Yankees @ Senators
April 23, 1970

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	11	15	1
Senators	6	8	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	11	15	1
Senators	6	8	1

Mike Epstein Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.234
OBP	.000	.327
At Bats	4	47
Hits	0	11
• Singles	0	8
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	7
RBI’s	0	6

John Cumberland Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - April 23, 1970

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Out

John Cumberland

Thurman Munson

Danny Cater

Horace Clarke

Jerry Kenney

Gene Michael

Jim Lyttle

Bobby Murcer

Curt Blefary

Mike Epstein

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Yankees	11	15	1	14
Washington Senators	6	8	1	7
Winning Pitcher	John Cumberland
Losing Pitcher	Dick Such
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Thurman Munson
Attendance	1,807
Time of Game	2 hours 53 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Howard strikes out.

Bottom 9 Stroud hits a popup towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cater moves to third.

Top 9 Munson is hit by the pitch. Cater moves to second.

Top 9 Horacio Pina now pitching. Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Dave Nelson pinch hits for Pedro Ramos. Nelson strikes out.

Bottom 8 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Lyttle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allen. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Michael scores.

Top 8 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to third.

Top 8 Cumberland bunts towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Cullen covering, for the out. Michael moves to second.

Top 8 Hank Allen now playing right field. Paul Casanova now catching. Michael hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Hank Allen pinch hits for John Roseboro. Allen strikes out.

Bottom 7 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael misplays the ball. That's an error on Michael. Stroud scores. Howard moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 7 Maye strikes out.

Bottom 7 Epstein is called out on strikes.

Bottom 7 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stroud moves to third.

Bottom 7 Jim Lyttle now playing left field. Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Stroud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Blefary hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Hansen hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Munson strikes out.

Top 7 Jim Lyttle pinch runs for Roy White. Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Lyttle moves to second.

Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third.

Top 7 Tim Cullen now playing second base. John Roseboro now catching. Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Ramos takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Tim Cullen pinch hits for Jim French. Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Allen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Cumberland is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Michael hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 McMullen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to third.

Bottom 5 Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Howard reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 Stroud strikes out.

Top 5 Blefary hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hansen takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.

Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out. Clarke scores. Murcer moves to third.

Top 5 Cater strikes out.

Top 5 White takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Clarke moves to third. Murcer moves to second.

Top 5 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second.

Top 5 Pedro Ramos now pitching. Clarke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Pedro Ramos pinch hits for Dick Such. Ramos hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 French hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Cumberland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Munson scores. There goes Hansen trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Michael moves to second.

Top 4 Michael is walked intentionally.

Top 4 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blefary for the out. White scores. Munson moves to third. Hansen moves to second.

Top 4 Hansen takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.

Top 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. White moves to third.

Top 4 Cater is called out on strikes.

Top 4 White takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second.

Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 John Cumberland now pitching. Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 McMullen takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second.

Bottom 3 Maye takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burbach fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 3 Stroud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. French scores. Brinkman moves to second.

Bottom 3 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Allen scores. French moves to second.

Bottom 3 Such hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 French hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allen moves to second.

Bottom 3 Allen takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Such fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Burbach bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.

Top 3 Dick Such now pitching. Michael strikes out.

Top 3 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Epstein. Cater scores. Munson scores. Hansen moves to third.

Top 3 Hansen takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.

Top 3 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater moves to third.

Top 3 Cater hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Cater reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. White scores.

Top 3 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stroud. White reaches second base with a double. Clarke scores. Murcer moves to third.

Top 3 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second.

Top 3 Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out.

Bottom 2 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out.

Top 2 Burbach hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Munson takes first base on ball four. Cater moves to second.

Top 1 Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to third.

Top 1 White takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Murcer is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.

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