Making his first major league start, vet reliever Joe Grzenda yielded only three hits and, with the ninth-inning aid of Casey Cox, pitched the Senators to a 7-5 victory over the Red Sox. Two errors, a triple by Tony Conigliaro and an infield out accounted for three Red Sox runs in the first inning. But Grzenda then pitched hitless ball until the ninth when Carl Yastrzemski singled and Conigliaro homered with one away. Cox retired the last two batters.

The Senators scored five runs in the first, two on a double by Paul Casanova. Aurelio Rodriguez and Ed Stroud, who drove in one run apiece with singles, added RBIs in the sixth, Rodriguez with a homer and Stroud with a single after Casanova hit his second double of the game. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       26, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Senators     5  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   7 14  3
Red Sox      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  3  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .251      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Comer rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .143      Alvarado ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .260
  Unser ph,cf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .193      Yastrzemski lf        4   2   1   0     0   0   .269
Howard 1b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .277      T. Conigliaro rf      4   2   2   4     0   0   .308
Reichardt lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   1     0   0   .216
Rodriguez 3b          4   2   2   2     0   0   .250      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Casanova c            4   2   2   2     0   1   .186      B. Conigliaro cf      3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Stroud cf,rf          4   0   2   2     0   0   .297      Moses c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Cullen 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Peters p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Grzenda p             4   0   0   0     0   4   .000        Romo p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Lonborg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .444
                                                            Pavletich ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  14   7     0   5             Totals               32   5   3   5     1   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 12,647
Left on Base: Senators 5, Red Sox 1
DP: Senators 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Brinkman, Howard, Rodriguez
Doubles: Casanova 2 (2)
Triples: T. Conigliaro (1)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (5), T. Conigliaro (11)
GIDP: Cullen (1), Unser (1)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grzenda W(2-2)          8.1   3   5   2   1   1   1  31   2.96
Cox SV(1)               0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.96
Totals                  9     3   5   2   1   2   1  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters L(3-5)           0.1   6   5   5   0   0   0   7   5.73
Romo                    4.2   4   2   2   0   3   1  18   4.20
Lonborg                 3     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.00
Jarvis                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.92
Totals                  9    14   7   7   0   5   1  39

Passed Balls: Casanova (1)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman singled to center; Comer singled to right
[Brinkman to third]; Howard singled to center [Brinkman scored,
Comer to third]; Reichardt popped to first; Rodriguez singled to
left [Comer scored, Howard to second]; Casanova doubled to
center [Howard scored, Rodriguez scored]; Stroud singled to
center [Casanova scored]; ROMO REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING);
Cullen flied out to right; Grzenda was called out on strikes; 5
R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Alvarado
reached on an error by Howard [Alvarado to second]; Rodriguez
dropped a foul fly hit by Yastrzemski for an error; Yastrzemski
reached on an error by Brinkman [Yastrzemski to first]; T.
Conigliaro tripled to center [Alvarado scored (unearned),
Yastrzemski scored (unearned)]; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first) [T. Conigliaro scored (unearned)]; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 5, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 2ND: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Comer
grounded out (third to first); Howard singled to left; Reichardt
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: B. Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moses grounded out (third to first); 32 minute rain
delay; Romo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Casanova struck out; Stroud grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Andrews flied out to right; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 4TH: Cullen flied out to right; Grzenda was called out
on strikes; Brinkman lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: T. Conigliaro grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott walked;
Casanova allowed a passed ball [Scott to second]; B. Conigliaro
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 5TH: Comer grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard
grounded out (second to first); Reichardt flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Moses grounded out (shortstop to first); Romo flied
out to right; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 5, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Rodriguez homered; Casanova doubled to center;
Stroud singled to center [Casanova scored]; LONBORG REPLACED
ROMO (PITCHING); Cullen grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Stroud out at second]; Vicente Romo: 65
pitches; Grzenda was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Alvarado grounded out (second to first);
Yastrzemski flied out to center; T. Conigliaro grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 7TH: Brinkman singled to left; UNSER BATTED FOR COMER;
Unser grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Brinkman out at second]; Howard singled to center;
Reichardt forced Howard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STROUD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Petrocelli flied out to right; Scott
flied out to right; B. Conigliaro flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Casanova grounded
out (second to first); Stroud grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Moses popped to catcher in foul territory;
PAVLETICH BATTED FOR LONBORG; Pavletich grounded out (shortstop
to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 9TH: JARVIS REPLACED PAVLETICH (PITCHING); Cullen
singled to center; Jim Lonborg: 35 pitches; Grzenda
struck out; Brinkman flied out to center; Unser singled to right
[Cullen to third]; Howard forced Unser (shortstop to second);
Ray Jarvis: 10 pitches; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 7,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski singled to center; T. Conigliaro homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; COX REPLACED GRZENDA (PITCHING);
Petrocelli lined to right; Joe Grzenda: 87 pitches Casey Cox:
6 pitches; Scott struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
7, Red Sox 5.