A tremendous homer by Frank Howard, who smashed the ball an estimated 510 feet, broke a 3-3 tie in the third inning and sent the Senators on the way to a 5-3 victory over the Angels. Lee Maye also homered for the Nats, connecting with two men on base in the first, but the Angels got two runs back on a bases-loaded single by Jim Fregosi in the second and pulled even when Roger Repoz hit for the circuit in the third.

Howard was thrown out of the game in the fifth for arguing a called third strike, marking only his second banishment in 775  A. L. contests. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 5, California Angels 3
Game Played on Friday, April     24, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Angels       0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Senators     3  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Fregosi ss            5   0   1   2     0   0   .333      Stroud cf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .435
Voss rf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .333      Howard lf             2   2   1   1     1   1   .356
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .393        H. Allen lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Johnstone cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Epstein 1b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .250
Repoz 1b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .333      Maye rf               4   1   2   3     0   1   .367
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .268      McMullen 3b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .196
Egan c                3   1   0   0     0   0   .176      B. Allen 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roseboro c            2   0   0   0     2   1   .182
  Doyle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosman p              3   0   1   1     0   2   .125
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .154        Cullen 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Garrett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .391
  Wright pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Azcue c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   3   7   3     4   5             Totals               30   5   8   5     5   9

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  6,364
Left on Base: Angels 8, Senators 6
DP: Angels 0, Senators 1
Doubles: Repoz (4)
Home Runs: Repoz (3), Maye (2), Howard (4)
GIDP: Johnson (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(2-2)      4.2   6   5   5   4   6   2  22   3.48
Garrett                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Fisher                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Queen                   0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.14
Doyle                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   5   9   2  35

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(2-2)           8     7   3   3   4   5   1  35   5.47
Pina SV(2)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.91
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   5   1  38

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - George Maloney


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar was called out on strikes; Fregosi grounded
out (second to first); Voss walked; Johnson singled to center
[Voss to second]; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman flied out to left; Stroud was called out
on strikes; Howard walked; Epstein singled to left [Howard to
second]; Maye homered [Howard scored, Epstein scored]; McMullen
was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Senators 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Repoz walked; Rodriguez singled to right [Repoz to
third]; Egan reached on a fielder's choice [Repoz out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Rodriguez to second]; Messersmith was
called out on strikes; Alomar reached on a fielder's choice
[Rodriguez to third, Egan to second]; Fregosi singled to left
[Rodriguez scored, Egan scored, Alomar to second]; Voss walked
[Alomar to third, Fregosi to second]; Johnson forced Voss
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Senators
3.

SENATORS 2ND: B. Allen grounded out (first unassisted); Roseboro
walked; Roseboro was picked off first (catcher to second);
Bosman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Johnstone flied out to center; Repoz homered;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Egan popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 3.

SENATORS 3RD: Brinkman popped to third in foul territory; Stroud
struck out; Howard homered; Epstein struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Messersmith grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar
struck out; Fregosi popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Senators 4.

SENATORS 4TH: Maye flied out to right; McMullen walked; B. Allen
grounded out (second to first) [McMullen to second]; Roseboro
was walked intentionally; Bosman singled to right [McMullen
scored, Roseboro out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Voss singled to center; Johnson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Voss out at
second]; Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Senators 5.

SENATORS 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Stroud
singled to second; Howard was called out on strikes; Frank
Howard ejected by HP umpire Jim Honochick; Epstein singled
to right [Stroud to third]; GARRETT REPLACED MESSERSMITH
(PITCHING); Maye struck out; Debut game for Greg Garrett;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 5.

ANGELS 6TH: H. ALLEN REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); Repoz popped
to shortstop; Rodriguez walked; Egan popped to first in foul
territory; SPENCER BATTED FOR GARRETT; Spencer singled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; WRIGHT RAN FOR SPENCER; Alomar grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Senators 5.

SENATORS 6TH: FISHER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Allen grounded out (second
to first); Roseboro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Fregosi flied out to center; Voss flied out to
center; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 5.

SENATORS 7TH: Bosman struck out; Brinkman grounded out (second
to first); Stroud singled to right; H. Allen grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Johnstone struck out; Repoz doubled to left;
Rodriguez struck out; REICHARDT BATTED FOR EGAN; Reichardt
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Senators 5.

SENATORS 8TH: QUEEN REPLACED REICHARDT (PITCHING); AZCUE
REPLACED FISHER (PLAYING C ); Epstein flied out to left; Maye
singled to right; McMullen walked [Maye to second]; DOYLE
REPLACED QUEEN (PITCHING); B. Allen popped to first in foul
territory; Roseboro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Senators 5.

ANGELS 9TH: PINA REPLACED B. ALLEN (PITCHING); CULLEN REPLACED
BOSMAN (PLAYING 2B); Azcue grounded out (third to first); Alomar
flied out to left; Fregosi popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 5.