Frank Howard hit his first homer in New York since September 3, 1967, to mark the Senators' 7-2 victory over the Yankees. The Nats' slugger walked and scored in the first inning and singled and scored again in the third before smashing his homer off Fritz Peterson in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     20, 1971 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Senators     2  0  2    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   7 11  1
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cullen 2b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .240      Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Flood cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .176      Munson c              3   0   2   1     0   0   .162
Howard rf             4   3   2   1     1   0   .260      White lf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .290
  Unser rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Cater 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Foy 3b                5   0   1   1     0   0   .326      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Maddox lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .200      Ellis 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .417
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .293      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Casanova c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .276      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Harrah ss             3   0   2   0     1   0   .143      Peterson p            0   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Shellenback p         4   1   0   0     0   1   .000        Hansen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .188

Totals               37   7  11   6     4   4             Totals               32   2   8   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  6,851
Left on Base: Senators 8, Yankees 8
DP: Senators 3, Yankees 1
Errors: Harrah, Cater
Triples: Casanova (1)
Home Runs: Howard (1), Cullen (1), White (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (2)
GIDP: Casanova (2), Michael (1), Clarke (2)
Hit by Pitch: Epstein (3,by Peterson)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback W(1-1)      9     8   2   2   4   2   1  37   4.76
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   2   1  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(2-1)         4     8   5   4   2   1   1  22   4.95
Waslewski               3     1   0   0   2   3   0  12   1.13
Kekich                  2     2   2   2   0   0   1   8   5.54
Totals                  9    11   7   6   4   4   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Peterson (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Odom


SENATORS 1ST: Cullen flied out to center; Flood singled to left;
Howard walked [Flood to second]; Foy singled to right [Howard to
second, Flood scored]; Maddox reached on an error by Cater
[Howard scored (unearned) (no RBI), Foy to third, Maddox to
second]; Epstein was hit by a pitch; Casanova grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Epstein out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
singled to center; White walked [Munson to second]; Cater flied
out to right; Alou forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first);
Shellenback struck out; Cullen singled to left; Flood grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Ellis reached on an error by Harrah; Murcer was
called out on strikes; Michael grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Howard singled to left; Foy flied out to center;
Maddox singled to center [Howard to second]; Epstein singled to
right [Howard scored, Maddox out at home (first to catcher),
Epstein to second (on throw)]; Casanova tripled to center
[Epstein scored]; Harrah was walked intentionally; Shellenback
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Peterson walked; Clarke singled to right [Peterson
to third]; Munson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Peterson
scored]; White singled to right [Clarke to third]; Cater lined
to third; Alou forced White (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 4, Yankees 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Cullen flied out to right; Flood grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard homered; Foy popped to second; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Ellis walked; Murcer forced Ellis (first to
shortstop); Michael flied out to right; HANSEN BATTED FOR
PETERSON; Hansen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 5, Yankees 1.

SENATORS 5TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED HANSEN (PITCHING); Maddox
walked; Epstein struck out; Casanova forced Maddox (shortstop to
second); Harrah singled to right [Casanova to third];
Shellenback forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke popped to shortstop; Munson singled to left;
White lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Munson out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Yankees 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Cullen was called out on strikes; Flood walked;
Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; Foy popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
popped to third in foul territory; Ellis singled to shortstop;
Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 5, Yankees 1.

SENATORS 7TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein
grounded out (second to first); Casanova struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael singled to center; WOODS BATTED FOR
WASLEWSKI; Woods forced Michael (second to shortstop); Clarke
flied out to left; Munson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Yankees 1.

SENATORS 8TH: KEKICH REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Harrah singled
to center; On a bunt Shellenback forced Harrah (pitcher to
shortstop); Cullen homered [Shellenback scored]; Flood grounded
out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: UNSER REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING RF); White homered;
Cater flied out to right; Alou flied out to right; Ellis popped
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 9TH: Foy grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded
out (third to first); Epstein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer singled to center; Michael walked [Murcer to
second]; BLEFARY BATTED FOR KEKICH; Blefary was called out on
strikes; Clarke grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Murcer out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 7,
Yankees 2.