Fritz Peterson posted his 18th victory, a personal high for the lefthander, when the Yankees defeated the Senators, 5-2. Danny Cater and Bobby Murcer each batted in two runs, while Jim Lyttle accounted for the other tally with a homer. Mike Epstein rapped a round-tripper for the Senators. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Monday, September 21, 1970 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Senators     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Yankees      1  1  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  2


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .145      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Munson c              2   2   1   0     2   1   .305
Howard rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .291      White lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .299
Reichardt cf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .261      Murcer cf             3   0   2   2     1   0   .246
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Cater 1b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .302
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   1     0   3   .256      Lyttle rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .303
Grieve lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Baker ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .206
Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Kenney 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Gogolewski p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Peterson p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .212
  Goossen ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     0   6             Totals               31   5   9   5     4   3

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance:  4,749
Left on Base: Senators 6, Yankees 6
DP: Senators 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Rodriguez, Clarke, Kenney
Doubles: Howard (15)
Home Runs: Epstein (19), Lyttle (3)
Stolen Bases: White (23), Murcer (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Gogolewski (2)
GIDP: Brinkman (14), Rodriguez (19), Lyttle (1), Kenney (11)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski L(2-1)       4     4   4   4   3   2   1  18   3.46
Grzenda                 2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   5.07
Riddleberger            2     4   0   0   0   0   0   9   1.80
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   3   1  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(18-11)       9     9   2   2   0   6   1  35   2.96
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   6   1  35

Wild Pitches: Peterson (2)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Debut for umpire Nick Avants; Nelson
singled to left; Brinkman grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Nelson out at second]; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to center; Munson struck out; White
walked; White stole second; Murcer singled to right [White
scored]; Murcer stole second; Cater grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Reichardt was called out on strikes; Rodriguez
singled to left; Peterson threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to
second]; Epstein was called out on strikes; Grieve lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Lyttle homered; Baker flied out to center; Kenney
grounded out (shortstop to first); Peterson flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Casanova singled to center; Gogolewski out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Casanova to second]; Nelson
flied to center [Casanova to third]; Brinkman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Munson
walked; White singled to left [Munson to second]; Murcer walked
[Munson to third, White to second]; Cater singled to right
[Munson scored, White scored, Murcer to third]; Lyttle grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cater out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 4.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reichardt singled to center; Rodriguez grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Reichardt out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Kenney
grounded out (second to first); Peterson struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Epstein homered; Grieve struck out; Casanova
grounded out (shortstop to first); GOOSSEN BATTED FOR
GOGOLEWSKI; Goossen singled to center; Nelson grounded out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: GRZENDA REPLACED GOOSSEN (PITCHING); Clarke
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Munson walked; White
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Munson to second]; Murcer
singled to left [Munson scored]; Cater grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 5.

SENATORS 6TH: Brinkman singled to left; Howard doubled to right
[Brinkman to third]; Reichardt reached on an error by Kenney
[Brinkman scored, Reichardt to first]; Rodriguez flied out to
right [Howard to third, Reichardt to second (error by Clarke)];
Epstein struck out; Grieve flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Lyttle lined to shortstop; Baker was called out on
strikes; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 5.

SENATORS 7TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first);
BILLINGS BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Billings popped to third; Nelson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BILLINGS (PITCHING); Peterson
singled to left; Clarke flied out to left; Munson singled to
third [Peterson to third (error by Rodriguez)]; White lined to
third; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 5.

SENATORS 8TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Howard
singled to center; Reichardt popped to shortstop; Rodriguez
forced Howard (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Cater popped to first in foul territory; Lyttle
singled to center; Baker singled to right [Lyttle to third];
Kenney grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Baker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2,
Yankees 5.

SENATORS 9TH: Epstein struck out; Grieve struck out; Casanova
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees
5.