Pinch-runner Chico Ruiz beat the throw home on a squeeze bunt by Sandy Alomar in the ninth inning to enable the Angels to edge the Senators, 3-2. Aurelio Rodriguez and Lee Maye homered for the Nats. With the score tied, Tom Egan doubled for the Angels in the ninth and Ruiz, taking over on the paths, reached third on an infield hit by Billy Cowan. Alomar followed with a bunt down first the base line and Ruiz slid across the plate ahead of Frank Howard's throw. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      16, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
Senators     0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .258      Brinkman ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Repoz cf,rf           4   0   1   0     1   3   .258      Maye rf               3   1   2   1     1   0   .273
Fregosi ss            4   0   1   1     1   0   .297      Howard 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .280
Johnson lf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .329      Reichardt lf          2   0   0   0     2   2   .272
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .270      B. Allen 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
McMullen 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .246
Voss rf               1   0   0   1     1   1   .250      Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  J. Tatum ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Unser cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .220
Egan c                4   0   1   0     0   2   .210      Bosman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Ruiz pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .268        Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Azcue c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Messersmith p         2   1   1   0     0   1   .158        Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  LaRoche p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .667        Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .132
  Cowan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .299        Cullen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Doyle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  10   3     4   8             Totals               31   2   5   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  9,292
Left on Base: Angels 10, Senators 8
DP: Angels 0, Senators 1
Doubles: Johnson 2 (15), McMullen (9), Messersmith (3), Spencer (10), Egan (3), Maye (10)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (13), Maye (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar 2 (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Voss (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             4.2   4   2   2   4   1   2  22   2.82
LaRoche W(3-0)          3.1   1   0   0   1   5   0  12   3.60
Doyle SV(5)             1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.33
Totals                  9     5   2   2   6   6   2  37

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  7     8   2   2   3   7   0  31   3.38
Grzenda L(2-5)          1.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   4   5.84
Pina                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.61
Shellenback             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.69
Coleman                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.20
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   8   0  40

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
struck out; Fregosi popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Maye walked; Howard grounded out (third to first) [Maye
to second]; Reichardt walked; B. Allen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Johnson doubled to right; Spencer reached on a
fielder's choice [Johnson out at third (shortstop unassisted)];
McMullen doubled to left [Spencer to third]; Voss was walked
intentionally; Egan struck out; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Rodriguez homered; Casanova grounded out (second
to first); Unser flied out to center; Bosman popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar lined to center; Repoz singled to center;
Fregosi lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Repoz out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to left; Maye homered; Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reichardt walked; B. Allen
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Spencer
popped to first in foul territory; McMullen walked; Voss was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators
2.

SENATORS 4TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Casanova flied out to
center; Unser singled to right; Bosman popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Senators 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Egan grounded out (third to first); Messersmith
doubled to center; Alomar was called out on strikes; Repoz
walked; Fregosi singled to left [Messersmith scored, Repoz to
third]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Maye doubled to
center; Howard was walked intentionally; Reichardt struck out;
LAROCHE REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); B. Allen struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Spencer doubled to left; McMullen grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Spencer to third]; Voss hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Spencer scored]; Egan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Rodriguez struck out; Casanova grounded out (third
to first); Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Senators 2.

ANGELS 7TH: LaRoche singled to right; Alomar out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [LaRoche to second]; Repoz struck out;
Fregosi lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Bosman struck out; Brinkman singled to left; Maye
grounded out (second to first) [Brinkman to second]; Howard was
walked intentionally; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Johnson doubled to center; GRZENDA REPLACED BOSMAN
(PITCHING); Johnson was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory;
McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: B. Allen flied out to right; Rodriguez popped to
second; Casanova popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 2.

ANGELS 9TH: J. TATUM BATTED FOR VOSS; J. Tatum grounded out
(second to first); Egan doubled to left; RUIZ RAN FOR EGAN;
COWAN BATTED FOR LAROCHE; PINA REPLACED GRZENDA (PITCHING);
Cowan singled to shortstop [Ruiz to third]; Alomar reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Ruiz scored, Cowan to
second]; SHELLENBACK REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Repoz was called
out on strikes; COLEMAN REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Fregosi
walked [Cowan to third, Alomar to second]; Johnson forced Cowan
(pitcher to catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators
2.

SENATORS 9TH: J. TATUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); REPOZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); AZCUE REPLACED RUIZ (PLAYING C
); DOYLE REPLACED COWAN (PITCHING); Unser walked; CULLEN BATTED
FOR COLEMAN; Cullen forced Unser (pitcher to shortstop); Cullen
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Brinkman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators
2.