Jim Hannan pitched the second one-hitter to the credit of Senators' staff in five days and beat the Royals, 7-0, as the Nats posted their seventh straight victory in the longest winning streak in two years under Ted Williams as manager. With two out in the fifth inning, Paul Schaal hit safely to left field and when Frank Howard attempted a shoestring catch, the ball went past him for a triple.

Only three other men reached base, one on an error by Howard and two on walks. The Senators sent Hannan on the way to victory with three runs in the first on a pass to Ed Stroud and back-to-back homers by Howard and Mike Epstein. Dick Bosman pitched the other one-hitter against the Twins August 13. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 7, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Monday, August    17, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Senators     3  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Spriggs rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Stroud cf             2   2   1   0     2   0   .278
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Unser rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .243
  Monteagudo p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Howard lf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .287
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Epstein 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .253
Piniella lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .307      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .236
Kirkpatrick c         2   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   1     1   0   .270
  Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Cullen 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Hannan p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .148
Severson ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Johnson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .103
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Matchick ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .212

Totals               28   0   1   0     2   6             Totals               30   7   7   6     3   4

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  5,722
Left on Base: Royals 3, Senators 3
DP: Royals 0, Senators 1
Errors: Howard
Doubles: Rodriguez (23), Cullen (6)
Triples: Schaal (1)
Home Runs: Howard (33), Epstein (16)
Stolen Bases: Stroud (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Hannan (2)
GIDP: Oliver (9)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(5-8)          2.2   6   6   6   1   2   2  15   3.49
Burgmeier               2.1   1   1   1   2   0   0  10   3.35
Monteagudo              3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.50
Totals                  8     7   7   7   3   4   2  34

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hannan W(9-5)           9     1   0   0   2   6   0  30   3.11
Totals                  9     1   0   0   2   6   0  30

Passed Balls: Kirkpatrick (4)
Balks: Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Emmett Ashford


ROYALS 1ST: Spriggs grounded out (second to first); Rojas
grounded out (third to first); Otis reached on an error by
Howard [Otis to first]; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Stroud walked; Kirkpatrick allowed a passed ball
[Stroud to second]; Unser grounded out (second to first) [Stroud
to third]; Howard homered [Stroud scored]; Epstein homered;
Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oliver struck out; Schaal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 3.

SENATORS 2ND: Casanova struck out; Cullen flied out to left;
Hannan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Senators 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Severson struck out; Johnson struck out; Spriggs
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Senators 3.

SENATORS 3RD: Stroud singled; Stroud stole second; On a bunt
Unser singled to first [Stroud to third]; Howard struck out;
Epstein popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez doubled to
left [Stroud scored, Unser to third]; Johnson balked [Unser
scored, Rodriguez to third]; Brinkman singled to center
[Rodriguez scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Casanova flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Senators 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Piniella popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 6.

SENATORS 4TH: Cullen doubled to left; Hannan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Cullen to third]; Stroud walked; Unser
forced Stroud (second to shortstop) [Cullen scored]; Howard
lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Kirkpatrick out at second];
Schaal tripled to left; Severson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 7.

SENATORS 5TH: Epstein flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brinkman walked; Casanova grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 7.

ROYALS 6TH: MATCHICK BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; Matchick flied out to
center; Spriggs flied out to left; Rojas popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 7.

SENATORS 6TH: MONTEAGUDO REPLACED ROJAS (PITCHING); MATCHICK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cullen grounded out (third to
first); Hannan was called out on strikes; Stroud popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 7.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
walked; Kirkpatrick forced Piniella (second to shortstop);
Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Senators 7.

SENATORS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING C ); Unser
flied out to center; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Epstein popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Senators 7.

ROYALS 8TH: COMER REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); Schaal struck
out; Severson struck out; Matchick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 7.

SENATORS 8TH: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman lined to third;
Casanova popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Senators 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Spriggs grounded out (shortstop to first); KELLY
BATTED FOR MONTEAGUDO; Kelly flied out to center; Otis struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Senators 7.