Kein Henderson climaxed a perfect night at the plate by smashing a grand-slam homer in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 15-11 victory in a slugfest with the Braves. Gary Neibauer issued three passes to load the bases before Milt Pappas took the mound to become the victim of Henderson's wallop. The Braves began the scoring with eight runs in the second inning. Tony Gonzalez, batting twice in the stanza, accounted for three RBIs with a double and a single.

The Giants came back with five runs in the third, three counting on a homer by Dick Dietz, but Hank Aaron hit for the circuit with a man on base in the home half to put the Braves ahead, 10-5. The Giants rallied for four runs in the fourth and, after the Braves picked up a marker in the sixth, Willie McCovey tied the score at 11-11 with a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 15, Atlanta Braves 11
Game Played on Tuesday, April     14, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  0  5    4  0  0    0  2  4  -  15 15  1
Braves       0  8  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -  11 12  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   3   1   1     3   1   .226      Jackson ss            4   2   1   0     1   0   .290
Hunt 2b               6   1   2   0     0   1   .364      Millan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .364
Henderson cf          4   4   4   4     2   0   .545      H. Aaron rf           5   2   1   3     0   0   .419
McCovey 1b            5   2   2   3     1   1   .172      Carty lf              4   2   3   1     1   0   .414
Whitaker lf           5   0   0   1     0   5   .273      Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .367
Gallagher 3b          3   1   2   2     2   0   .472      Gonzalez cf           5   1   2   3     0   0   .313
Dietz c               5   1   2   4     0   0   .400        Pappas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Heise ss              3   1   1   0     2   1   .091      Boyer 3b              5   0   2   1     0   2   .138
Robertson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Tillman c             4   1   1   1     1   1   .240
  Reberger p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .500      Nash p                1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Kester p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilhelm p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jaster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McMahon p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000        Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum cf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               38  15  15  15    11  10             Totals               39  11  12   9     5   4

Time of Game: 3:44   Attendance: 11,350
Left on Base: Giants 8, Braves 7
DP: Giants 0, Braves 3
Errors: Heise
Doubles: Reberger (1), McCovey (1), Gonzalez (2)
Home Runs: Dietz (3), McCovey (1), Henderson (1), H. Aaron (4)
Stolen Bases: Boyer (1)
Caught Stealing: Millan (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (1)
GIDP: Dietz 2 (4), Mason (1)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (1,by Linzy)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robertson               1.1   6   6   6   0   0   0  10   9.00
Reberger                1.2   3   4   3   4   2   1  13   9.00
Linzy                   3     2   1   1   1   1   0  13   2.45
McMahon W(2-0)          3     1   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.38
Totals                  9    12  11  10   5   4   1  45

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    2.2   5   5   5   3   5   1  16   4.63
Kester                  0.2   3   3   3   0   1   0   5   9.64
Wilhelm                 3.2   5   2   2   4   2   0  18   6.35
Jaster                  0.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   3   3.18
Neibauer L(0-1)         0.2   0   3   3   3   0   0   4  40.50
Pappas                  1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4  13.50
Totals                  9    15  15  15  11  10   3  50

Hit by Pitch: Linzy (1)
Wild Pitches: Reberger (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Hunt singled to left; Henderson
singled [Hunt to third]; McCovey walked [Henderson to second];
Whitaker struck out; Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz grounded out (third to first); Heise grounded
out (third to first); Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty singled to center; Cepeda singled to center
[Carty to third]; Gonzalez doubled to center [Cepeda scored,
Carty scored]; Boyer singled [Gonzalez to third]; Tillman
singled to center [Boyer to second, Gonzalez scored]; Nash
forced Boyer (first to third) [Tillman to second]; Jackson
singled to center [Nash to second, Tillman to third]; REBERGER
REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Reberger threw a wild pitch
[Jackson to second, Nash to third, Tillman scored]; Millan
walked; H. Aaron reached on an error by Heise [Millan to third,
Jackson scored, Nash scored (RBI)]; Carty singled to right [H.
Aaron to second, Millan scored]; Cepeda walked [H. Aaron to
third, Carty to second]; Gonzalez singled to left [Cepeda to
second, Carty to third, H. Aaron scored (unearned)]; Boyer
struck out; Tillman struck out; 8 R (7 ER), 8 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 8.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds walked; Hunt singled to center [Bonds to
third]; Henderson walked [Hunt to second]; McCovey struck out;
Whitaker struck out; Gallagher singled to center [Henderson to
second, Hunt scored, Bonds scored]; Dietz homered [Henderson
scored, Gallagher scored]; KESTER REPLACED NASH (PITCHING);
Heise struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 8.

BRAVES 3RD: Kester grounded out (third to first); Jackson
walked; Millan made an out to shortstop; H. Aaron homered
[Jackson scored]; Carty walked; Cepeda flied out to left; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 10.

GIANTS 4TH: Reberger doubled; Bonds singled to center [Reberger
scored]; Hunt made an out to shortstop; Henderson singled to
right [Bonds to third]; WILHELM REPLACED KESTER (PITCHING);
McCovey doubled to right [Henderson to third, Bonds scored];
Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to right [McCovey to third,
Henderson scored]; Gallagher walked; Dietz singled to left
[Gallagher to second, McCovey scored]; Heise walked [Gallagher
to third, Dietz to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR REBERGER; Taylor
forced Heise (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 9, Braves 10.

BRAVES 4TH: LINZY REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Boyer made an out to shortstop;
Tillman made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9,
Braves 10.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt made
an out to shortstop; Henderson singled; McCovey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 10.

BRAVES 5TH: Wilhelm flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Millan was hit by a pitch; H. Aaron made
an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 10.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitaker struck out; Gallagher singled to right;
Dietz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9,
Braves 10.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty singled to left; Cepeda flied out to left;
Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carty to second];
Boyer singled to center [Carty scored]; Boyer stole second;
Tillman was walked intentionally; Wilhelm struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 11.

GIANTS 7TH: Heise singled to left; MASON BATTED FOR LINZY; Mason
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Heise out at second]; Bonds walked; Hunt was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 11.

BRAVES 7TH: MCMAHON REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Jackson flied out
to left; Millan singled to left; Millan was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); H. Aaron made an out to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 11.

GIANTS 8TH: Henderson walked; JASTER REPLACED WILHELM
(PITCHING); McCovey homered [Henderson scored]; Whitaker struck
out; Gallagher walked; NEIBAUER REPLACED JASTER (PITCHING);
Dietz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Gallagher out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 11,
Braves 11.

BRAVES 8TH: Carty flied out to right; Cepeda popped to third in
foul territory; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 11, Braves 11.

GIANTS 9TH: Heise walked; McMahon walked [Heise to second];
Bonds walked [Heise to third, McMahon to second]; LUM REPLACED
NEIBAUER (PLAYING CF); PAPPAS REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Hunt
made an out to second; Henderson homered [Heise scored, McMahon
scored, Bonds scored]; McCovey made an out to first; Whitaker
struck out; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 15, Braves 11.

BRAVES 9TH: Boyer struck out; Tillman popped to first in foul
territory; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 15, Braves 11.