The hitting of Ed Stroud and Aurelio Rodriguez paced the Senators to a 6-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Athletics came back to win the second game, 1-0, on a homer by Don Mincher with two out in ninth inning.

In the lidlifter, Stroud reached base four times on a triple, two singles and a walk and scored three runs. Rodriguez batted in two tallies with a double in the eighth inning. Rick Monday homered for the Athletics. In the nightcap, after both starters were removed, Mudcat Grant was the winner when Mincher homered for the only hit allowed by loser Horacio Pina. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 6, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    2, 1970 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Senators     1  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   6 10  0
A's          0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stroud cf             4   3   3   0     1   0   .273      Monday cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .312
Unser rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Driscoll ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .152
  Reichardt ph,rf     3   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Alou lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Maye ph,rf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .272      Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Howard lf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .281        Donaldson 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .177        LaRussa ph,2b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Epstein 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .253      Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   2     1   0   .243      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .230
B. Allen 2b           1   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Fernandez c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .227
  Cullen ph,2b        2   0   0   0     1   0   .201      Green 2b,3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .196
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .275      Segui p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
French c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Casanova ph,c       3   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hannan p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .200        Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Knowles p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Lachemann p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campaneris ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .272
                                                            Hunter pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                            Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Duncan ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .253

Totals               33   6  10   6     4   1             Totals               35   2   9   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Senators 6, A's 10
DP: Senators 1, A's 1
Errors: Driscoll 2
Doubles: Rodriguez (20), LaRussa (3)
Triples: Stroud (3)
Home Runs: Monday (7)
Stolen Bases: Rodriguez (9)
Caught Stealing: Stroud (2), Epstein (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Unser (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brinkman (3)
GIDP: Howard (15), Jackson (9)
Hit by Pitch: Fernandez (2,by Knowles)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannan W(7-4)           5     5   2   2   2   3   1  22   3.40
Knowles SV(21)          4     4   0   0   1   4   0  17   1.91
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   7   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Segui L(6-8)            2     4   3   3   1   0   0  10   2.49
Roland                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.81
Lachemann               3     2   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.55
Grant                   0.2   2   2   2   3   0   0   6   1.15
Locker                  1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.10
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   1   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Knowles (3)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Stroud singled to second; Unser out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Stroud to third]; Howard singled to right
[Stroud scored, Howard out at second (right to shortstop)];
Epstein popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Monday popped to second; Driscoll grounded out
(second to first); Alou singled to center; Bando grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Rodriguez walked; Rodriguez stole second; B. Allen
singled to right [Rodriguez to third, B. Allen to second (on
throw to home)]; Brinkman hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Rodriguez scored]; French grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hannan singled to center [B. Allen scored]; Stroud flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher lined to center; Jackson singled to left;
Fernandez walked [Jackson to second]; Green singled to left
[Jackson scored, Fernandez to second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR SEGUI;
Davis forced Green (third to second) [Fernandez to third];
Monday walked [Davis to second]; Driscoll flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 1.

SENATORS 3RD: ROLAND REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); REICHARDT BATTED
FOR UNSER; Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
reached on an error by Driscoll [Howard to first]; Epstein
forced Howard (pitcher to second); Rodriguez reached on an error
by Driscoll [Epstein to second, Rodriguez to first]; CULLEN
BATTED FOR B. ALLEN; Cullen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: CULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); REICHARDT
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Alou flied out to center; Bando was
called out on strikes; Sal Bando ejected by HP umpire Jake
O'Donnell; Mincher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Senators 3, Athletics 1.

SENATORS 4TH: DONALDSON REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); CASANOVA BATTED FOR FRENCH;
Casanova popped to second; Hannan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: CASANOVA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Jackson
struck out; Fernandez singled to left; Green struck out; RUDI
BATTED FOR ROLAND; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 1.

SENATORS 5TH: LACHEMANN REPLACED RUDI (PITCHING); Stroud singled
to right; Stroud was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Reichardt struck out; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Monday homered; Driscoll grounded out (pitcher to
first); Alou popped to shortstop; Donaldson flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Epstein singled to center; Epstein was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rodriguez flied out to
center; Cullen popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: KNOWLES REPLACED HANNAN (PITCHING); Mincher
struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; Fernandez was hit
by a pitch; Green flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 3, Athletics 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Brinkman lined to shortstop; Casanova flied out to
right; Knowles popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: CAMPANERIS BATTED FOR LACHEMANN; Campaneris
singled to right; HUNTER RAN FOR CAMPANERIS; On a bunt Monday
forced Hunter (third to shortstop); Driscoll struck out; Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 3, Athletics 2.

SENATORS 8TH: GRANT REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Stroud walked;
Reichardt singled to left [Stroud to second]; Howard grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Stroud to third,
Reichardt out at second]; Epstein walked; Rodriguez doubled to
left [Stroud scored, Epstein scored]; Cullen walked; LOCKER
REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); Brinkman grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LARUSSA BATTED FOR DONALDSON; LaRussa doubled to
right; Mincher walked; Jackson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [LaRussa to third, Mincher out at
second]; Fernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 5, Athletics 2.

SENATORS 9TH: LARUSSA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GREEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Casanova grounded out (second to first);
Knowles grounded out (pitcher to first); Stroud tripled to
right; MAYE BATTED FOR REICHARDT; Maye singled to left [Stroud
scored]; Howard forced Maye (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MAYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); COMER REPLACED
HOWARD (PLAYING LF); Green grounded out (shortstop to first);
DUNCAN BATTED FOR LOCKER; Duncan singled to center; Monday
singled to left [Duncan to second]; Driscoll struck out; Alou
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 6,
Athletics 2.