10   1   6   2  41

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Russ Goetz


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Michael doubled to left
[Clarke scored]; Murcer reached on an error by Brunet on a
sacrifice bunt [Michael to third, Murcer to first]; White
singled to center [Michael scored, Murcer to second]; Cater
homered [Murcer scored (unearned), White scored]; Woods popped
to first in foul territory; Munson singled to third; Kenney
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bahnsen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to center; Brinkman flied out to
right; Howard struck out; Epstein singled to right [Unser to
third]; Maye flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
5, Senators 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Michael lined
to center; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: McMullen popped to catcher in foul territory; B.
Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; Roseboro flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Senators 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (second to first); Cater singled
to center; Woods singled to center [Cater to third]; Munson
doubled to left [Cater scored, Woods to third]; DUKES REPLACED
BRUNET (PITCHING); Kenney hit a sacrifice fly to center [Woods
scored]; Bahnsen struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Dukes grounded out (second to first); Unser struck
out; Brinkman singled to center; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Senators 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke flied out to center; Michael grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Epstein flied out to center; Maye was called out
on strikes; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
7, Senators 0.

YANKEES 5TH: White singled to left; Cater forced White
(shortstop to second); Woods grounded out (third to first)
[Cater to second]; Munson singled to center [Cater scored];
Kenney grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 8, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: B. Allen singled to center; Roseboro flied out to
center; STROUD BATTED FOR DUKES; Stroud singled to left [B.
Allen to second]; Unser struck out; Brinkman singled to left [B.
Allen scored, Stroud to third]; Howard was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Senators 1.

YANKEES 6TH: RAMOS REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); STROUD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Bahnsen struck out; Clarke flied out to
center; Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Epstein singled to right; Maye walked [Epstein to
second]; McMullen popped to third; B. Allen was called out on
strikes; Roseboro singled to first [Epstein to third, Maye to
second]; Stroud struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Senators 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer walked; White flied out to center; Cater
doubled to center [Murcer to third]; Woods homered [Murcer
scored, Cater scored]; Munson was called out on strikes; Kenney
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 11, Senators 1.

SENATORS 7TH: SUCH BATTED FOR RAMOS; Such was called out on
strikes; Brinkman walked; Howard flied out to center; Epstein
singled to right [Brinkman to second]; Maye singled to center
[Brinkman scored, Epstein to third]; McMullen popped to second;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 11, Senators 2.

YANKEES 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED SUCH (PITCHING); ELLIS BATTED FOR
BAHNSEN; Ellis flied out to center; Clarke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Michael was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 11, Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); NELSON BATTED
FOR B. ALLEN; Nelson walked; Roseboro walked [Nelson to second];
Stroud popped to shortstop; H. ALLEN BATTED FOR GRZENDA; H.
Allen popped to second; Brinkman forced Roseboro (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 11, Senators 2.

YANKEES 9TH: NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SHELLENBACK
REPLACED H. ALLEN (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to
first); White struck out; Cater popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 11, Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: Howard flied out to left; Epstein popped to
shortstop; Maye grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 11, Senators 2.