Homers by Syd O'Brien and Carlos May carried the White Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Senators. O'Brien connected on the first pitch thrown by Casey Cox. May's homer in the sixth inning was his first since July 9. Ken Berry tripled and Tommy McCraw hit a pinch-single for the other run in the seventh. Aurelio Rodriguez homered to save the Nats from a shutout. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    26, 1970 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1 10  0
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   3  7  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stroud cf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .283      O'Brien 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .259
Unser rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Howard lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      May lf                3   1   1   1     1   0   .291
Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Melton rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .240      Josephson c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Brinkman ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .272      Hopkins 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
French c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .206        Wood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Berry cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Cullen 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Knoop 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .224
  B. Allen ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Janeski p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .086
  Goossen ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .240        McCraw ph,1b        1   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Cox p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Maye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1  10   1     1   6             Totals               29   3   7   3     3   2

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  3,742
Left on Base: Senators 7, White Sox 5
DP: Senators 1, White Sox 3
Triples: Berry (2)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (17), O'Brien (7), May (10)
Stolen Bases: Rodriguez (11)
Caught Stealing: May (3)
GIDP: Unser 2 (3), Cullen (7), Aparicio (11)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox L(7-10)             6     5   2   2   0   2   2  22   4.58
Pina                    2     2   1   1   3   0   0  10   2.21
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   2   2  32

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Janeski W(9-14)         7     8   1   1   1   3   1  27   4.58
Wood SV(17)             2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.80
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   6   1  35

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


SENATORS 1ST: Stroud singled to center; Unser grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stroud out at
second]; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien homered; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher
to first); May popped to shortstop; Melton singled to right;
Josephson singled to left [Melton to third]; Hopkins was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein flied out to left; Rodriguez singled to
center; Rodriguez stole second; Brinkman singled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; French reached on a fielder's choice
[Rodriguez out at home (first to catcher), Brinkman to second];
Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Berry grounded out (third to first); Knoop popped
to first; Janeski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Cox was called out on strikes; Stroud walked;
Unser grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stroud out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: O'Brien flied out to center; Aparicio grounded
out (first unassisted); May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Epstein singled
to right; Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton lined to shortstop; Josephson flied out to
center; Hopkins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 1.

SENATORS 5TH: French singled to right; Cullen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [French out at
second]; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Berry flied out to right; Knoop grounded out
(shortstop to first); Janeski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Stroud struck out; Unser flied out to center;
Howard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: O'Brien singled to center; Aparicio grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [O'Brien out at
second]; May homered; Melton popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
homered; Brinkman singled to left; French singled to center
[Brinkman to third]; B. ALLEN BATTED FOR CULLEN; B. Allen popped
to catcher in foul territory; MAYE BATTED FOR COX; Maye popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: B. ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PINA
REPLACED MAYE (PITCHING); Josephson grounded out (third to
first); Hopkins lined to second; Berry tripled; Knoop was walked
intentionally; MCCRAW BATTED FOR JANESKI; McCraw singled to
right [Berry scored, Knoop to second]; O'Brien forced McCraw
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox
3.

SENATORS 8TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WOOD REPLACED
HOPKINS (PITCHING); Stroud struck out; Unser popped to third in
foul territory; Howard singled to left; Epstein struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Aparicio popped to shortstop; May walked; May was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Melton walked;
Josephson forced Melton (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 3.

SENATORS 9TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
singled to left; REICHARDT BATTED FOR FRENCH; Reichardt flied
out to center; GOOSSEN BATTED FOR B. ALLEN; Goossen struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 3.