Hank Aaron moved into first place among active N. L. players in grand-slam homers, smashing the 13th of his career, to power the Braves to a 5-0 victory over the Astros. Aaron's blow came off Tom Griffin in the third inning after George Stone and Felix Millan singled and Sonny Jackson walked.

Aaron also singled in the seventh, setting up the Braves' last run, for the 2,963rd hit of his career and he took over tenth place on the all-time list ahead of Hall of Famer Sam Crawford. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Friday, April     10, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  4    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 12  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .357      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Millan 2b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .500      Alou rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .125
H. Aaron rf           3   1   2   4     2   0   .538      Wynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .313
Carty lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .286      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Lum lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Davis lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Cepeda 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Menke ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Gonzalez cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Edwards c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .071
Tillman c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Stone p               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pepitone ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Osinski p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  12   5     5   2             Totals               33   0   6   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 20,305
Left on Base: Braves 8, Astros 7
DP: Braves 0, Astros 2
Doubles: Jackson (1), Cepeda (3), Carty (1), Menke (1), Wynn (1)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (2)
Caught Stealing: Gonzalez (1)
GIDP: Carty (2), Stone (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(1-0)            9     6   0   0   1   5   0  34   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   5   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(0-1)          4.1   5   4   4   4   1   1  21   8.31
Billingham              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  21.60
Cook                    2     5   1   1   1   1   0  11   4.50
Osinski                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   9.00
Totals                  9    12   5   5   5   2   1  40

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to right; Millan flied out to
center; H. Aaron walked; Carty forced H. Aaron (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Alou lined
to shortstop; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
singled; Boyer flied out to right; Gonzalez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Davis flied out to right; Menke
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Tillman was called out on strikes; Stone singled;
Jackson walked [Stone to second]; Millan singled [Stone to
third, Jackson to second]; H. Aaron homered [Stone scored,
Jackson scored, Millan scored]; Carty walked; Cepeda flied out
to center; Gonzalez flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Watson struck out; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to
first); Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 4, Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Tillman
lined to shortstop; Stone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan singled; Alou walked [Morgan to second]; Wynn
forced Alou (third to second) [Morgan to third]; Rader reached
on a fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (third to catcher to
shortstop), Wynn to second]; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson doubled; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first); H. Aaron walked; BILLINGHAM REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
Carty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[H. Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke singled; Watson popped to second; Edwards
singled [Menke to second]; PEPITONE BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM;
Pepitone flied out to right; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

BRAVES 6TH: COOK REPLACED PEPITONE (PITCHING); Cepeda
doubled; Debut game for Ron Cook; Gonzalez singled
[Cepeda out at home (left to catcher to shortstop), Gonzalez to
second (on throw to home)]; Boyer popped to first; Tillman
reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez out at third (third
unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
singled; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wynn to second];
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Astros 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Stone grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck
out; Millan singled; H. Aaron singled [Millan to second]; Carty
doubled [Millan scored, H. Aaron to third]; Cepeda was walked
intentionally; Gonzalez flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Braves 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Menke doubled;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out
(pitcher to first); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR COOK; Beauchamp
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
5, Astros 0.

BRAVES 8TH: OSINSKI REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Boyer lined
to left; Tillman singled; Stone grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Tillman out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Morgan flied out to center; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynn doubled; Rader popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Millan
singled; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first) [Millan to
second]; Lum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Davis flied out to right; Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Astros 0.