Bill Gogolewski, a rookie righthander from Pittsfield (Eastern), joined with Darold Knowles in pitching the Senators to a 2-0 victory over the Orioles. Gogolewski yielded only two hits in the first seven innings. Knowles gave up two more while finishing the game.

The Senators scored in the second inning on a triple by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Ed Brinkman. Another triple by Ed Stroud and sacrifice fly by Del Unser added the other run in the third. Jim Palmer, pitching for the Orioles, failed for the third time in a bid for his 20th victory. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Senators     0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             2   0   2   0     2   0   .273      Stroud cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Unser rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .255
  Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Howard lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .298
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
F. Robinson rf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Brinkman ss           2   0   2   1     1   0   .266
B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      French c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .213
  Cuellar pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .096      Cullen 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .216
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Gogolewski p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
Palmer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .162
  Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Grich ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .186

Totals               30   0   4   0     4   6             Totals               27   2   7   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  6,196
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Senators 6
DP: Orioles 2, Senators 1
Errors: French
Doubles: F. Robinson (21)
Triples: Rodriguez (7), Stroud (4), Howard (1)
Stolen Bases: Blair (22), Buford (14), Brinkman (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Gogolewski (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (2)
GIDP: Powell (11), Howard (22)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(19-10)         7     6   2   2   3   3   0  29   2.77
Watt                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.82
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   3   0  32

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski W(2-0)       7     2   0   0   4   4   0  26   2.45
Knowles SV(27)          2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.92
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4   6   0  34

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Emmett Ashford


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Belanger flied out to
center; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Buford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Senators 0.

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

ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson doubled to left; Blair reached on a
fielder's choice [F. Robinson out at third (pitcher to third to
shortstop), Blair to second]; B. Robinson flied out to center
[Blair to third]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (second to pitcher);
Rodriguez tripled; Brinkman singled to left [Rodriguez scored];
French popped to catcher in foul territory; Cullen popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Senators 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Palmer was
called out on strikes; Buford walked; Belanger flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Gogolewski struck out; Stroud tripled to right;
Unser hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stroud scored]; Howard
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Senators 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell flied out to center; F. Robinson lined to
second; Blair walked; Blair stole second; Blair was picked off
second but was safe on an error by French [Blair to third]; B.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators
2.

SENATORS 4TH: Epstein struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (second
to first); Brinkman singled to center; Brinkman stole second;
French walked; Cullen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson made an out to second; Etchebarren grounded
out (third to first); Palmer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Gogolewski popped to third in foul territory;
Stroud made an out to third; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford walked; Belanger was called out on strikes;
Buford stole second; Powell popped to first in foul territory;
F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard tripled to right; Epstein grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rodriguez lined to pitcher; Brinkman walked;
French flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Senators 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out to
left; Johnson walked; Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Cullen walked; Gogolewski out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cullen to second]; Stroud grounded out
(second to first) [Cullen to third]; Unser made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR PALMER; KNOWLES REPLACED
GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford singled to left;
MOTTON BATTED FOR BELANGER; Motton lined to left; Powell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: WATT REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); GRICH REPLACED
RETTENMUND (PLAYING SS); Howard singled to center; Epstein flied
to right in foul territory [Howard to second]; Rodriguez hit
into a double play (third to first to third) [Howard out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: COMER REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); F. Robinson
struck out; Blair grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson
singled to left; CUELLAR RAN FOR B. ROBINSON; Johnson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Senators 2.