Frank Robinson smashed grand-slam homers in two successive times at bat and tied two major league records as the Orioles walloped the Senators, 12-2. The vet slugger connected off Joe Coleman in the fifth inning and off Joe Grzenda in the sixth to become only the third man in major league annals to hit bases-loaded homers and drive in a total of eight runs in two consecutive frames.

Both times the Orioles filled the sacks exactly the same way with walks to Dave McNally and Paul Blair around a single by Don Buford. The jackpot wallops were the first for Robinson in the A. L., although he had five others while with the Reds in the N. L. Frank's feat overshadowed the batting of Buford, who had a homer and three singles for the Orioles. Rick Reichardt hit a pair of round-trippers for the Senators. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 12, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Friday, June      26, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  4  5    0  0  2  -  12 12  0
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             5   3   4   3     1   0   .280      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Blair cf              4   2   1   0     2   1   .263      Comer cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .171
F. Robinson rf        4   2   2   8     1   0   .332      Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .254
Powell 1b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .310      Reichardt rf          2   2   2   2     1   0   .255
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     1   1   .281      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Johnson 2b            5   1   0   0     0   1   .286        Unser pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Hendricks c           5   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Belanger ss           4   1   1   1     1   1   .178      Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
McNally p             2   2   0   0     3   2   .179      Cullen 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .195
                                                          Coleman p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nen ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Stroud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  12  12  12    10   6             Totals               31   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 13,194
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Senators 6
DP: Orioles 3, Senators 1
Doubles: Blair (15), Powell 2 (17), Epstein (8)
Home Runs: Buford (8), F. Robinson 2 (14), Reichardt 2 (8)
GIDP: Hendricks (1), Brinkman (9), Rodriguez (10)
Hit by Pitch: Reichardt (3,by McNally), Rodriguez (3,by McNally)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(11-5)         9     7   2   2   2   4   2  35   4.09
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   2  35

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(5-6)          4.1   6   5   5   5   5   2  22   3.76
Grzenda                 1.2   3   5   5   2   0   1  10   5.93
Shellenback             2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.91
Pina                    1     3   2   2   2   0   0   8   3.19
Totals                  9    12  12  12  10   6   3  47

Hit by Pitch: McNally 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to second; Blair doubled to left
[Buford out at home (third to catcher), Blair to third (on throw
to home)]; F. Robinson lined to second; Powell walked; B.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators
0.

SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman singled to left; On a bunt Comer singled
[Brinkman to second]; Howard lined into a double play (shortstop
to second) [Brinkman out at second]; Reichardt walked [Comer to
second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks popped to second; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein flied out to left; Casanova grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cullen popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: McNally struck out; Buford homered; Blair was
called out on strikes; F. Robinson walked; Powell lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Coleman singled to center; Brinkman grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Coleman out at
second]; Comer popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson walked; Johnson struck out; Hendricks
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [B.
Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Reichardt was
hit by a pitch; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Reichardt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger popped to shortstop; McNally walked;
Buford singled to right [McNally to second]; Blair walked
[McNally to third, Buford to second]; F. Robinson homered
[McNally scored, Buford scored, Blair scored]; Powell doubled;
GRZENDA REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); B. Robinson flied out to
center [Powell to third]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Epstein grounded out (catcher to first); Casanova
struck out; Cullen popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks singled to center; Belanger forced
Hendricks (shortstop to second) [Belanger to first]; McNally
walked [Belanger to second]; Buford singled to left [Belanger
scored, McNally to second]; Blair walked [McNally to third,
Buford to second]; F. Robinson homered [McNally scored, Buford
scored, Blair scored]; Powell popped to shortstop in foul
territory; B. Robinson lined to second; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 10, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: NEN BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Nen popped to shortstop;
Brinkman flied out to right; Comer flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 10, Senators 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED NEN (PITCHING); Johnson popped
to shortstop; Hendricks popped to third; Belanger walked;
McNally struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 10, Senators
0.

SENATORS 7TH: Howard struck out; Reichardt homered; Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Epstein doubled to left;
Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 10, Senators 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford flied out to right; Blair flied out to left;
F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 10, Senators 1.

SENATORS 8TH: Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); STROUD
BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; Stroud lined to right; Brinkman walked;
Comer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 10,
Senators 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: PINA REPLACED STROUD (PITCHING); Powell doubled to
right; B. Robinson singled to shortstop [Powell stayed at
second]; Johnson forced B. Robinson (shortstop to second)
[Powell to third, Johnson to first]; Hendricks popped to second;
Belanger singled to right [Powell scored, Johnson to third];
McNally walked [Belanger to second]; Buford walked [Johnson
scored, Belanger to third, McNally to second]; Blair flied out
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 12, Senators 1.

SENATORS 9TH: Howard struck out; Reichardt homered; Rodriguez
was hit by a pitch; UNSER RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; Epstein flied out
to center; Casanova singled to center [Unser to second]; Cullen
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 12, Senators 2.