Ray Culp retired the first 18 straight batters and then settled for a four-hitter while pitching the Red Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Senators. Ed Stroud ended Culp's string with an infield hit in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Del Unser and a grounder by Frank Howard. Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 1Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 - 5 10 0 Senators 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Andrews 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Stroud cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Smith cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Unser rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Yastrzemski 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .322 Howard lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .287 T. Conigliaro rf 2 1 0 1 1 0 .263 Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .254 Petrocelli ss 3 1 2 2 1 0 .262 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Scott 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .294 Brinkman ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 B. Conigliaro lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Billings c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Montgomery c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Nelson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Culp p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .124 Shellenback p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Cox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .123 B. Allen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Carlos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 10 5 3 4 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 3 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 5,354 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Senators 4 DP: Red Sox 1, Senators 2 Errors: Unser Doubles: Petrocelli (31), Andrews (28), Yastrzemski (29) Sacrifice Flies: T. Conigliaro (6) GIDP: Smith (13), Howard (23) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Culp W(17-14) 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 32 3.04 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 32 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shellenback L(6-7) 5.1 7 4 3 2 2 0 23 3.68 Cox 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.44 Brown 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.69 Riddleberger 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 1.29 Carlos 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.08 Totals 9 10 5 3 3 4 0 36 Passed Balls: Billings 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bob Stewart RED SOX 1ST: Andrews flied out to left; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski walked; T. Conigliaro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Stroud grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Unser made an out to pitcher; Howard made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory; Scott singled to right; B. Conigliaro singled to right [Scott to third, B. Conigliaro out at second (right to second)]; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 2ND: Epstein flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to left; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. RED SOX 3RD: Culp grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews singled to left; Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 3RD: Billings grounded out (first unassisted); Nelson popped to third in foul territory; Shellenback flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Conigliaro made an out to second; Petrocelli doubled; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 4TH: Stroud grounded out (second to first); 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. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. RED SOX 5TH: B. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first); Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); Culp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 5TH: Epstein flied out to center; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Senators 0. RED SOX 6TH: Andrews doubled; Smith was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski singled to second [Andrews to third]; T. Conigliaro walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli singled to center [Andrews scored, Yastrzemski scored, T. Conigliaro to second]; COX REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Billings allowed a passed ball [T. Conigliaro to third, Petrocelli to second]; Scott singled to center [T. Conigliaro scored, Petrocelli scored (unearned)]; B. Conigliaro flied into a double play to left [Scott out at second (left to second)]; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Senators 0. SENATORS 6TH: Billings flied to left in foul territory; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); B. ALLEN BATTED FOR COX; B. Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Senators 0. RED SOX 7TH: BROWN REPLACED B. ALLEN (PITCHING); Montgomery singled to right; Billings allowed a passed ball [Montgomery to second]; Montgomery was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Culp struck out; Andrews made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Senators 0. SENATORS 7TH: Stroud singled to second; Unser singled to right [Stroud to third]; Howard grounded out (third to first) [Stroud scored, Unser to second]; Epstein walked; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman singled to second [Unser to third, Epstein to second]; Billings struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Senators 1. RED SOX 8TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Smith made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski doubled to right [Yastrzemski to third (error by Unser)]; T. Conigliaro hit a sacrifice fly to left [Yastrzemski scored (unearned)]; Petrocelli walked; Scott lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Senators 1. SENATORS 8TH: Nelson lined to second; GRIEVE BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Grieve popped to catcher in foul territory; Stroud singled to first; Unser forced Stroud (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Senators 1. RED SOX 9TH: CARLOS REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); B. Conigliaro lined to third; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Culp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Senators 1. SENATORS 9TH: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Epstein struck out; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Senators 1. |
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