The Orioles ended the season with their 11th straight victory, setting a Baltimore club record for the longest winning streak, while the Senators, who were beaten, 3-2, wound up with 14 losses in a row, tying the present Washington club record for most consecutive defeats.

Frank Robinson homered for the Orioles in the second inning. The clout was the 475th of his career, tying him with Stan Musial for 12th place on the all-time list. The Orioles pushed over the winning run in the ninth on singles by Merv Rettenmund, Chico Salmon and Davey Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Thursday, October   1, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Senators     0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Orioles      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 11  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stroud cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Buford lf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .272
Unser rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .258        Hardin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .283      Blair cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Reichardt lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .251      Powell 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .297
B. Allen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .234        Crowley 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Brinkman ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .262      F. Robinson rf        3   1   1   1     0   1   .306
Nelson 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .159        Rettenmund rf       2   1   1   0     0   0   .322
French c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .211      B. Robinson 3b        3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Bosman p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .138        Salmon 3b           2   0   2   0     0   0   .250
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson 2b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .281
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .121      Hendricks c           3   0   1   1     1   0   .242
  Goossen ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Belanger ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .218
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .150
                                                            Motton ph,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .226

Totals               35   2   9   2     3   6             Totals               36   3  11   3     6   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  4,358
Left on Base: Senators 10, Orioles 14
DP: Senators 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Nelson
Doubles: Reichardt (14), Unser (5), B. Robinson (31)
Home Runs: F. Robinson (25)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (6)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  6     6   2   2   5   6   1  29   3.00
Riddleberger            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.96
Cox                     0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.45
Pina L(5-3)             1.1   4   1   1   1   1   0   9   2.79
Totals                  8.1  11   3   3   6   7   1  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  8     9   2   2   3   6   0  36   2.71
Hardin W(6-5)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.53
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Palmer (10)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Kunkel


SENATORS 1ST: Stroud grounded out (first unassisted); Unser
flied out to left; Howard walked; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to center; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Orioles 0.

SENATORS 2ND: B. Allen flied out to left; Brinkman singled to
left; Nelson singled to right [Brinkman to third]; French
singled to left [Brinkman scored, Nelson to third]; Bosman out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [French to second]; Stroud
walked; Unser lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators
1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson homered; B. Robinson flied out to left;
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Hendricks flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Orioles 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Howard singled to right; Palmer threw a wild pitch
[Howard to second]; Reichardt flied out to right; B. Allen
struck out; Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger was called out on strikes; Palmer struck
out; Buford walked; Blair singled to left [Buford to second];
Powell walked [Buford to third, Blair to second]; F. Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 1, Orioles 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Nelson made an out to second; French singled to
center; On a bunt Bosman singled to third [French to second];
Stroud struck out; Unser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson doubled to left; Johnson grounded out
(second to first) [B. Robinson to third]; Hendricks singled to
center [B. Robinson scored]; Belanger singled to second
[Hendricks to third (error by Nelson)]; On a bunt Palmer struck
out; Buford flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
1, Orioles 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Reichardt
doubled; B. Allen lined to center; Brinkman singled to left
[Reichardt scored, Brinkman to second (on throw to home)];
Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair popped to shortstop in foul territory; Powell
walked; F. Robinson made an out to shortstop; B. Robinson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Orioles 2.

SENATORS 6TH: RETTENMUND REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING RF);
SALMON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); French flied out to
right; Bosman grounded out (second to first); Stroud grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Orioles
2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Johnson struck out; Hendricks walked; Belanger
singled to left [Hendricks to second]; Palmer forced Hendricks
(pitcher to third) [Belanger to second]; Buford walked [Belanger
to third, Palmer to second]; Blair forced Buford (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 2, Orioles 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Unser doubled; Howard flied out to right [Unser to
third]; Reichardt was called out on strikes; B. Allen flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Powell
flied out to center; COX REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER (PITCHING);
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Salmon singled to
third; Johnson forced Salmon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Orioles 2.

SENATORS 8TH: CROWLEY REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING 1B); Brinkman
flied out to right; Nelson walked; Nelson stole second; French
grounded out (shortstop to first); GOOSSEN BATTED FOR COX;
Goossen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: PINA REPLACED GOOSSEN (PITCHING); Hendricks flied
out to center; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
MOTTON BATTED FOR PALMER; Motton walked; Buford singled to left
[Motton to second]; Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 2, Orioles 2.

SENATORS 9TH: MOTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARDIN
REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Stroud flied out to center; Unser
flied out to center; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Crowley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rettenmund
singled to left; Salmon singled to right [Rettenmund to second];
Johnson singled to left [Rettenmund scored, Salmon to second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Orioles 3.