September 3, 1970 Cleveland Indians at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
DET 2 CAL 1
KCR 0 MIL 8
MIN 3 BAL 8
@NYY 4 OAK 4
CHW 3 CLE 4
@WSA 2 ATL 11
LAD 4 CHC 7
PHI 2 CIN 7
SFG 3 SDP 4
@HOU 0 STL 5
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 5,550

Thursday, September 3, 1970
Time of Game: 2:34

Indians

66-70

Won 1

5th, 21 GB

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

W: S Hargan (8-2), L: J Hannan (9-7), S: D Higgins (9)

Senators

64-71

Lost 1

6th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Foster LF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .268  .808    0    1   0   
T Uhlaender CF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .695    0    2   0   
  B Bradford PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .656    0    0   0   
V Pinson RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .793    0    4   0   
R Fosse C                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .830    0    0   0   
  C Hinton 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .894    0    5   0   
D Sims 1B-C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .262  .856    0   10   0   HR
G Nettles 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .233  .733    0    1   3   HR
E Leon 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .694    0    3   3   GDP
J Heidemann SS                4   1   2   1    0   0  .216  .567    0    1   5   HR
S Hargan P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .421    0    0   1   SH
  R Austin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .387         0   0   
  D Higgins P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .658    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    3   4                    27  12

BATTING

HR: G Nettles (22, off B Gogolewski; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Heidemann (6, off J Hannan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Sims (18, off J Hannan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: S Hargan (8, off B Gogolewski).

TB: J Heidemann 5; D Sims 4; G Nettles 4; V Pinson; E Leon; T Uhlaender.

GIDP: E Leon (9).

RBI: G Nettles (54); V Pinson (66); D Sims (40); J Heidemann (36).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Heidemann-D Sims; J Heidemann-E Leon-D Sims.

E: G Nettles (16).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Stroud CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .704    0    0   0   GDP
  W Comer PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .565    0    0   0   
D Unser RF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .643    0    3   0   
  T Grieve PH-RF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .690    0    0   0   
F Howard LF-1B                2   1   0   0    2   0  .291 1.001    0    1   0   IW
M Epstein 1B                  3   0   2   2    0   1  .248  .789    0   11   0   2B
  R Reichardt PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .847    0    0   0   
  P Casanova C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .636         1   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .731    0    0   3   
E Brinkman SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .650    0    2   6   
J French C-LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .216  .629    0    4   0   GDP
T Cullen 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .580    0    5   2   
J Hannan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .332         0   1   
  B Gogolewski P              0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   1   
  B Allen PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .238  .719    0    0   0   
  J Grzenda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Maye PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .732         0   0   
  G Goossen PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .767    0    0   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .161         0   1   
  J Shellenback PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .080  .235    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    4   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: M Epstein (14, off S Hargan).

IBB: F Howard (28, by R Austin).

TB: M Epstein 3; J French 2; A Rodriguez; T Grieve; D Unser.

GIDP: J French (5); E Stroud (13).

RBI: M Epstein 2 (45).

2-out RBI: M Epstein 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Brinkman-F Howard.

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, W (8-2)              6.2   5   2   2    3   2   0   3.10   26     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 4     55    -     1.17   0.19
R Austin, H (3)                0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.40    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.72  -0.05
D Higgins, S (9)               1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.18    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-0    2.53   0.25
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 6          3-0

