Swinging at the first pitch of the game, Walt Williams homered to start the White Sox off to a 7-3 victory over the Senators. After Williams' wallop, the White Sox added three runs on an error, singles by Carlos May and Bill Melton, two infield outs and a double by Bobby Knoop. Williams tripled in the second and scored on a single by Luis Aparicio, who also drove in another run with a hit in the seventh.  Melton homered in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      4, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
White Sox    4  1  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   7 12  0
Senators     1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           5   2   2   1     0   2   .282      Maye rf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Aparicio ss           4   1   2   2     1   0   .343      Stroud cf             3   3   2   0     1   0   .314
May lf                5   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Howard lf             2   0   0   1     1   1   .269
Melton 3b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .292      Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .286      B. Allen 2b           3   0   1   2     1   0   .283
McCraw 1b             3   1   0   1     1   2   .298      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Knoop 2b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .200      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .237
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Roseboro c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Crider p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .100      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
  Murphy p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Shellenback p       2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Comer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
                                                            Humphreys p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            French ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .208

Totals               36   7  12   7     3   8             Totals               32   3   8   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  6,270
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Senators 7
DP: White Sox 2, Senators 4
Errors: Brinkman
Doubles: Knoop (4), Crider (1)
Triples: Williams (1), Stroud (2)
Home Runs: Williams (1), Melton (7)
Stolen Bases: McCraw 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Howard (1)
GIDP: Berry 2 (6), May 2 (7), Roseboro (1), Rodriguez (6)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crider W(2-2)           6     4   2   2   4   1   0  25   2.96
Murphy SV(3)            3     4   1   1   0   2   0  12   5.33
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   3   0  37

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(5-5)           1.1   6   5   2   0   1   1  11   3.68
Shellenback             5.2   4   1   1   0   6   0  19   5.14
Humphreys               2     2   1   1   3   1   1   9   1.35
Totals                  9    12   7   4   3   8   2  39

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams homered; Aparicio reached on an error by
Brinkman [Aparicio to first]; May singled to center [Aparicio to
second]; Melton singled to right [Aparicio scored (unearned),
May to second]; Herrmann forced Melton (second to shortstop)
[May to third, Herrmann to first]; McCraw forced Herrmann
(shortstop to second) [May scored (unearned), McCraw to first];
McCraw stole second; Knoop doubled to left [McCraw scored
(unearned)]; Berry struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Maye flied out to right; Stroud tripled to left;
Howard hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stroud scored]; Epstein
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Senators 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Crider grounded out (third to first); Williams
tripled to right; Aparicio singled to left [Williams scored];
SHELLENBACK REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); May singled to center
[Aparicio to third]; Melton struck out; Herrmann struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: B. Allen grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
singled to left; Brinkman singled to center [Rodriguez to
second]; Roseboro grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Brinkman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: McCraw struck out; Knoop grounded out (shortstop
to first); Berry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Shellenback popped to third in foul territory;
Maye singled to center; Stroud walked [Maye to second]; Howard
walked [Maye to third, Stroud to second]; Epstein forced Maye
(second to catcher) [Stroud to third, Howard to second, Epstein
to first]; B. Allen walked [Stroud scored, Howard to third,
Epstein to second]; Rodriguez lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Crider grounded out (shortstop to first);
Williams lined to second; Aparicio grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Roseboro flied out to left; Shellenback was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May popped to third; Melton popped to second;
Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Maye flied out to center; Stroud grounded out
(first unassisted); Howard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McCraw was called out on strikes; Knoop singled
to right; Berry grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Knoop out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Epstein popped to second; B. Allen grounded out
(second to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Crider doubled to center; Williams was called out
on strikes; Aparicio singled to left [Crider scored]; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Aparicio out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Brinkman walked; MURPHY REPLACED CRIDER
(PITCHING); Roseboro popped to shortstop; COMER BATTED FOR
SHELLENBACK; Comer was called out on strikes; Maye flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HUMPHREYS REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Melton
homered; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); McCraw walked;
McCraw stole second; Knoop walked; Berry grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Knoop out at second]; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: Stroud singled to right; Howard was called out on
strikes; Epstein singled [Stroud to second]; B. Allen singled to
right [Stroud scored, Epstein to second]; Rodriguez grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [B. Allen out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Senators 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Murphy singled to left; On a bunt Williams struck
out; Aparicio walked [Murphy to second]; May grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aparicio out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Senators 3.

SENATORS 9TH: Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Roseboro
flied out to center; FRENCH BATTED FOR HUMPHREYS; French singled
to center; Maye flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 7, Senators 3.