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.

Rico Petrocelli and George Scott each drove in two runs for the Red Sox with singles in the sixth. Carl Yastrzemski doubled in the eighth, went to third on an error and counted the final run on a sacrifice fly by Tony Conigliaro. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Red 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.