The Yankees extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory over the Senators. A double by Del Unser, infield out and wild pitch produced the Senators' run in the first inning. The Yankees counted their pair in the fifth on a single by Curt Blefary, double by Jim Lyttle, sacrifice fly by Gene Michael and single by Jerry Kenney. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1970 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Senators     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stroud cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Baker ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Unser lf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .264      Gibbs c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Howard rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .291      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Blefary 1b            2   1   2   0     1   0   .217
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .264        Cater ph,1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .302
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .137      Lyttle rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Billings c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .273        Munson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .132        Mitchell rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  B. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Michael 2b            1   0   0   1     0   0   .220
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .050      Kenney 3b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .192
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Stottlemyre p         3   0   1   0     0   1   .195
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               35   1   9   0     2   7             Totals               26   2   7   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  5,631
Left on Base: Senators 9, Yankees 7
DP: Senators 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Knowles
Doubles: Unser (4), Billings (1), Lyttle (6)
Triples: Stroud (5)
Stolen Bases: Kenney (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Lyttle (1), Michael (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Michael (4)
GIDP: Lyttle (2)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(16-11)         6     5   2   2   2   3   0  22   2.92
Knowles                 2     2   0   0   2   1   0  11   1.88
Totals                  8     7   2   2   4   4   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(14-13)    7.1   8   1   1   1   4   0  30   3.16
McDaniel SV(28)         1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.04
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   7   0  37

Wild Pitches: Knowles (3), Stottlemyre (10)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Stroud grounded out (first unassisted); Unser
doubled; Howard grounded out (first to pitcher) [Unser to
third]; Stottlemyre threw a wild pitch [Unser scored]; Epstein
singled to center; Rodriguez forced Epstein (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Baker struck out; Gibbs flied out to left; White
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Brinkman struck out; Nelson struck out; Billings
doubled to right; Bosman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer walked; Murcer was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Blefary singled to right; Lyttle grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blefary out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Stroud tripled to left [Stroud out at home (left
to shortstop to catcher)]; Unser flied out to left; Howard
walked; Epstein flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (second to first); Kenney
walked; Kenney stole second; Stottlemyre struck out; Baker flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Gibbs lined to center; White flied out to center;
Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Billings grounded out (third to first); Bosman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stroud flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Blefary singled to pitcher; Lyttle doubled [Blefary
to third]; Michael hit a sacrifice fly to center [Blefary
scored]; Kenney singled to right [Lyttle scored, Kenney out at
second (right to first to shortstop)]; Stottlemyre singled to
left; Baker flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
1, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Unser singled to center; Howard struck out;
Epstein grounded out (second to first) [Unser to second];
Rodriguez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Gibbs popped to second; White grounded out (second
to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Brinkman singled to right; Nelson forced Brinkman
(third to second) [Nelson to first]; Billings forced Nelson
(third to second) [Billings to first]; B. ALLEN BATTED FOR
BOSMAN; B. Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED B. ALLEN (PITCHING); Blefary
walked; Lyttle reached on an error by Knowles on a sacrifice
bunt [Blefary to second, Lyttle to first]; Michael out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Blefary to third, Lyttle to
second]; Kenney reached on a fielder's choice [Blefary out at
home (second to catcher), Lyttle to third]; Stottlemyre flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 8TH: Stroud grounded out (second to first); Unser
singled to center; Howard singled to left [Unser to second];
MCDANIEL REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Epstein walked [Unser
to third, Howard to second]; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Baker flied out to center; Gibbs singled to center;
White singled to center [Gibbs to second]; Murcer struck out;
CATER BATTED FOR BLEFARY; Knowles threw a wild pitch [Gibbs to
third, White to second]; Cater was walked intentionally; MUNSON
BATTED FOR LYTTLE; Munson forced Cater (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 9TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MITCHELL
REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING RF); Nelson struck out; Billings
singled to center; REICHARDT BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Reichardt
struck out; Stroud flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Yankees 2.