August 8, 1970 Cleveland Indians at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 6
@BOS 5 CHW 8
CAL 1 MIL 5
@KCR 3 MIN 3
OAK 1 BAL 4
@NYY 2 CLE 4
@WSA 2 CIN 10
@LAD 5 PHI 6
CHC 3 NYM 12
@PIT 9 SFG 6
HOU 5 STL 11
MON 10

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 8,614

Saturday, August 8, 1970
Time of Game: 2:32

Indians

55-57

Won 2

5th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  2    4  7  1
Senators        0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  0

W: V Colbert (1-0), L: D Knowles (1-11)

Senators

50-61

Lost 2

6th, 20 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Pinson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .761    0    3   1   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .737    0    0   1   
R Foster LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .284  .826    0    3   0   HR
D Sims 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .878    0    6   0   
  T Horton PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .773    0    1   0   
R Fosse C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .857    0    9   1   2B
T Uhlaender CF                3   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .668    0    0   0   2·2B
  C Hinton PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .344  .929    0    0   0   HR
  B Bradford CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .618         0   0   
E Leon 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .650    0    0   3   
J Heidemann SS                3   1   2   1    0   1  .207  .527    0    4   2   HR
S Hargan P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .210    0    1   1   
  S Mingori P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V Colbert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   4    0   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Fosse (15, off D Knowles); T Uhlaender 2 (15, 2 off D Bosman).

HR: C Hinton (4, off D Knowles; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Heidemann (3, off D Bosman; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Foster (14, off D Bosman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Heidemann 5; C Hinton 4; R Foster 4; T Uhlaender 4; R Fosse 2.

RBI: C Hinton 2 (16); R Foster (38); J Heidemann (29).

2-out RBI: C Hinton 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: G Nettles (12).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Stroud CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .689    0    3   0   
L Maye RF                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .275  .746    0    3   0   SB
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118         0   1   
F Howard LF-1B                3   1   1   2    1   1  .286  .974    0    4   0   HR,IW
M Epstein 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .260  .802    0    8   1   
  R Reichardt PH-LF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .860    0    0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .713    0    1   5   
B Allen 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .731    0    0   2   
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .661    0    4   1   CS
J Roseboro C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .701    0    2   0   
D Bosman P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .236    0    1   1   
  D Unser PH-RF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .617    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    4   9                    27  11

BATTING

HR: F Howard (30, off S Hargan; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

IBB: F Howard (19, by S Mingori).

TB: F Howard 4; L Maye 2; J Roseboro 2.

RBI: F Howard 2 (86).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Maye (4, 2nd base off S Hargan/R Fosse).

CS: E Brinkman (6, 2nd base by S Hargan/R Fosse).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Hargan                       7.1   4   2   2    3   8   1   2.18   29     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 1· 4     67    -     1.19  -0.03
S Mingori                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0  19.29    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.79  -0.02
V Colbert, W (1-0)             1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.84    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          3-0    2.55   0.35
Totals                         9     5   2   2    4   9   1          36     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1· 5          5-0

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Bosman                       8     5   2   2    0   2   2   3.21   29     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 5     66    -     1.00   0.22
D Knowles, L (1-11)            1     2   2   2    0   0   1   1.98    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.91  -0.42
Totals                         9     7   4   4    0   2   3          34     -       ·  ·     11·14· 0· 7           -

S Mingori faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Mingori (2; F Howard).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 8,614.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Washington Senators                  
1. V Pinson             RF    1. E Stroud             CF 
2. G Nettles            3B    2. L Maye               RF 
3. R Foster             LF    3. F Howard             LF 
4. D Sims               1B    4. M Epstein            1B 
5. R Fosse              C     5. A Rodriguez          3B 
6. T Uhlaender          CF    6. B Allen              2B 
7. E Leon               2B    7. E Brinkman           SS 
8. J Heidemann          SS    8. J Roseboro           C  
9. S Hargan             P     9. D Bosman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  2-2  -2-      45%  92% C Hinton        D Knowles       Home Run; Fosse Scores
   b 4   0  1-0  1--     -24%  30% F Howard        S Hargan        Home Run; Maye Scores
   t 5   0  2-1  ---      15%  50% J Heidemann     D Bosman        Home Run
   b 8   1  2-2  1--     -15%  25% L Maye          S Hargan        Single to CF; Unser to 3B
   b 8   1  2-2  123      14%  37% R Reichardt     V Colbert       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  G Nettles       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      45%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  E Stroud        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      49%  L Maye          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  F Howard        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Sims          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Fosse         Flyball: RF
          ---      49%  T Uhlaender     Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  E Leon          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M Epstein       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Allen         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  J Heidemann     Single to P
   O      1--      50%  S Hargan        Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  V Pinson        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      45%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  J Roseboro      Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  D Bosman        Popfly: P
   O      1--      50%  E Stroud        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      64%  R Foster        Home Run
   O      ---      61%  D Sims          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  T Uhlaender     Double to RF
   O      -2-      59%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  L Maye          Single to CF
   RR     1--      30%  F Howard        Home Run; Maye Scores
   O      ---      32%  M Epstein       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      34%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      35%  B Allen         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Senators 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      50%  J Heidemann     Home Run
   O      ---      47%  S Hargan        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      45%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Hargan facing 7-8-9
          ---      39%  E Brinkman      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Brinkman to 1B
   O      1--      47%  J Roseboro      Brinkman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Bosman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Senators 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Bosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  R Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      43%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  E Stroud        Flyball: LF
          ---      43%  L Maye          Walk
          1--      40%  F Howard        Maye Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  M Epstein       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Senators 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Bosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  E Leon          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      42%  J Heidemann     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      45%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      48%  B Allen         Strikeout Looking
          ---      46%  E Brinkman      Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Senators 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Bosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  S Hargan        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  V Pinson        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      40%  G Nettles       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Hargan facing 9-1-2
                  Del Unser pinch hits for Dick Bosman batting 9th
          ---      34%  D Unser         Walk
   O      1--      40%  E Stroud        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play; Unser stays at 1B
          1--      25%  L Maye          Single to CF; Unser to 3B
                  Steve Mingori replaces Steve Hargan pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      23%  F Howard        Intentional Walk; Maye to 2B
                  Vince Colbert replaces Steve Mingori pitching and batting 9th; Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Mike Epstein batting 4th
   O      123      37%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
   O      123      50%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Senators 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Darold Knowles facing 3-4-5
                  Darold Knowles replaces Lee Maye pitching and batting 2nd; Frank Howard moves to 1B; Rick Reichardt moves to LF; Del Unser moves to RF
   O      ---      45%  R Foster        Groundout: P-1B
                  Tony Horton pinch hits for Duke Sims batting 4th
   O      ---      40%  T Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  R Fosse         Double to RF
                  Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Ted Uhlaender batting 6th
   RR     -2-      92%  C Hinton        Home Run; Fosse Scores
   O      ---      92%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-4, Vince Colbert facing 6-7-8
                  Tony Horton moves to 1B; Buddy Bradford replaces Chuck Hinton playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      96%  B Allen         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  J Roseboro      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Unser         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS2197008080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation