September 2, 1970 Cleveland Indians at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 6
@BOS 4 BOS 10
DET 1 CAL 3
KCR 1 NYY 3
BAL 2 OAK 2
CHW 1 WSA 4
CLE 1 ATL 4
LAD 3 CHC 17
PHI 2 CIN 2
SFG 0 HOU 2
SDP 1 MON 10
PIT 7 NYM 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 10,509

Wednesday, September 2, 1970
Time of Game: 2:28

Indians

65-70

Lost 1

5th, 21 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  0
Senators        0  0  0   0  1  2   1  0  X    4 11  0

W: D Bosman (15-9), L: S McDowell (19-9)

Senators

64-70

Won 1

6th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender CF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .695    0    1   0   
R Foster LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .812    0    0   0   
  D Chance P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .196         0   0   
  J Lowenstein LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
V Pinson RF-LF-RF             4   0   2   1    0   0  .291  .795    0    0   0   3B
R Fosse C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .834    0    8   0   
D Sims 1B-RF-1B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .844    0    5   0   
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .726    0    0   7   
E Leon 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .696    0    7   0   
J Heidemann SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .556    0    3   4   
S McDowell P-1B-P             2   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .312    0    0   3   
  L Camilli PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    0   8                    24  14

BATTING

3B: V Pinson (6, off D Bosman).

TB: V Pinson 4; G Nettles; T Uhlaender.

RBI: V Pinson (65).

2-out RBI: V Pinson.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Brinkman SS                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .272  .654    0    1   0   2B
W Comer CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .219  .569    0    3   0   
F Howard 1B                   2   1   1   0    3   0  .293 1.004    0    6   2   3·IW
R Reichardt RF-LF             5   0   1   2    0   2  .266  .851    0    4   0   CS
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   2   0    1   0  .246  .732    0    2   1   IW
G Goossen LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .271  .779    0    0   0   2B
  D Unser PR-RF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .252  .643         0   0   
P Casanova C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .636    0    8   0   
T Cullen 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .218  .590    0    1   4   IW
D Bosman P                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .136  .285    0    2   1   
Totals                       34   4  11   3    6   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: E Brinkman (15, off S McDowell); G Goossen (4, off S McDowell).

IBB: T Cullen (5, by S McDowell); A Rodriguez (4, by S McDowell); F Howard 3 (27, 3 by S McDowell).

TB: E Brinkman 3; A Rodriguez 2; G Goossen 2; D Bosman 2; W Comer; T Cullen; R Reichardt; F Howard.

RBI: R Reichardt 2 (42); D Bosman (2).

2-out RBI: D Bosman.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Reichardt (4, Home by S McDowell/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 McDowell, L (19-9)           5.1   8   3   0    6   4   0   2.69   29     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 7     42    -     1.17   0.04
D Chance                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.37    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-2    1.42  -0.12
S McDowell, L (19-9)           2     2   1   4    0   2   0   2.69    8     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 7     42    -     1.17   0.04
Totals                         8    11   4   4    6   6   0          40     -       ·  ·     25·10· 4·14          2-2

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, W (15-9)             9     4   1   1    0   8   0   2.89   31     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 4     83    -     0.71   0.41
Totals                         9     4   1   1    0   8   0          31     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: S McDowell (16).

IBB: S McDowell 5 (10; F Howard, A Rodriguez, F Howard, F Howard, T Cullen).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 10,509.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Washington Senators                  
1. T Uhlaender          CF    1. E Brinkman           SS 
2. R Foster             LF    2. W Comer              CF 
3. V Pinson             RF    3. F Howard             1B 
4. R Fosse              C     4. R Reichardt          RF 
5. D Sims               1B    5. A Rodriguez          3B 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. G Goossen            LF 
7. E Leon               2B    7. P Casanova           C  
8. J Heidemann          SS    8. T Cullen             2B 
9. S McDowell           P     9. D Bosman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  12-       9%  77% A Rodriguez     S McDowell      Single to 2B; Howard to 3B; Reichardt to 2B
   b 6   1  0-1  123       8%  92% R Reichardt     D Chance        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brinkman Scores; Comer Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  123       7%  85% G Goossen       S McDowell      Wild Pitch; Howard Scores; Reichardt to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   b 5   1  0-1  -23      -7%  73% P Casanova      S McDowell      Strikeout
   b 5   0  0-0  1--       7%  68% R Reichardt     S McDowell      Single to SS; Howard to 2B

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      ---      52%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Foster        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  V Pinson        Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  R Fosse         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  E Brinkman      Double to CF
   O      -2-      57%  W Comer         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      58%  F Howard        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      56%  R Reichardt     Groundout: P-1B; Brinkman to 3B; Howard to 2B
          -23      57%  A Rodriguez     Intentional Walk
   O      123      50%  G Goossen       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      54%  G Nettles       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      55%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  P Casanova      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Cullen        Popfly: SS
          ---      52%  D Bosman        Single to P (Line Drive)
          1--      54%  E Brinkman      Single to P (Line Drive); Bosman to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W Comer         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  J Heidemann     Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  S McDowell      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
          ---      59%  F Howard        Intentional Walk
   O      1--      56%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
          1--      60%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF (Pop Fly); Howard to 2B
   O      12-      56%  G Goossen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Howard to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  P Casanova      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Foster        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  R Fosse         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
          ---      60%  T Cullen        Single to SS
   O      1--      56%  D Bosman        Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      53%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  W Comer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  G Nettles       Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  E Leon          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      56%  J Heidemann     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
          ---      61%  F Howard        Intentional Walk
          1--      68%  R Reichardt     Single to SS; Howard to 2B
          12-      77%  A Rodriguez     Single to 2B; Howard to 3B; Reichardt to 2B
   R      123      85%  G Goossen       Wild Pitch; Howard Scores; Reichardt to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -23      80%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      73%  P Casanova      Strikeout
          -23      74%  T Cullen        Intentional Walk
   O      123      68%  D Bosman        Reichardt Caught Stealing Hm (P-C)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Bosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  S McDowell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  R Foster        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sam McDowell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  D Bosman        Strikeout
          ---      76%  E Brinkman      Walk
          1--      79%  W Comer         Single to RF; Brinkman to 2B
                  Dean Chance replaces Roy Foster pitching and batting 2nd; Sam McDowell moves to 1B; Vada Pinson moves to LF; Duke Sims moves to RF
          12-      84%  F Howard        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Brinkman to 3B; Comer to 2B
   RRO    123      92%  R Reichardt     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brinkman Scores; Comer Scores
   O      1--      91%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Bosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  V Pinson        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Sims          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sam McDowell facing 6-7-8
                  Sam McDowell moves to P; Duke Sims moves to 1B; John Lowenstein replaces Dean Chance playing LF batting 2nd; Vada Pinson moves to RF
          ---      96%  G Goossen       Double to LF
                  Del Unser pinch runs for Greg Goossen batting 6th
   O      -2-      96%  P Casanova      Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      95%  T Cullen        Strikeout
   R      -2-      97%  D Bosman        Single to RF; Unser Scores
   O      1--      97%  E Brinkman      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Bosman facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Reichardt moves to LF; Del Unser moves to RF
   O      ---      98%  G Nettles       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  E Leon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-0, Sam McDowell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  W Comer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  F Howard        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Bosman facing 9-1-2
                  Lou Camilli pinch hits for Sam McDowell batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Camilli       Strikeout
          ---      99%  T Uhlaender     Single
   O      1--     100%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout Looking
   R      1--      99%  V Pinson        Triple to CF; Uhlaender Scores
   O      --3     100%  R Fosse         Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Senators 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS2197009020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation