Darold Knowles pitched four innings of scoreless relief and was rewarded with credit for his first victory of the season when the Senators defeated the Red Sox, 7-5. Del Unser homered for the Nats in the first inning and singled for his third hit of the game to spark the decisive three-run outburst in the seventh. Unser took third on a single by Ed Stroud, who then stole second. Mike Epstein batted them across the plate with a single and scored himself on a triple by Bernie Allen. Rico Petrocelli drove in three runs for the Red Sox with a homer and a double. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       27, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Senators     2  0  0    0  2  0    3  0  0  -   7 10  0
Red Sox      3  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   3   3   1     0   1   .226      Andrews 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .175
Stroud rf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .303      Alvarado ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .252
Howard lf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .267      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     2   1   .264
  Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      T. Conigliaro rf      3   1   1   0     1   0   .309
Epstein 1b            4   2   2   3     0   1   .271        Smith cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .315
B. Allen 2b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .289      Petrocelli 3b         5   1   3   3     0   1   .228
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      B. Conigliaro cf,rf   4   1   1   0     1   1   .250
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Derrick 1b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
French c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .171        Pavletich ph,1b     1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moses c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Hannan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Culp p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .111
  Cox p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Stange p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nelson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .137        Schofield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roseboro c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .224

Totals               37   7  10   6     1   8             Totals               35   5  10   4     6   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 16,867
Left on Base: Senators 5, Red Sox 10
DP: Senators 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Petrocelli
Doubles: Andrews (6), Petrocelli (11), Culp (1), Moses (12)
Triples: Epstein (1), B. Allen (1)
Home Runs: Unser (1), Petrocelli (6)
Stolen Bases: Stroud 2 (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Derrick (1)
GIDP: French (3)
Hit by Pitch: Brinkman (5,by Culp)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannan                  0.1   2   3   3   2   0   0   5   3.21
Cox                     3.2   4   1   1   3   0   1  18   4.79
Shellenback             0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   5.82
Pina                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.31
Knowles W(1-3)          4     3   0   0   0   4   0  14   1.83
Totals                  9    10   5   5   6   5   1  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(3-6)             6.2  10   7   5   1   6   1  32   2.80
Stange                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.25
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.91
Totals                  9    10   7   5   1   8   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Culp (2)
Wild Pitches: Shellenback (1), Pina (4), Knowles (1)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Unser homered; Stroud popped to second; Howard
struck out; Epstein tripled to right; B. Allen singled to left
[Epstein scored]; Rodriguez singled to third [B. Allen to
second]; Brinkman struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews doubled to left; Alvarado walked;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Andrews to third,
Alvarado to second]; T. Conigliaro walked; Petrocelli doubled to
center [Andrews scored, Alvarado scored, T. Conigliaro to
third]; COX REPLACED HANNAN (PITCHING); B. Conigliaro walked;
Jim Hannan: 17 pitches; Derrick hit a sacrifice fly to left
[T. Conigliaro scored]; Moses flied to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 2ND: French grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox
struck out; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Culp lined to second; Andrews singled to center;
Alvarado popped to catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski walked
[Andrews to second]; T. Conigliaro forced Yastrzemski (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 3.

SENATORS 3RD: Stroud walked; Howard struck out; Stroud stole
second; Epstein was called out on strikes; B. Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli homered; B. Conigliaro flied out to
center; Derrick singled to right; Moses flied out to left; Culp
doubled to left [Derrick to third]; Andrews popped to second; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 4.

SENATORS 4TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); French grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Alvarado grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
walked; T. Conigliaro lined to right; Petrocelli forced
Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 2, Red Sox 4.

SENATORS 5TH: NELSON BATTED FOR COX; Nelson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Unser singled to left; Stroud singled to
first [Unser to second]; Howard reached on an error by
Petrocelli [Unser scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stroud to third,
Howard to second]; Epstein grounded out (first unassisted)
[Stroud scored (unearned), Howard to third]; B. Allen popped to
second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); B.
Conigliaro singled to shortstop; Casey Cox: 47 pitches;
PAVLETICH BATTED FOR DERRICK; Pavletich walked [B. Conigliaro to
second]; Shellenback threw a wild pitch [B. Conigliaro to third,
Pavletich to second]; PINA REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Pina
threw a wild pitch [B. Conigliaro scored, Pavletich to
third]; Jim Shellenback: 10 pitches; Moses grounded out
(third to first); Culp struck out; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 4, Red Sox
5.

SENATORS 6TH: PAVLETICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rodriguez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman was hit by a pitch;
French grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Brinkman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 4, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: KNOWLES REPLACED FRENCH (PITCHING); ROSEBORO
REPLACED PINA (PLAYING C ); Alvarado flied out to center;
Horacio Pina: 13 pitches; Yastrzemski struck out; T.
Conigliaro singled to center [T. Conigliaro out at second
(center to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 4, Red Sox
5.

SENATORS 7TH: Roseboro popped to second; Unser singled to
center; Stroud singled to right [Unser to third]; Howard popped
to first in foul territory; Stroud stole second; Epstein singled
to right [Unser scored, Stroud scored]; B. Allen tripled to
right [Epstein scored]; STANGE REPLACED CULP (PITCHING);
Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Ray Culp: 129
pitches; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli struck out; B. Conigliaro grounded out
(third to first); Pavletich grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 5.

SENATORS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED T. CONIGLIARO (PLAYING CF); B.
CONIGLIARO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Brinkman popped to
second; Knowles grounded out (second to first); Roseboro
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Moses doubled to left; SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR STANGE;
Schofield grounded out (third to first); Andrews flied to center
[Moses to third]; Alvarado popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 5.

SENATORS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Unser struck
out; Lee Stange: 17 pitches; Stroud grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard struck out; Sparky Lyle: 16
pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: COMER REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski
popped to third; Smith struck out; Petrocelli singled to center;
Knowles threw a wild pitch [Petrocelli to second]; Darold
Knowles: 55 pitches; B. Conigliaro was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 7, Red Sox 5.