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Hannan, L (9-7)              2.1   3   3   3    1   1   2   3.58   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 3     39    -     0.69  -0.16
B Gogolewski                   3.2   3   1   1    1   2   1   2.45   15     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 3          2-1    0.72  -0.03
J Grzenda                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.08    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.03
D Knowles                      2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.06    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.38   0.04
Totals                         9     7   4   4    3   4   3          36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2· 7          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Austin (5; F Howard).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 5,550.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  4-0  1-3     -13%  79% M Epstein       S Hargan        Double to CF; Howard Scores; Allen Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  ---      12%  59% D Sims          J Hannan        Home Run
   t 3   0  0-1  ---      11%  73% J Heidemann     J Hannan        Home Run
   b 2   1  1-0  12-      10%  62% J French        S Hargan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-2  12-       9%  86% V Pinson        B Gogolewski    Single to LF; Uhlaender to 3B; Foster Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Hannan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  V Pinson        Groundout: P-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        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Hannan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      59%  D Sims          Home Run
   O      ---      58%  G Nettles       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Hargan facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  M Epstein       Single to CF
          1--      46%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF; Epstein to 2B
   O      12-      53%  E Brinkman      Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   OO     12-      62%  J French        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Hannan facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      73%  J Heidemann     Home Run
   O      ---      72%  S Hargan        Lineout: 2B
          ---      73%  R Foster        Walk
          1--      76%  T Uhlaender     Single to 1B; Foster to 2B
                  Bill Gogolewski replaces Jim Hannan pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      86%  V Pinson        Single to LF; Uhlaender to 3B; Foster Scores
   O      1-3      82%  R Fosse         Strikeout Looking
          1-3      83%  D Sims          Walk; Pinson to 2B
   O      123      79%  G Nettles       Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Hargan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  T Cullen        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      79%  B Gogolewski    Walk
   OO     1--      84%  E Stroud        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Gogolewski facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  E Leon          Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  S Hargan        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Heidemann to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  R Foster        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
                  Duke Sims moves to C; Chuck Hinton replaces Ray Fosse playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      83%  D Unser         Flyball: RF
          ---      81%  F Howard        Walk
   O      1--      84%  M Epstein       Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Gogolewski facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  V Pinson        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      84%  C Hinton        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Hargan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  E Brinkman      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  J French        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  T Cullen        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Senators 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Gogolewski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  D Sims          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      93%  G Nettles       Home Run
   O      ---      92%  E Leon          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Hargan facing 9-1-2
                  Bernie Allen pinch hits for Bill Gogolewski batting 9th
          ---      89%  B Allen         Walk
   O      1--      92%  E Stroud        Strikeout
          1--      89%  D Unser         Single to P/Bunt; Allen to 2B
   O      12-      92%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Allen to 3B
   RR     1-3      79%  M Epstein       Double to CF; Howard Scores; Allen Scores
   O      -2-      84%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Grzenda facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Grzenda replaces Bernie Allen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  S Hargan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Ted Uhlaender batting 2nd
   O      ---      81%  B Bradford      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Hargan facing 6-7-8
                  Buddy Bradford moves to CF
   O      ---      84%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  J French        Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  T Cullen        Flyball: RF
                  Rick Austin replaces Steve Hargan pitching and batting 9th; Lee Maye pinch hits for Joe Grzenda batting 9th; Greg Goossen pinch hits for Lee Maye batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  G Goossen       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Darold Knowles facing 3-4-5
                  Darold Knowles replaces Greg Goossen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  V Pinson        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      86%  C Hinton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  D Sims          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Austin facing 1-2-3
                  Wayne Comer pinch hits for Ed Stroud batting 1st
   O      ---      90%  W Comer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tom Grieve pinch hits for Del Unser batting 2nd
          ---      83%  T Grieve        Single to 3B; Grieve to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
          -2-      77%  F Howard        Intentional Walk
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Rick Austin pitching and batting 9th; Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Mike Epstein batting 4th
   O      12-      86%  R Reichardt     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      94%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Darold Knowles facing 6-7-8
                  Paul Casanova replaces Rick Reichardt playing C batting 4th; Frank Howard moves to 1B; Jim French moves to LF; Wayne Comer moves to CF; Tom Grieve moves to RF
          ---      95%  G Nettles       Walk
   OO     1--      92%  E Leon          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      93%  J Heidemann     Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  D Higgins       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-4, Dennis Higgins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  J French        Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  T Cullen        Strikeout
                  Jim Shellenback pinch hits for Darold Knowles batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Shellenback   Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Senators 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS2197009030

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