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Monday July 20, 1970
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Although held to only two hits, the Senators were able to beat the Brewers, 2-0. With President Nixon in attendance, the Nats counted an unearned run in the first inning on a single by Tim Cullen, pass to Frank Howard and wild pickoff throw by catcher Phil Roof. Howard homered for the other run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


Washington Senators 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0

Game Played on Monday, July 20, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Senators     1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  2  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Cullen 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .202
Hegan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Grieve cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Burda rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .245        Unser cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Alvis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Howard lf             2   1   1   1     1   1   .276
Savage lf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .286      Reichardt 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
May cf                2   0   0   0     1   1   .231        B. Allen 3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Rodriguez ss          3   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Pena ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Epstein 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Kubiak 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Downing p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Hannan p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Snyder ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     2   6             Totals               26   2   2   1     1   9

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  4,897
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Senators 2
DP: Brewers 0, Senators 0
Errors: Roof
Home Runs: Howard (25)
Caught Stealing: Harper (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (2)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (4,by Downing)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(3-7)          7     2   2   1   1   9   1  25   3.80
Sanders                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.31
Totals                  8     2   2   1   1   9   1  28

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannan W(5-3)           8.1   5   0   0   2   6   0  31   3.47
Knowles SV(20)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.78
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Downing (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: President Richard Nixon attended with Julie and
David Eisenhower; Harper singled to left; Harper was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to
catcher to shortstop); Hegan flied out to left; Burda grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Cullen singled to center; Grieve struck out;
Howard walked [Cullen to second]; Howard was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Roof [Cullen scored (unearned),
Howard to second]; Reichardt flied out to center; Rodriguez
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 1.

BREWERS 2ND: B. ALLEN REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING 3B); Savage
singled to left; May was called out on strikes; Pena struck out;
Roof flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Debut
game for Jeff Burroughs; Epstein lined to second; Casanova
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Senators 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Kubiak singled to left; Downing out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kubiak to second]; Harper struck out;
Hegan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Hannan struck out; Cullen grounded out (pitcher to
first); Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Senators 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Burda grounded out (pitcher to first); Savage
grounded out (shortstop to first); May walked; Pena grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard struck out; B. Allen grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Roof struck out; Kubiak lined to shortstop; Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Burroughs struck out; Epstein was hit by a pitch;
Casanova popped to catcher in foul territory; Hannan grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Senators 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Hegan struck
out; Burda grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen popped to second; Grieve popped to
shortstop; Howard homered; B. Allen popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 2.

BREWERS 7TH: UNSER REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING CF); Savage walked;
May flied out to center; Pena struck out; Roof flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Burroughs flied out
to right; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Senators 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Kubiak grounded out (second to first); SNYDER
BATTED FOR DOWNING; Snyder popped to shortstop; Harper flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED SNYDER (PITCHING); Casanova flied
out to left; Hannan grounded out (catcher to first); Cullen
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Hegan grounded out (first unassisted); Burda
singled to left; ALVIS RAN FOR BURDA; Savage singled to left
[Alvis to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED HANNAN (PITCHING); MCNERTNEY
BATTED FOR MAY; McNertney flied out to right; Pena grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Senators 2.



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