Frank Howard and Del Unser smashed three-run homers in support of Dick Bosman, who doled out only six hits and pitched the Senators to an 11-1 victory over the Twins. Howard started the scoring with his wallop in the first inning. The Nats made it 6-0 in the third on a two-run triple by Jim French and an infield out. Unser whacked his homer in the sixth.

After the Twins averted the shutout with a double by Jim Holt and a single by Leo Cardenas in the seventh, the Senators added their final pair in the eighth on a walk, a triple by Aurelio Rodriguez and a single by Ed Brinkman. [The Sporting News]

Washington Senators 11, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 23, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Senators     3  0  3    0  0  3    0  2  0  -  11 13  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stroud cf             6   2   2   0     0   1   .283      Tovar lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Unser rf              3   2   2   3     2   1   .254        Allison lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Howard lf             5   1   1   3     0   0   .286      Thompson 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
  Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Oliva rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .319
Epstein 1b            2   2   0   0     3   1   .254        Manuel rf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Rodriguez 3b          4   2   3   1     1   0   .238      Killebrew 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Maye 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Quilici 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Brinkman ss           5   0   2   1     0   1   .270      Reese 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
French c              5   1   1   2     0   0   .195      Holt cf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Cullen 2b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .207      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Bosman p              4   1   1   0     1   0   .117      Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                            Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                            Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .414
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Hamm p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ratliff c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .228

Totals               38  11  13  11     8   4             Totals               32   1   6   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 23,922
Left on Base: Senators 8, Twins 4
DP: Senators 1, Twins 2
Doubles: Holt (7)
Triples: French (1), Rodriguez (5)
Home Runs: Howard (36), Unser (5)
Stolen Bases: Rodriguez (10)
GIDP: Howard 2 (19)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(13-9)          9     6   1   1   0   3   0  32   3.09
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   3   0  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(18-11)          2.1   6   6   6   3   2   1  16   3.16
Hamm                    3     4   3   3   1   1   1  13   6.08
Woodson                 1.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   8   3.58
Tiant                   2     2   2   2   2   0   0   9   3.46
Totals                  9    13  11  11   8   4   2  46

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


SENATORS 1ST: Stroud singled to second; Unser singled to right
[Stroud to second]; Howard homered [Stroud scored, Unser
scored]; Epstein was called out on strikes; Rodriguez walked;
Brinkman singled to catcher [Rodriguez to second]; French
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to third, Brinkman
to second]; Cullen was walked intentionally; Bosman grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; Thompson flied out to left;
Oliva singled to center; Killebrew popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Stroud grounded out (second to first); Unser
struck out; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese grounded out (first unassisted); Holt grounded
out (second to first); Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Twins 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Epstein walked; Rodriguez singled to center
[Epstein to second]; Brinkman popped to second; French tripled
to center [Epstein scored, Rodriguez scored]; HAMM REPLACED
PERRY (PITCHING); Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first)
[French scored]; Bosman flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald flied out to right; Hamm grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tovar popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 6, Twins 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Stroud popped to third in foul territory; Unser
walked; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
6, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Oliva struck out; Killebrew
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Twins 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Epstein grounded out (second to pitcher);
Rodriguez singled to left; Rodriguez stole second; Brinkman
struck out; French grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Reese singled to center; Holt forced Reese (first to
shortstop); Cardenas flied out to center; Mitterwald flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Twins 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen flied out to center; Bosman singled to
center; Stroud singled to right [Bosman to second]; Unser
homered [Bosman scored, Stroud scored]; RATLIFF REPLACED HAMM
(PLAYING C ); WOODSON REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Howard
popped to shortstop; Epstein walked; Rodriguez forced Epstein
(third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 9, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Ratliff popped to shortstop; Tovar flied out to
center; Thompson singled to left; Oliva forced Thompson (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 9, Twins 0.

SENATORS 7TH: ALLISON REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING LF); MANUEL
REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING RF); Brinkman lined to shortstop; French
flied out to left; Cullen singled to center; Bosman walked
[Cullen to second]; Stroud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 9, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Reese flied out to
right; Holt doubled to left; Cardenas singled to left [Holt
scored]; RENICK BATTED FOR WOODSON; Renick forced Cardenas
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 9, Twins 1.

SENATORS 8TH: TIANT REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); QUILICI REPLACED
KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); Unser walked; Howard grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Unser out at
second]; Epstein walked; Rodriguez tripled to left [Epstein
scored]; Brinkman singled to left [Rodriguez scored]; French
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 11, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: MAYE REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 3B); COMER REPLACED
HOWARD (PLAYING LF); Ratliff lined to right; Allison struck out;
Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 11, Twins 1.

SENATORS 9TH: Cullen flied out to center; Bosman flied out to
right; Stroud flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 11, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Manuel singled to center; Quilici grounded out (third
to first) [Manuel to second]; Reese lined into a double play
(shortstop unassisted) [Manuel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 11, Twins 1.

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