Hank Aaron hit the 555th homer of his major league career and Jim Nash made a winning debut in the N. L. by pitching the Braves to a 6-1 victory over the Padres. Aaron clubbed his homer with a man on base in the first inning and also doubled and scored in the fourth when the Braves added three runs. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     9, 1970 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       2  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   6  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            3   1   0   0     0   0   .400      Dean ss               4   0   2   1     0   1   .417
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .455      Kelly 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .154
H. Aaron rf           4   3   2   2     0   1   .500      Brown rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Carty lf              4   1   2   0     0   2   .273      Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .091
  Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gaston cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .364
Cepeda 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .333      Morales lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Gonzalez cf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .182      Campbell 2b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .455
Boyer 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .182      Cannizzaro c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Tillman c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .333      Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Nash p                3   0   0   0     1   2   .000        Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               32   6   9   6     1   7             Totals               34   1   8   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  5,818
Left on Base: Braves 3, Padres 8
DP: Braves 1, Padres 2
Errors: Campbell
Doubles: H. Aaron (1), Cepeda (2), Gaston (2), Campbell (1)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (1)
Caught Stealing: Millan (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Gonzalez (1), Boyer (2)
GIDP: Millan (1), Cannizzaro (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Kirby)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash W(1-0)             9     8   1   1   2   6   0  36   1.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   6   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(0-1)            5     5   5   5   1   3   1  20   9.00
Ross                    2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   6.75
Dukes                   2     3   1   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     9   6   5   1   7   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Kirby (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson was hit by a pitch; Millan made an out to
catcher; H. Aaron homered [Jackson scored]; Carty struck out;
Cepeda flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Dean singled to right; Kelly was called out on
strikes; Brown flied out to right; Colbert forced Dean (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Boyer
flied out to left; Tillman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston walked; Morales forced Gaston (pitcher to
second); Campbell flied out to left; Cannizzaro forced Morales
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Nash struck out; Jackson flied out to right; Millan
singled to left; Millan was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kirby struck out; Dean struck out; Kelly grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron doubled to center; Carty singled to center
[H. Aaron to third]; Cepeda doubled to left [H. Aaron scored,
Carty to third]; Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carty
scored, Cepeda to third]; Boyer hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Cepeda scored]; Tillman struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Brown singled to left; Colbert forced Brown (second
to shortstop); Gaston flied out to right; Morales made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Nash walked; Jackson flied out to left; Millan
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nash out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Campbell singled to right; Cannizzaro struck out;
WEBSTER BATTED FOR KIRBY; Webster grounded out (second to first)
[Campbell to second]; Dean singled to center [Campbell scored];
Kelly grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Padres 1.

BRAVES 6TH: ROSS REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); H. Aaron struck
out; Carty was called out on strikes; Cepeda flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Colbert flied
out to left; Gaston doubled to right; Morales grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Boyer
flied out to right; Tillman singled to left; Nash struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Campbell singled to left; Cannizzaro grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Campbell out at second];
MURRELL BATTED FOR ROSS; Murrell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 1.

BRAVES 8TH: DUKES REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Jackson grounded
out (second to first); Millan grounded out (second to first); H.
Aaron reached on an error by Campbell [H. Aaron to second];
Carty singled to third [H. Aaron to third]; Cepeda singled to
left [H. Aaron scored (unearned), Carty to second]; Gonzalez
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6,
Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Dean grounded out
(third to first); Kelly flied out to left; Brown singled to
second; Colbert walked [Brown to second]; Gaston flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Padres 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Boyer singled to third; Tillman struck out; Nash hit
into a double play (pitcher to second) [Boyer out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell
doubled to left; Cannizzaro made an out to second; FERRARA
BATTED FOR DUKES; Ferrara struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 6, Padres 1.