Hitting his first homer since May 24, Tony Horton connected with two men on base in the eighth inning to give the Indians their fifth straight victory with a 6-3 decision over the Senators. Graig Nettles and Ray Fosse homered earlier in the game for the Indians, while the Senators had a round-tripper by Aurelio Rodriguez.

With the score tied, 3-3, Fosse singled in the eighth and Nettles walked. Dick Such then replaced Jim Shellenback and on his first pitch, Horton hammered his homer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      18, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Senators     0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Indians      1  0  0    1  0  1    0  3  x  -   6  8  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Heidemann ss          2   1   0   0     2   1   .222
Stroud cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .309      Leon 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Howard lf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .257      Pinson rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .318
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .283      Fosse c               4   2   2   1     0   0   .298
Casanova c            4   0   1   1     0   2   .227      Nettles 3b            2   2   2   2     2   0   .208
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Horton 1b             4   1   3   3     0   0   .248
Comer rf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Uhlaender cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .244
  Unser ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Paul p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hannan p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Lasher p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Shellenback p       1   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Such p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     1   9             Totals               29   6   8   6     6   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  7,634
Left on Base: Senators 3, Indians 5
DP: Senators 2, Indians 1
Triples: Horton (1)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (10), Nettles (9), Fosse (11), Horton (8)
Stolen Bases: Stroud 2 (21), Pinson (3)
GIDP: Stroud (8), Foster (6), Horton (10)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannan                  5     6   3   3   3   3   2  22   4.78
Shellenback L(2-2)      2.1   1   2   2   3   2   0  10   4.82
Such                    0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3   5.85
Totals                  8     8   6   6   6   6   3  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul                    5     4   3   3   1   6   1  20   5.68
Lasher W(2-5)           3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.60
Chance SV(2)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.96
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   9   1  33

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


SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman flied out to right; Stroud struck out;
Howard walked; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann walked; Leon singled to first [Heidemann
to second]; Pinson struck out; Fosse flied out to center;
Nettles singled to second [Heidemann scored, Leon to third,
Nettles out at second (second to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Casanova was called out on strikes; Epstein
grounded out (second to first); Comer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton tripled to center; Uhlaender grounded out
(first unassisted); Foster grounded out (third to first); Paul
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
0, Indians 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Cullen grounded out (third to first); Hannan
struck out; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Heidemann lined to center; Leon flied to left;
Pinson walked; Pinson stole second; Fosse popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Stroud singled to left; Stroud stole second;
Howard struck out; Rodriguez homered [Stroud scored]; Casanova
grounded out (third to first); Epstein was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles homered; Horton singled to center;
Uhlaender walked [Horton to second]; Foster grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton to third,
Uhlaender out at second]; Paul grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Indians 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Comer was called out on strikes; Cullen flied out
to center; Hannan singled to center; Brinkman forced Hannan
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann was called out on strikes; Leon flied out
to center; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2,
Indians 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Stroud singled to left; LASHER REPLACED PAUL
(PITCHING); Stroud stole second; Howard struck out; Rodriguez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Casanova singled to right
[Stroud scored]; Epstein flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse homered; SHELLENBACK REPLACED HANNAN
(PITCHING); Nettles walked; Horton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at second];
Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 3, Indians 3.

SENATORS 7TH: UNSER BATTED FOR COMER; Unser popped to shortstop;
Cullen grounded out (pitcher to first); Shellenback struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Foster grounded
out (first unassisted); Lasher struck out; Heidemann walked;
Leon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Indians 3.

SENATORS 8TH: Brinkman singled to left; Stroud grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brinkman out at
second]; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Pinson grounded out (catcher to first); Fosse
singled to right; Nettles walked [Fosse to second]; SUCH
REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Horton homered [Fosse scored,
Nettles scored]; Uhlaender struck out; Foster lined to second; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Indians 6.

SENATORS 9TH: CHANCE REPLACED LASHER (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Casanova was called out on
strikes; Epstein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Indians 6.