After both clubs scored five runs in the third inning, the relief pitching of John Cumberland, who gained his first major league victory, enabled the Yankees to defeat the Senators, 11-6. Cumberland yielded four hits in six and one-third innings and the only run off his deliveries was unearned. In addition, the rookie lefthander drove in a run with a single in the fourth when the Yankees scored three times to break a 5-5 tie. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Washington Senators 6
Game Played on Thursday, April     23, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Yankees      0  0  5    3  1  0    1  1  0  -  11 15  1
Senators     0  0  5    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             6   2   2   0     0   0   .276      Brinkman ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Murcer cf             4   3   3   1     2   1   .241      Stroud cf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .421
White lf              2   2   2   1     3   0   .364      Howard lf             5   1   3   3     0   1   .349
  Lyttle pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Epstein 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Cater 1b              6   1   4   3     0   2   .328      Maye rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .346
Munson c              4   2   2   2     1   1   .159        Casanova c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Hansen 3b             2   0   0   0     3   0   .000      McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .204
  Kenney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      B. Allen 2b           2   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Blefary rf            6   0   0   2     0   0   .170        Roseboro c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Michael ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .258        H. Allen ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Burbach p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      French c              2   1   1   0     0   0   .125
  Cumberland p        2   0   1   1     0   1   .500        Cullen ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Shellenback p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Such p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ramos ph,p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Nelson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  11  15  10    10   7             Totals               36   6   8   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  1,807
Left on Base: Yankees 14, Senators 7
DP: Yankees 0, Senators 1
Errors: Michael, Epstein
Doubles: White (6), Cater (5), Murcer (1), Howard (3)
Home Runs: Howard (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Cumberland (1)
GIDP: Kenney (1)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (2,by Pina)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burbach                 2.2   4   5   5   3   0   1  15   8.59
Cumberland W(1-0)       6.1   4   1   0   1   6   0  25   0.00
Totals                  9     8   6   5   4   6   1  40

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback             2     5   5   4   4   1   0  16  10.80
Such L(0-1)             2     3   3   3   3   3   0  11   4.76
Ramos                   4     6   3   3   3   3   0  21   7.36
Pina                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.75
Totals                  9    15  11  10  10   7   0  52

Hit by Pitch: Pina (2)
Wild Pitches: Ramos (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Murcer was
called out on strikes; White walked; Cater singled to left
[White to third]; Munson walked [Cater to second]; Hansen flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Stroud
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blefary flied out to center; Michael flied out to
right; Burbach popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Maye
grounded out (first unassisted); McMullen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke singled to left; Murcer walked [Clarke to
second]; White doubled to center [Clarke scored, Murcer to
third]; Cater doubled to left [Murcer scored, White scored];
Munson singled to left [Cater to third]; Hansen walked [Munson
to second]; Blefary reached on an error by Epstein [Cater
scored, Munson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hansen to third,
Blefary to first]; SUCH REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Michael
struck out; On a bunt Burbach struck out; Clarke grounded out
(pitcher to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: B. Allen walked; French singled to left [B. Allen
to second]; Such flied out to left; Brinkman singled to left [B.
Allen scored, French to second]; Stroud singled to left [French
scored, Brinkman to second]; Howard homered [Brinkman scored,
Stroud scored]; Epstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Maye
walked; McMullen walked [Maye to second]; CUMBERLAND REPLACED
BURBACH (PITCHING); B. Allen grounded out (second to first); 5
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Senators 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer singled to center; White walked [Murcer to
second]; Cater was called out on strikes; Munson singled to left
[Murcer scored, White to third]; Hansen walked [Munson to
second]; Blefary grounded out (first unassisted) [White scored,
Munson to third, Hansen to second]; Michael was walked
intentionally; Cumberland singled to shortstop [Munson scored,
Hansen out at home (shortstop to second to catcher), Michael to
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Senators 5.

SENATORS 4TH: French popped to shortstop; RAMOS BATTED FOR SUCH;
Ramos flied out to center; Brinkman grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Senators 5.

YANKEES 5TH: RAMOS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Clarke singled to
right; Murcer walked [Clarke to second]; Ramos threw a wild
pitch [Clarke to third, Murcer to second]; White walked; Cater
struck out; Munson forced White (third to second) [Clarke
scored, Murcer to third]; Hansen walked [Munson to second];
Blefary popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Senators 5.

SENATORS 5TH: Stroud struck out; Howard doubled to left; Epstein
flied out to right; Maye singled to second [Howard to third];
McMullen popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Senators 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael popped to third in foul territory;
Cumberland was called out on strikes; Clarke flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Senators 5.

SENATORS 6TH: B. Allen popped to third in foul territory; CULLEN
BATTED FOR FRENCH; Cullen grounded out (second to first); Ramos
walked; Brinkman forced Ramos (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Senators 5.

YANKEES 7TH: CULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ROSEBORO
REPLACED B. ALLEN (PLAYING C ); Murcer singled to center; White
singled to center [Murcer to third]; LYTTLE RAN FOR WHITE; Cater
singled to left [Murcer scored, Lyttle to second]; Munson struck
out; Hansen popped to third in foul territory; Blefary lined to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 10, Senators 5.

SENATORS 7TH: LYTTLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KENNEY
REPLACED HANSEN (PLAYING 3B); Stroud singled to center; Howard
singled to center [Stroud to third]; Epstein was called out on
strikes; Maye struck out; McMullen reached on an error by
Michael [Stroud scored (unearned) (no RBI), Howard to second,
McMullen to first]; H. ALLEN BATTED FOR ROSEBORO; H. Allen
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 10, Senators 6.

YANKEES 8TH: H. ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CASANOVA
REPLACED MAYE (PLAYING C ); Michael singled; Cumberland out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke
grounded out (second to first) [Michael to third]; Murcer
doubled to right [Michael scored]; Lyttle popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 11, Senators 6.

SENATORS 8TH: Cullen grounded out (third to first); NELSON
BATTED FOR RAMOS; Nelson struck out; Brinkman flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 11, Senators 6.

YANKEES 9TH: PINA REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Cater singled to
right; Munson was hit by a pitch [Cater to second]; Kenney
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cater to third, Munson out at second]; Blefary flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 11, Senators 6.

SENATORS 9TH: Stroud popped to third; Howard struck out; Epstein
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
11, Senators 6.