A two-run homer by Danny Cater and the tremendous relief pitching of Steve Hamilton enabled the Yankees to defeat the Senators. 2-0. Cater's homer, one of the Yankees' three hits, came off Dick Such after a pass to Roy White in the fifth inning. Mel Stottlemyre gave up a single to Ed Stroud in the ninth and walked Jim French and Frank Howard with one out before being lifted. Hamilton struck out Mike Epstein and Bernie Allen to save the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Washington Senators 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       21, 1970 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  3  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stroud cf,lf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .299      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Maye lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Blefary rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyttle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  French ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .171      Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Howard rf             2   0   0   0     3   2   .256      White lf              1   1   0   0     2   0   .324
Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     1   3   .258      Cater 1b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .292
B. Allen 2b           3   0   0   0     2   1   .280      Munson c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Brinkman ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .230      Kenney 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  Roseboro ph,c       0   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .159        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Comer ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Cullen ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Such p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Unser ph,cf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .189

Totals               30   0   6   0    11   8             Totals               24   2   3   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  9,254
Left on Base: Senators 14, Yankees 2
DP: Senators 2, Yankees 0
Home Runs: Cater (3)
Stolen Bases: Maye (1), Munson (4)
Caught Stealing: Stroud (1)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Such L(1-2)             6     2   2   2   3   3   1  21   5.22
Pina                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.86
Totals                  8     3   2   2   4   4   1  28

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(4-3)      8.1   6   0   0  11   6   0  39   3.06
Hamilton SV(3)          0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   1.33
Totals                  9     6   0   0  11   8   0  41

Passed Balls: Munson (3)
Wild Pitches: Stottlemyre 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Don Denkinger


SENATORS 1ST: Stroud flied out to left; Maye singled to second;
Maye was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop);
Howard walked; Epstein singled to center [Howard to second]; B.
Allen walked [Howard to third, Epstein to second]; Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Blefary struck out;
Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Casanova
flied out to right; Such grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Cater forced White (shortstop to
second); Munson struck out while Cater was picked off first
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Stroud grounded out (pitcher to first); Maye
grounded out (first to pitcher); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael walked; Kenney flied out to center; On a
bunt Stottlemyre hit into a double play (catcher to first)
[Michael out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Yankees 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Epstein was called out on strikes; B. Allen
walked; Rodriguez was credited with a single when a runner was
hit by the batted ball [B. Allen out at second (second
unassisted)]; Brinkman singled to center [Rodriguez to second];
Casanova grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke flied out to center; Blefary grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Such grounded out (second to pitcher); Stroud
walked; Stroud was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Maye singled to center; Maye stole second;
Stottlemyre threw a wild pitch [Maye to third]; Howard walked;
Epstein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: White walked; Cater homered [White scored]; Munson
flied out to center; Michael grounded out (second to first);
Kenney singled to center; Stottlemyre flied out to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 6TH: B. Allen flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded
out (third to first); Brinkman walked; Casanova struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Blefary
flied out to left; Murcer popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Senators 0, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 7TH: UNSER BATTED FOR SUCH; Unser walked; Stroud forced
Unser (first to shortstop); Maye forced Stroud (first to
shortstop); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STROUD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PINA REPLACED MAYE (PITCHING); White
grounded out (third to first); Cater grounded out (second to
first); Munson walked; Munson stole second; Michael flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 8TH: Epstein walked; B. Allen forced Epstein (second to
shortstop); Rodriguez forced B. Allen (third to second);
ROSEBORO BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Roseboro walked while Rodriguez
advanced to third on a wild pitch; REICHARDT BATTED FOR
CASANOVA; COMER BATTED FOR REICHARDT; Comer struck out
(strikeout was charged to Reichardt); Rick Reichardt ejected
by HP umpire Art Frantz for arguing the strike call with the
count 2-2; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: CULLEN REPLACED COMER (PLAYING SS); ROSEBORO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Kenney grounded out (third to first);
Stottlemyre struck out; Clarke singled to right; Clarke was
picked off first (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 9TH: LYTTLE REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); Unser flied
out to center; Stroud singled to center; FRENCH BATTED FOR PINA;
French walked [Stroud to second]; Munson allowed a passed ball
[Stroud to third, French to second]; Howard walked; HAMILTON
REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Epstein struck out; B. Allen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.