After failing to hold two earlier leads, the Senators scored in the 10th inning on a single by Ed Stroud, a hit batsman and a pinch-single by Del Unser to defeat the White Sox, 8-5. The Senators counted twice in the first, but Tommy John batted himself into a tie with a two-run double in the second. After the Nats went ahead again, 5-2, in the fifth, Tommy McCraw, pinch-hitting for John, drove in two runs with a double in the seventh when the White Sox rallied to tie the score. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, August    14, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  -   5  9  3
Senators     2  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    1  -   6 13  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
O'Brien 3b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Brinkman ss           5   1   3   0     0   0   .271
Aparicio ss           5   0   2   1     0   1   .312      Comer rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .207
May lf                5   0   2   0     0   1   .300        Maye ph,rf,lf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Melton rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Howard 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .286
Hopkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Reichardt lf          3   2   2   1     1   1   .260
  Blanco ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Herrmann c            1   2   0   0     1   0   .268        Epstein ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Josephson ph,c      0   0   0   0     1   0   .316        Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Berry cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .274      Rodriguez 3b          5   0   3   1     0   0   .240
Knoop 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .217      Stroud cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .274
John p                2   0   1   2     0   1   .169      Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .194
  McCraw ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .240      French c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .198
  Stange p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coleman p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .109
  Williams ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .249        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Wood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Unser rf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .240

Totals               36   5   9   5     3   7             Totals               40   6  13   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  5,140
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Senators 11
DP: White Sox 2, Senators 3
Errors: O'Brien, Berry, John, Comer, French 2
Doubles: John (1), McCraw (9), Comer (4)
Stolen Bases: May (6), Comer (3)
GIDP: Berry (13), O'Brien (9), Blanco (1), Comer (3), Cullen (5)
Hit by Pitch: Herrmann (3,by Coleman), Williams (2,by Pina), Howard (1,by John), Cullen (2,by Wood)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    6     8   5   3   2   4   0  28   3.25
Stange                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.56
Wood L(6-11)            1.1   3   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.01
Totals                  9.1  13   6   4   3   6   0  45

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 7     8   5   4   1   5   0  31   3.94
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   2.00
Pina                    1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.36
Grzenda W(3-5)          1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.74
Totals                 10     9   5   4   3   7   0  41

Passed Balls: Josephson (8)
Hit by Pitch: John (7), Wood (1), Coleman (3), Pina (3)
Wild Pitches: Coleman (10)

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Odom


WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien lined to shortstop; Aparicio popped to
catcher in foul territory; May singled to center; May stole
second [May to third (error by French)]; Melton popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Senators
0.

SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman flied out to right; Comer doubled to
right; Comer stole third; Howard grounded out (second to first)
[Comer scored]; Reichardt walked; On a bunt Rodriguez singled to
third [Reichardt scored (error by O'Brien) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Stroud grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Hopkins grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
walked; Berry struck out; Knoop singled to center [Herrmann to
second]; John doubled to left [Herrmann scored, Knoop scored];
O'Brien popped to pitcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 2ND: Cullen was called out on strikes; French flied to
left in foul territory; Coleman was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Aparicio popped to third; May singled to center;
Coleman threw a wild pitch [May to third (error by French)];
Melton grounded out (third to first); Hopkins grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators
2.

SENATORS 3RD: Brinkman singled to right; Comer grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Brinkman out at second]; Howard
was hit by a pitch; Rain delay; Reichardt struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); Berry
grounded out (second to first); Knoop flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stroud singled to center [Stroud to second (error by Berry)];
Cullen walked; French forced Cullen (first to shortstop) [Stroud
to third]; Coleman forced French (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: John struck out; O'Brien grounded out (shortstop
to first); Aparicio was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Brinkman singled to shortstop; Comer grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Brinkman to second]; Howard singled to
shortstop [Brinkman stayed at second]; Reichardt singled to
center [Brinkman scored, Howard to third]; Rodriguez singled to
left [Howard scored, Reichardt to second]; Stroud reached on an
error by John [Reichardt scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rodriguez
to third, Stroud to first]; Cullen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stroud out at second]; 3 R (2
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May popped to third; Melton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hopkins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators 5.

SENATORS 6TH: French grounded out (first unassisted); Coleman
struck out; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Senators 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann was hit by a pitch; Berry singled to
left [Herrmann to second]; Knoop was called out on strikes;
MCCRAW BATTED FOR JOHN; McCraw doubled to right [Herrmann
scored, Berry scored, McCraw to third (error by Comer)]; O'Brien
grounded out (third to first); Aparicio singled to third [McCraw
scored (unearned)]; May struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 5, Senators 5.

SENATORS 7TH: STANGE REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); MAYE BATTED FOR
COMER; Maye grounded out (first unassisted); Howard flied out to
left; Reichardt singled to center; Rodriguez singled to center
[Reichardt to second]; Stroud grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MAYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Melton singled
to left; KNOWLES REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); On a bunt Hopkins
struck out; JOSEPHSON BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Josephson walked
[Melton to second]; PINA REPLACED REICHARDT (PITCHING); UNSER
REPLACED KNOWLES (PLAYING RF); MAYE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Berry grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Josephson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Senators 5.

SENATORS 8TH: JOSEPHSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cullen
flied out to right; French flied out to right; Unser grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Senators 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Knoop struck out; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR STANGE;
Williams was hit by a pitch; O'Brien grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 5.

SENATORS 9TH: WOOD REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Brinkman
singled to center; Josephson allowed a passed ball [Brinkman to
second]; Maye struck out; Howard was walked intentionally;
EPSTEIN BATTED FOR PINA; Epstein popped to second; Rodriguez
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators
5.

WHITE SOX 10TH: GRZENDA REPLACED EPSTEIN (PITCHING); Aparicio
singled to shortstop; May grounded out (first unassisted)
[Aparicio to second]; Melton was walked intentionally; BLANCO
BATTED FOR HOPKINS; Blanco grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Senators 5.

SENATORS 10TH: BLANCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stroud
singled to right; Cullen was hit by a pitch [Stroud to second];
On a bunt French struck out; Unser singled to right [Stroud
scored, Cullen to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Senators 6.