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Sunday July 26, 1970
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A total of 44 players saw action, including 15 pitchers and 11 pinch-hitters, before the Angels defeated the Senators, 11-10, in 11 innings. President Nixon, who attended, saw the Angels end the three-hour, 56-minute contest when Billy Cowan singled and raced home from first base with two out on a double by Jarvis Tatum. Mike Epstein hit two homers and Frank Howard smashed one for the Senators, while the Angels had circuit clouts by Ken McMullen, Roger Repoz and Sandy Alomar. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 11, Washington Senators 10

Game Played on Sunday, July 26, 1970 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Senators     0  2  0    0  0  3    0  2  3    0  0  -  10 15  1
Angels       5  0  1    2  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  -  11 17  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           5   1   0   0     1   1   .286      Alomar 2b             4   3   2   1     1   0   .262
Maye rf               6   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Johnstone cf          4   1   0   0     1   0   .227
Howard lf             6   3   3   3     0   1   .288        Cowan ph,lf         1   1   1   0     1   0   .296
Epstein 1b            4   3   4   2     2   0   .249      Fregosi ss            7   1   3   2     0   1   .293
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   1     1   0   .242      Johnson lf            3   1   0   0     2   0   .324
B. Allen 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .240        J. Tatum lf,cf      1   0   1   1     1   0   .254
  Cullen 2b           0   0   0   0     2   0   .197      Spencer 1b            5   1   3   3     0   0   .279
Unser cf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .233      McMullen 3b           5   1   2   3     1   0   .248
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Repoz rf              5   1   3   1     1   0   .261
  Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Azcue c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ruiz ph             1   1   0   0     0   0   .259
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Egan c              1   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Comer ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .179      Murphy p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .157
  Brunet p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     1   0   .400
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .233        Bradley p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Knowles p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .077        K. Tatum p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
French c              1   0   1   1     0   0   .212        Doyle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Casanova ph,c       5   0   0   0     0   1   .276        Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cox p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .146        Oyler ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .128        Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Roseboro ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Reichardt ph,cf     5   0   0   0     0   2   .253        Garrett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               46  10  15  10     6   9             Totals               45  11  17  11     9   4

Time of Game: 3:56   Attendance: 11,775
Left on Base: Senators 10, Angels 15
DP: Senators 2, Angels 1
Errors: Brinkman
Doubles: Maye (11), Fregosi (23), J. Tatum (6)
Home Runs: Epstein 2 (13), Howard (28), McMullen (11), Repoz (11), Alomar (1)
Stolen Bases: Rodriguez (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Alomar 2 (10), Spencer (4), Oyler (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Comer (1)
GIDP: Repoz (2), Reynolds (5)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox                     0.1   5   5   5   1   0   1   7   4.88
Coleman                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.13
Grzenda                 2     3   1   1   0   0   1   9   5.43
Brown                   0     1   2   2   2   0   0   3   6.75
Pina                    2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   2.66
Brunet                  2     3   1   1   0   1   1   9   4.51
Knowles L(1-9)          3.2   4   2   1   4   0   0  19   1.83
Totals                 10.2  17  11  10   9   4   3  58

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy                  1.1   4   2   2   0   1   1   8   3.68
LaRoche                 3.2   4   2   2   0   2   2  14   5.51
Bradley                 3     3   3   3   1   1   0  13   4.01
K. Tatum                0.1   3   3   3   2   0   0   6   2.72
Doyle                   0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   5.70
Queen                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.62
Fisher                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.72
Garrett W(4-2)          1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   1.83
Totals                 11    15  10  10   6   9   3  53

Wild Pitches: Garrett (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - George Maloney


SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman was called out on strikes; Maye grounded
out (second to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Johnstone popped to third;
Fregosi doubled to center [Alomar to third]; Johnson walked;
Spencer singled to right [Alomar scored, Fregosi scored, Johnson
to second]; McMullen homered [Johnson scored, Spencer scored];
Repoz singled to center; COLEMAN REPLACED COX (PITCHING); Azcue
popped to second; Murphy was called out on strikes; 5 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Angels 5.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein homered; Rodriguez flied out to left; B.
Allen singled to right; Unser singled to right [B. Allen to
second]; French singled to right [B. Allen scored, Unser to
third]; ROSEBORO BATTED FOR COLEMAN; LAROCHE REPLACED MURPHY
(PITCHING); REICHARDT BATTED FOR ROSEBORO; Reichardt lined into
a double play (pitcher to first) [French out at first]; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 5.

ANGELS 2ND: REICHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GRZENDA
REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Alomar grounded out (second to
first); Johnstone lined to pitcher; Fregosi singled to left;
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 2, Angels 5.

