May 2, 1969
In only his second full season in the majors, Dick Bosman, the 25-year-old right handed hurler pitched a one hit shutout as he led the Senators to a 5-0 victory 
over the Cleveland Indians. Bosman improved his record to (3-1) as he made short work of the Tribe. The only hit the Indians manage to get off of Bosman was a Tony Horton broken bat single in the top of the second inning.
The crowd of 13,649 at RFK Stadium witnessed a very well played ballgame by the Senators as the team improved its record to 14-11. The 5-0 victory over the Indians was the third consecutive victory and the eighth victory in the last nine games for the Senators.
With the win the Senators maintained their 2nd place standing in the American League East 3.0 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
*Dick Bosman’s earn run average of (2.19) led the American League in 1969.
Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Friday, May 2, 1969 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 WAS A 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 x - 5 8 0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alvis 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Brown ss,2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 Snyder lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Harrelson rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Horton 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 Cardenal cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sims c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Versalles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Scheinblum ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Heidemann ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tiant p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Peterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pizarro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 1 0 3 7 24 11
FIELDING - DP: 1. Alvis-Versalles-Horton.
BATTING - GDP: Cardenal (3,off Bosman). Team LOB: 3.
Washington Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Unser cf 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 Stroud rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 H. Allen lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 McMullen 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 B. Allen 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brinkman ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 Casanova c 1 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 Bosman p 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 Totals 29 5 8 5 7 6 27 9
FIELDING - DP: 1. Brinkman-Howard.
BATTING - SF: Brinkman (1,off Tiant). HBP: Casanova (1,by Tiant). GDP: Howard (4,off Tiant). IBB: B. Allen (1,by Tiant). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: H. Allen (4,2nd base off Tiant/Sims). CS: B. Allen (1,2nd base by Tiant/Sims).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tiant L(0-5) 5 7 4 4 4 0 0 25 Pina 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 Kroll 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 5 Pizarro 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 8 8 5 5 7 6 0 38
HBP: Tiant (1,Casanova). IBB: Tiant (1,B. Allen).
Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bosman W(3-1) 9 1 0 0 3 7 0 30
Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Cal Drummond, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Larry Barnett
Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 13,649
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Baltimore Orioles 25 17 8 0 .680 - 127 75 Washington Senators 25 14 11 0 .560 3.0 104 100 Boston Red Sox 22 12 10 0 .545 3.5 99 100 Detroit Tigers 22 11 11 0 .500 4.5 87 76 New York Yankees 23 11 12 0 .478 5.0 97 98 Cleveland Indians 19 3 16 0 .158 11.0 55 120
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