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On This Day In 1970: April 20

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#50THANNIVERSARY

 

The Baltimore Orioles traveled to Fenway Park and defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in a rain-shortened game on this day in 1970.  The game was called in the top of the 7th inning.  Jim Palmer won his first game of the season with a 6.0 inning effort in which he surrendered 5 hits while walking 7 and striking out 3.  Boog Powell went 2 for 3 with 1 run scored, 2 RBI and 1 homerun, his second of the season.

Tony Conigliaro had the only real success for the Red Sox as he went 2 for 2 off of Palmer.

Ray Culp was tagged with the loss for the Sox.

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I don't know what Weaver is doing, leaving Palmer out there to give up 12 baserunners in six innings.  Good thing the rain came or this was going to get ugly. I'm not sold on this guy yet, his hothead act has kind of worked for a year and half, but it's a matter of time until the players are done with it.  First of all they blow the Series to a clearly over-matched Mets team last year.  Then after they somehow start 5-0 they're now 8-4.  Lost four of the last seven, if this keeps up they'll be under .500 by May. Are we looking at a rebuild here? 

The other day Merv Rettenmund was leading off. He hit .247 last year!  Terry Crowley was batting third, of all things.  Some 23-year-old pinch hitter who hit .280 at Rochester?

I'm not impressed.  Maybe they'll make some deals, get some of the kids up and pull it together by '73 or '74, if we're lucky. Maybe get a real manager like Leo Durocher.  Sucks that we missed our window when the Yanks were down the last few years, they're gonna crush it this year.

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