SENATORS 3RD: Brinkman flied out to center; Maye struck out;
Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 2, Angels 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Spencer flied out to center; McMullen grounded out
(third to first); Repoz homered; Azcue singled to center;
LaRoche flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2,
Angels 6.

SENATORS 4TH: Epstein singled to first; Rodriguez singled to
left [Epstein to second]; B. Allen flied out to center;
BURROUGHS BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; CASANOVA BATTED FOR FRENCH; Casanova forced Rodriguez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels
6.

ANGELS 4TH: CASANOVA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BROWN REPLACED
BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Alomar walked; Johnstone walked [Alomar to
second]; Fregosi singled to left [Alomar scored, Johnstone to
second]; PINA REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Johnson forced Fregosi
(shortstop unassisted) [Johnstone to third]; Spencer singled to
right [Johnstone scored, Johnson to second]; McMullen grounded
out (second to first) [Johnson to third, Spencer to second];
Repoz was walked intentionally; Azcue struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 8.

SENATORS 5TH: Reichardt flied out to right; Brinkman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Maye grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 8.

ANGELS 5TH: LaRoche walked; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [LaRoche to second]; Johnstone popped to
catcher in foul territory; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 2, Angels 8.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard homered; Epstein homered; BRADLEY REPLACED
LAROCHE (PITCHING); Rodriguez walked; Rodriguez stole second; B.
Allen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to third];
COMER BATTED FOR PINA; Comer hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Rodriguez scored]; Casanova grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Angels 8.

ANGELS 6TH: BRUNET REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Johnson grounded
out (third to first); Spencer singled to center; McMullen
singled to left [Spencer to second]; Repoz flied out to center
[Spencer to third]; Azcue flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 5, Angels 8.

SENATORS 7TH: Reichardt struck out; Brinkman grounded out
(second to first); Maye grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Angels 8.

ANGELS 7TH: Bradley struck out; Alomar homered; Johnstone
grounded out (second to first); Fregosi flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Angels 9.

SENATORS 8TH: Howard singled to center; Epstein singled to
center [Howard to second]; Rodriguez popped to second; B. Allen
singled to right [Howard scored, Epstein to third]; GRIEVE
BATTED FOR BRUNET; Grieve forced B. Allen (third to second)
[Epstein scored]; Casanova flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 7, Angels 9.

ANGELS 8TH: CULLEN REPLACED B. ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); KNOWLES
REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Johnson walked; Spencer out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Johnson to second]; McMullen
was walked intentionally; Repoz grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McMullen out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 7, Angels 9.

SENATORS 9TH: K. TATUM REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); J. TATUM
REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Reichardt grounded out (second to
first); Brinkman walked; Maye doubled to right [Brinkman to
third]; Howard singled to left [Brinkman scored, Maye scored,
Howard to second (on throw to home)]; Epstein was walked
intentionally; Rodriguez singled to center [Howard scored,
Epstein to third]; DOYLE REPLACED K. TATUM (PITCHING); Cullen
was walked intentionally [Rodriguez to second]; Knowles struck
out; QUEEN REPLACED DOYLE (PITCHING); Casanova was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 10, Angels 9.

ANGELS 9TH: RUIZ BATTED FOR AZCUE; Ruiz reached on an error by
Brinkman [Ruiz to first]; OYLER BATTED FOR QUEEN; Oyler reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Ruiz to second];
Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ruiz to third,
Oyler to second]; COWAN BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Cowan was walked
intentionally; Fregosi forced Cowan (shortstop to second) [Ruiz
scored (unearned), Oyler to third]; J. Tatum was walked
intentionally [Fregosi to second]; Spencer grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 10, Angels 10.

SENATORS 10TH: COWAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); J. TATUM
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); EGAN REPLACED RUIZ (PLAYING C );
FISHER REPLACED OYLER (PITCHING); Reichardt struck out; Brinkman
flied out to left; Maye singled to right; Howard struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 10, Angels
10.

ANGELS 10TH: McMullen flied out to center; Repoz singled to
left; Egan singled to shortstop [Repoz to second]; REYNOLDS
BATTED FOR FISHER; Reynolds grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Egan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 10, Angels 10.

SENATORS 11TH: GARRETT REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Epstein
walked; Garrett threw a wild pitch [Epstein to second];
Rodriguez flied out to center; Cullen was walked intentionally;
Knowles struck out; Casanova popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 10, Angels 10.

ANGELS 11TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Cowan
singled to center; Fregosi flied out to center; J. Tatum doubled
to right [Cowan scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 10,
Angels 11.



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