Blue Moon Odom, who had been plagued by a sore arm, lasted until the seventh inning and received credit for his first victory since April 16 when the Athletics defeated the Senators, 8-1. When Aurelio Rodriguez singled and Bernie Allen walked, Odom yielded the mound to Rollie Fingers.

After Paul Casanova went out on a grounder, Del Unser tapped to third and Rodriguez was caught in rundown but was permitted to score the Senators' lone run on interference by Sal Bando. Don Mincher drove in three runs for the A's with a double and single to help hand the Senators their seventh defeat in a row. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       13, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  2
A's          0  1  0    3  0  4    0  0  x  -   8  9  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Campaneris ss         5   1   0   0     0   1   .239
Stroud cf             3   0   2   0     1   1   .329      Monday cf             4   1   1   2     1   0   .300
Maye rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     2   0   .190
Howard lf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .274      Bando 3b              4   1   1   2     1   0   .241
Epstein 1b            1   0   1   0     3   0   .269      Alou lf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .313
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .270      Duncan c              5   1   2   1     0   0   .291
B. Allen 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .273      Mincher 1b            3   1   2   3     1   1   .229
  Nelson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Green 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .204
Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Odom p                2   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Shellenback p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Such p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hannan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Cullen pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .243

Totals               27   1   4   0     9   5             Totals               32   8   9   8    10   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  4,487
Left on Base: Senators 8, A's 10
DP: Senators 1, A's 4
Errors: Epstein, Casanova, Bando
Doubles: Epstein (5), Mincher (7), Alou (11), Bando (3)
Stolen Bases: Mincher (1), Campaneris (6), Monday (4)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (3)
GIDP: B. Allen (2), Brinkman (5), Reichardt (5), Odom (1)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback L(0-1)      3.1   4   4   4   3   0   0  16   6.05
Such                    2     4   4   4   5   1   0  15   6.23
Hannan                  0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.35
Knowles                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.66
Totals                  8     9   8   8  10   2   0  42

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(3-2)             6     3   1   0   7   5   0  25   4.23
Fingers SV(2)           3     1   0   0   2   0   0  11   2.73
Totals                  9     4   1   0   9   5   0  36

Passed Balls: Duncan (2)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman struck out; Stroud singled to center;
Maye flied out to center; Howard walked [Stroud to second];
Epstein walked [Stroud to third, Howard to second]; Rodriguez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Monday lined to left; Jackson walked; Jackson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Athletics 0.

SENATORS 2ND: B. Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); Casanova
grounded out (second to first); Shellenback grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (second to first); Alou
singled to left; Duncan reached on an error by Epstein [Alou to
second, Duncan to first]; Mincher singled to center [Alou
scored, Duncan to third]; Green walked [Mincher to second]; Odom
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Green out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0,
Athletics 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Brinkman walked; Stroud struck out; Maye flied out
to left; Howard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Senators 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Monday grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Epstein walked; Rodriguez forced Epstein
(shortstop to second); B. Allen grounded into a double play
(second to first to shortstop) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando walked; Alou forced Bando (second to
shortstop); Duncan singled [Alou to third]; Mincher doubled to
center [Alou scored, Duncan scored]; SUCH REPLACED SHELLENBACK
(PITCHING); Mincher stole third; Green walked; Odom walked
[Green to second]; Campaneris struck out; Monday walked [Mincher
scored, Green to third, Odom to second]; Jackson flied out to
left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Casanova flied out to left; Such struck out;
Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Alou doubled
to right; Duncan grounded out (third to first); Mincher was
walked intentionally; Green flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Stroud walked; Maye lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Stroud out at first]; Howard walked; Epstein
doubled to right [Howard to third, Epstein out at third (right
to third)]; Mike Epstein out at 3B before Frank Howard
reached HP; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Odom singled to center; Campaneris forced Odom
(pitcher to shortstop); Campaneris stole second [Campaneris to
third (error by Casanova)]; Monday singled to right [Campaneris
scored]; Monday stole second; Jackson was walked intentionally;
Bando doubled to left [Monday scored, Jackson scored]; HANNAN
REPLACED SUCH (PITCHING); Alou walked; Duncan singled to left
[Bando scored, Alou to third]; Mincher struck out; Green forced
Duncan (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0,
Athletics 8.

SENATORS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; B. Allen walked
[Rodriguez to second]; FINGERS REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING);
Casanova grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rodriguez to third, B.
Allen to second]; UNSER BATTED FOR HANNAN; Unser reached on a
fielder's choice [Rodriguez scored (error by Bando) (unearned)
(no RBI), B. Allen to third]; CULLEN RAN FOR UNSER; Brinkman
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cullen out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED CULLEN (PITCHING); Fingers
walked; Campaneris popped to shortstop; Monday forced Fingers
(shortstop to second); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 8.

SENATORS 8TH: Stroud singled to right; Maye flied to right in
foul territory; Howard popped to second; Duncan allowed a passed
ball [Stroud to second]; Epstein walked; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics
8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando popped to first in foul territory; Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 8.

SENATORS 9TH: B. Allen walked; NELSON RAN FOR B. ALLEN; Casanova
flied out to center; REICHARDT BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Reichardt
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Nelson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1,
Athletics 8.