The Yankees took advantage of two errors by Bernie Allen and scored three unearned runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Senators, 3-1. After being held to three hits by Jim Shellenback in the first seven stanzas, the Yankees opened the eighth with singles by Curt Blefary and Ron Hansen. Stan Bahnsen then bunted and when Allen, covering first base, failed to hold the throw, Blefary scored. One out later, Bobby Murcer grounded to Allen and when the second baseman threw wildly, both Hansen and Bahnsen scored. Allen attempted to make amends, but his homer in the ninth was too little and too late. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 1

Game Played on Saturday, July 11, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  6  0
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .217
Murcer cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .254      Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
White lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .320      Howard 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .279
Cater 3b,1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Reichardt lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .269
Munson c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .267      Maye rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
  Lyttle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      B. Allen 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .257
Blefary rf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .197      French c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Kenney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Shellenback p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Hansen ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .241        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bahnsen p             3   1   0   0     0   2   .140        Epstein ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               32   3   6   1     4   2             Totals               34   1   7   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 21,836
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Senators 9
DP: Yankees 0, Senators 2
Errors: B. Allen 2
Doubles: Maye (9)
Home Runs: B. Allen (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Bahnsen (4)
GIDP: Ellis (3), White (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(7-6)          8     7   1   1   3   1   1  34   3.16
McDaniel SV(8)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.09
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   3   1  37

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback L(4-3)      7.1   5   3   0   3   1   0  30   3.71
Pina                    1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.61
Totals                  9     6   3   0   4   2   0  37

Passed Balls: French (5)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
singled to right; White popped to third in foul territory; Cater
forced Murcer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); Howard singled to right;
Reichardt singled to center [Howard to second]; Maye grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Senators 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson popped to first in foul territory; Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blefary popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; B. Allen
grounded out (first unassisted); French grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Hansen flied out to right; Bahnsen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Shellenback grounded out (shortstop to first);
Unser singled to third; Brinkman grounded out (third to first)
[Unser to second]; Howard was walked intentionally; Reichardt
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); White
singled to center; Cater singled to left [White to third];
Munson walked [Cater to second]; Ellis grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Maye flied out to center; Rodriguez made an out to
third; B. Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Blefary grounded out (second to first); Hansen
flied out to center; Bahnsen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: French flied out to center; Shellenback grounded
out (second to first); Unser popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke flied out to right; Murcer walked; White
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop) [White out at
first (shortstop unassisted), Murcer out at second]; Bobby
Murcer called for interference at 2B; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reichardt singled to left;
Maye singled to center [Reichardt to second]; Rodriguez walked
[Reichardt to third, Maye to second]; B. Allen forced Maye
(third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Cater grounded out (second to first); Munson lined
to second; Ellis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 7TH: French flied to left in foul territory;
Shellenback grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser walked;
Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Senators 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Blefary singled to right; Hansen singled to right
[Blefary to third]; Bahnsen reached on an error by B. Allen on a
sacrifice bunt [Blefary scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hansen to
third, Bahnsen to second]; Clarke flied out to left; Murcer
reached on an error by B. Allen [Hansen scored (unearned) (RBI),
Bahnsen scored (unearned) (no RBI), Murcer to second]; White was
walked intentionally; PINA REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING);
French allowed a passed ball [Murcer to third, White to second];
Cater flied out to center; Munson walked; Ellis grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 8TH: LYTTLE REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING RF); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); KENNEY REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING 3B);
Howard flied out to center; Reichardt grounded out (third to
first); Maye doubled to right; Rodriguez lined to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Senators 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Kenney flied out to center; Hansen singled to
right; On a bunt Bahnsen struck out; Clarke flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 9TH: B. Allen homered; MCDANIEL REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); French struck out; EPSTEIN BATTED FOR PINA; Epstein
struck out; Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Senators 1.

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