After going hitless in 20 trips, Sandy Alomar snapped out of his slump with a single and a resounding double to lead the Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Senators. Aurelio Rodriguez also collected two hits for the Angels and scored what proved to be the winning run on a double by Alomar in the eighth inning. Mike Epstein homered with a man on base in the Senators' half of the eighth.

After the game, the Angels announced the trade of Rodriguez and Rick Reichardt to the Senators for Ken McMullen. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Washington Senators 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     26, 1970 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  0
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     1   2   .246
Fregosi ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .338      Stroud cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .355
Johnstone cf          3   0   0   1     0   0   .298      Howard lf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .346
  Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Epstein 1b            4   1   2   2     0   2   .276
  Repoz cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Maye rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .343
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .377      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .400      B. Allen 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .226
Voss rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Roseboro c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Azcue c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Cox p                 3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   2   0     0   0   .270        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murphy p              1   0   0   1     0   0   .083        H. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Doyle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   3     0   3             Totals               32   2   6   2     4  11

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 11,346
Left on Base: Angels 3, Senators 7
DP: Angels 1, Senators 4
Errors: Brinkman, McMullen
Doubles: Alomar (2), Epstein (1)
Home Runs: Epstein (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (1)
GIDP: Johnson (5), Voss (1), Brinkman (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy W(3-1)           7.1   6   2   2   4   9   1  31   3.62
Doyle SV(3)             1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4  11   1  36

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox L(3-1)              7.1   8   3   2   0   2   0  29   3.81
Knowles                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.74
Totals                  9     8   3   2   0   3   0  33

Passed Balls: Azcue (8)

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to shortstop; Fregosi singled to left
[Alomar to third]; Johnstone forced Fregosi (third to second)
[Alomar scored]; Johnson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Johnstone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman walked; Azcue allowed a passed ball
[Brinkman to second]; Stroud grounded out (second to first)
[Brinkman to third]; Howard reached on a fielder's choice
[Brinkman out at home (third to catcher)]; Epstein struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer popped to shortstop; Voss grounded out
(second to first); Azcue singled to center; Rodriguez singled to
center [Azcue to second]; Murphy grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Maye flied out to right; McMullen grounded out
(third to first); B. Allen singled to right; Roseboro singled to
right [B. Allen to second]; Cox was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Fregosi struck
out; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Brinkman struck out; Stroud was called out on
strikes; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Senators 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Voss flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Epstein doubled to center; Maye struck out;
McMullen flied out to left; B. Allen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Senators 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Azcue singled to center; Rodriguez singled to right
[Azcue to third]; Murphy sacrifice flied into a double play to
right [Azcue scored, Rodriguez out at second (right to shortstop
to second to first to shortstop)]; Alomar grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Roseboro flied out to right; Cox singled to right;
Brinkman struck out; Stroud singled to right [Cox to second];
Howard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Fregosi was called out on strikes; Johnstone
grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Epstein was called out on strikes; Maye grounded
out (second to pitcher); McMullen grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer singled to center; Voss grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Spencer out at
second]; Azcue flied out to center; Senators Coach Nellie Fox
ejected by HP umpire Jake O'Donnell sometime in the seventh;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 7TH: B. Allen walked; Roseboro walked [B. Allen to
second]; Cox forced B. Allen (pitcher to third) [Roseboro to
second, Cox to first]; Brinkman grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Senators 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Rodriguez reached on an error by McMullen [Rodriguez
to first]; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Rodriguez to second]; Alomar doubled to center [Rodriguez
scored (unearned)]; Fregosi reached on an error by Brinkman
[Fregosi to first]; KNOWLES REPLACED COX (PITCHING); REICHARDT
BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Reichardt lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Alomar out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 8TH: REPOZ REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING CF); Stroud
grounded out (first unassisted); Howard walked; Epstein homered
[Howard scored]; DOYLE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Maye grounded
out (shortstop to first); McMullen flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; Spencer popped to
catcher in foul territory; Voss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: B. Allen struck out; Roseboro grounded out (second
to first); H. ALLEN BATTED FOR KNOWLES; H. Allen struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Senators 2.