George Brunet, who lost to his former California teammates, 5-3, in their first meeting April 25, came back to gain a victory when the Senators defeated the Angels, 6-1. Brunet, who also drove in one of the Nats' runs with a single, pitched six and one-third innings and yielded eight hits before giving way to Horacio Pina, who finished and allowed one more hit. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 6, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       5, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Senators     1  1  0    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   6  7  0
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  2


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Alomar 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Stroud cf,lf          2   2   0   0     3   0   .359      J. Tatum rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .357
Howard lf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .321        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Unser pr,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Fregosi ss            4   0   2   0     1   1   .333
Epstein 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .261      Johnson lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .340
Maye rf               3   0   2   2     0   0   .368      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .225
  Cullen 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .258      Azcue c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .246
B. Allen 2b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Repoz cf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .328
  Reichardt ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .118
French c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Garrett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brunet p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .300        Cowan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Pina p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wolf p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Silverio ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   6   7   5     8   4             Totals               36   1   9   1     5   5

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  8,079
Left on Base: Senators 6, Angels 13
DP: Senators 0, Angels 4
Errors: Johnson, Messersmith
Doubles: Brinkman (3), Fregosi 2 (9)
Triples: McMullen (1)
Stolen Bases: Stroud 2 (9)
GIDP: Maye (1), Rodriguez (3), Epstein (4), Pina (1)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brunet W(2-3)           6.1   8   1   1   3   4   0  30   5.14
Pina SV(4)              2.2   1   0   0   2   1   0  11   3.12
Totals                  9     9   1   1   5   5   0  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(3-3)      4.1   6   5   3   5   2   0  24   3.48
Garrett                 1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Wolf                    2     1   1   1   3   0   0   8   5.06
Queen                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.40
Totals                  9     7   6   4   8   4   0  39

Passed Balls: French (1), Azcue (9)
Wild Pitches: Pina (3), Wolf 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Hank Soar


SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman doubled to center; Azcue allowed a passed
ball [Brinkman to third]; Stroud walked; Howard singled to right
[Brinkman scored, Stroud to third]; Epstein was called out on
strikes; Maye grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Howard out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); J. Tatum
struck out; Fregosi doubled to right; Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Angels 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Rodriguez reached on an error by Messersmith
[Rodriguez to first]; B. Allen walked [Rodriguez to second];
French lined to right [Rodriguez to third]; Brunet singled to
right [Rodriguez scored (unearned), B. Allen to second];
Brinkman struck out; Stroud grounded out (third to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Azcue grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Howard flied out to right; Epstein walked; Maye
singled to center [Epstein to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Epstein out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Repoz singled to right; Messersmith was called out
on strikes; Alomar forced Repoz (second to shortstop); J. Tatum
walked [Alomar to second]; Fregosi forced Alomar (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 0.

SENATORS 4TH: B. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); French
grounded out (second to first); Brunet popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; McMullen tripled to
center [Johnson scored]; Spencer grounded out (second to first);
Azcue grounded out (second to first); Repoz was walked
intentionally; Messersmith grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Stroud walked;
Stroud stole second; Howard walked; Epstein reached on an error
by Johnson [Stroud to third, Howard to second, Epstein to
first]; Maye singled to right [Stroud scored, Howard scored,
Epstein to third]; Rodriguez singled to center [Epstein scored
(unearned), Maye to third]; GARRETT REPLACED MESSERSMITH
(PITCHING); REICHARDT BATTED FOR B. ALLEN; Rodriguez was picked
off first (pitcher to first to second); Reichardt was called out
on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: REICHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CULLEN
REPLACED MAYE (PLAYING 2B); Alomar grounded out (third to
first); J. Tatum singled to center; Fregosi was called out on
strikes; Johnson singled to center [J. Tatum to third]; French
allowed a passed ball [Johnson to second]; McMullen flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 5, Angels 1.

SENATORS 6TH: French grounded out (second to first); Brunet was
called out on strikes; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer made an out to shortstop; Azcue walked;
Repoz singled to center [Azcue to second]; COWAN BATTED FOR
GARRETT; Cowan struck out; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 5, Angels 1.

SENATORS 7TH: WOLF REPLACED COWAN (PITCHING); Stroud walked;
Stroud stole second; Wolf threw a wild pitch [Stroud to third];
Wolf threw a wild pitch [Stroud scored]; Howard walked; UNSER
RAN FOR HOWARD; Epstein grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Unser out at second]; Cullen popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: STROUD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); UNSER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); J. Tatum grounded out (second to first);
Fregosi doubled to left; PINA REPLACED BRUNET (PITCHING);
Johnson grounded out (third to first); McMullen walked; Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
6, Angels 1.

SENATORS 8TH: Rodriguez walked; Reichardt forced Rodriguez
(shortstop to second); French singled to center [Reichardt to
third]; Pina grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [French out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Azcue singled to right; On a bunt Repoz grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Azcue to second]; SILVERIO BATTED FOR WOLF;
Silverio grounded out (first unassisted) [Azcue to third];
Alomar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 6, Angels 1.

SENATORS 9TH: QUEEN REPLACED SILVERIO (PITCHING); Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stroud grounded out (second
to first); Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR J. TATUM; Johnstone flied out
to center; Fregosi walked; Johnson lined to first; Pina threw a
wild pitch [Fregosi to second]; McMullen flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Angels 1.