Exploding for six runs in the third inning, the Red Sox tagged the Senators with their ninth straight defeat, 6-3. Tony Conigliaro batted in two runs with a double and Reggie Smith accounted for two with a single. Frank Howard smashed his 43rd homer of the season for the Senators. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  6    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  1
Senators     0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .255      Nelson 2b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .154
Smith cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .304      Unser cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Thomas lf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .343      Howard lf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .288
Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   2   0     0   0   .324        Comer pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .212
  Pavletich ph,1b     2   0   0   0     0   1   .138      Epstein 1b            1   0   1   0     4   0   .256
T. Conigliaro rf      3   0   1   2     1   0   .263      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
  Lahoud rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Brinkman ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Petrocelli ss         2   1   0   0     1   1   .261      Grieve rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .200
  Alvarado ss         2   0   1   0     0   1   .228      French c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .208
Scott 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .293      Gogolewski p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
B. Conigliaro lf,cf   5   0   1   0     0   2   .269        Hannan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
Montgomery c          2   1   1   1     2   1   .176        B. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Siebert p             2   1   1   0     0   0   .130        Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wagner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Billings ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .278
                                                            Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stroud ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .267
                                                            Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Goossen ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                            Carlos p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   5     6   8             Totals               36   3   8   3     6   8

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  6,871
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Senators 13
DP: Red Sox 0, Senators 1
Errors: Lahoud
Doubles: Scott (23), T. Conigliaro (19), French (3)
Home Runs: Howard (43)
Caught Stealing: B. Conigliaro (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Siebert (4)
Hit by Pitch: Siebert (2,by Gogolewski), Rodriguez (8,by Siebert)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(15-8)         8.1   8   3   3   6   8   1  41   3.44
Wagner SV(7)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.35
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   8   1  43

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski L(2-2)       2.2   6   6   6   4   2   0  19   5.02
Hannan                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.79
Grzenda                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.00
Riddleberger            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.13
Brown                   2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   4.50
Carlos                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.69
Totals                  9    10   6   6   6   8   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Siebert (6), Gogolewski (1)
Wild Pitches: Gogolewski (3)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Ron Luciano


RED SOX 1ST: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
popped to third in foul territory; Yastrzemski singled to
second; T. Conigliaro walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Nelson popped to first in foul territory; Unser
grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott doubled to right; B. Conigliaro was called
out on strikes; Montgomery walked; Siebert out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Scott to third, Montgomery to second];
Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein singled to right; Rodriguez was hit by a
pitch [Epstein to second]; Brinkman struck out; Grieve struck
out; French lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Senators 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith singled to right; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Smith to third]; T. Conigliaro doubled to left [Smith
scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli walked; Scott forced T.
Conigliaro (third to shortstop to third) [Petrocelli to second];
B. Conigliaro flied to center [Petrocelli to third]; Montgomery
singled to center [Petrocelli scored, Scott to second]; Siebert
was hit by a pitch [Scott to third, Montgomery to second];
Gogolewski threw a wild pitch [Scott scored, Montgomery to
third, Siebert to second]; Andrews walked; HANNAN REPLACED
GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Smith singled to right [Montgomery
scored, Siebert scored, Andrews to third]; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: B. ALLEN BATTED FOR HANNAN; B. Allen struck out;
Nelson grounded out (second to first); Unser flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Senators 0.

RED SOX 4TH: GRZENDA REPLACED B. ALLEN (PITCHING); T. Conigliaro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli flied out to
right; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: ALVARADO REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING SS); Howard
homered; Epstein walked; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman forced
Epstein (shortstop to second); Grieve walked [Brinkman to
second]; French was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 6, Senators 1.

RED SOX 5TH: B. Conigliaro singled to right; Montgomery struck
out while B. Conigliaro was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Siebert singled to right; Andrews was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: BILLINGS BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Billings walked;
Nelson flied out to right; Unser singled to right [Billings to
second]; Howard struck out; Epstein walked [Billings to third,
Unser to second]; Rodriguez lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Senators 1.

RED SOX 6TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BILLINGS (PITCHING); Smith
popped to first in foul territory; PAVLETICH BATTED FOR
YASTRZEMSKI; Pavletich was called out on strikes; T. Conigliaro
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: THOMAS REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); PAVLETICH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LAHOUD REPLACED T. CONIGLIARO
(PLAYING RF); B. CONIGLIARO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Brinkman singled to left; Grieve singled to left [Brinkman to
second]; French forced Grieve (shortstop to second) [Brinkman to
third]; STROUD BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; Stroud forced French
(second to shortstop) [Brinkman scored]; Nelson was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Senators 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BROWN REPLACED STROUD (PITCHING); Alvarado singled
to left; Scott struck out; B. Conigliaro struck out; Montgomery
walked [Alvarado to second]; Siebert forced Montgomery
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Unser flied out to right; Howard grounded out
(third to first); Epstein walked; Rodriguez reached on an error
by Lahoud [Epstein to third]; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Senators 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Andrews made an out to first; Thomas walked;
Pavletich flied out to center; Lahoud grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: Grieve flied out to left; French doubled to right;
GOOSSEN BATTED FOR BROWN; Goossen grounded out (shortstop to
first); Nelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Senators 2.

RED SOX 9TH: CARLOS REPLACED GOOSSEN (PITCHING); Alvarado was
called out on strikes; Scott grounded out (second to first); B.
Conigliaro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: Unser lined to left; Howard singled to center;
COMER RAN FOR HOWARD; Epstein walked [Comer to second];
Rodriguez singled to left [Comer scored, Epstein to second];
WAGNER REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Brinkman flied out to right;
Grieve grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Senators 3.