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Loser of four straight decisions, Phil Niekro bounced back with a two-hitter and pitched the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Pirates. Tommie Aaron stole the limelight from his famous brother, Hank, and batted in both runs with a double and homer. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0Game Played on Sunday, April 26, 1970 (Day game) at Forbes FieldBraves 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 2
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Jackson ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 .304 Alou cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .320 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286
H. Aaron rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .338 Clemente rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .404
Carty lf 3 1 3 0 1 0 .431 Stargell lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .078
Lum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .138 Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .385
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Alley ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .106
T. Aaron 1b 4 1 4 2 0 0 .667 Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186
Didier c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .208 Veale p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Patek ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 2 12 2 2 3 Totals 31 0 2 0 1 7
Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 15,307
Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 5
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 3
Errors: Millan, T. Aaron
Doubles: Carty (6), T. Aaron 2 (2)
Home Runs: T. Aaron (1)
Stolen Bases: Hebner (1)
Caught Stealing: Carty (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1)
GIDP: H. Aaron (1), Niekro (1), Boyer (2)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(1-4) 9 2 0 0 1 7 0 32 5.67
Totals 9 2 0 0 1 7 0 32
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Veale L(1-2) 8 10 2 2 2 3 1 32 3.42
Giusti 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.82
Totals 9 12 2 2 2 3 1 37
Passed Balls: Didier (2)
Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan
BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
singled; H. Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Alou lined to second; Hebner struck out; Clemente
walked; Didier allowed a passed ball [Clemente to second];
Stargell struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Carty doubled; Boyer lined to center; Gonzalez
singled [Carty to third]; T. Aaron doubled [Carty scored,
Gonzalez to third]; Didier was walked intentionally; Niekro
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Gonzalez out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates
0.
PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Alley flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Jackson was called out on strikes; Millan lined to
center; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski flied out to left; Veale struck out; Alou
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Carty walked; Boyer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carty out at second]; Gonzalez
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Hebner reached on an error by T. Aaron [Hebner to
first]; Hebner stole second; Clemente struck out; Stargell made
an out to second; Oliver lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 5TH: T. Aaron homered; Didier grounded out (shortstop to
first); Niekro struck out; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Alley flied out to
left; Mazeroski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Millan singled; H. Aaron flied out to right; Carty
singled [Millan to second]; Boyer forced Carty (shortstop to
second) [Millan to third]; Gonzalez forced Boyer (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 6TH: Veale struck out; Alou grounded out (third to
first); Hebner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2,
Pirates 0.
BRAVES 7TH: T. Aaron doubled; Didier lined to first; Niekro
popped to catcher; Jackson singled [T. Aaron to third]; Millan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 7TH: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Stargell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver reached on an error by
Millan [Oliver to first]; Sanguillen singled [Oliver to second];
Alley made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2,
Pirates 0.
BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron grounded out (second to first); Carty
singled; Carty was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Boyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 8TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Mazeroski struck
out; PATEK BATTED FOR VEALE; Patek struck out; Alou singled;
Hebner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PATEK (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded
out (second to first); T. Aaron singled; Didier singled [T.
Aaron to second]; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [T. Aaron to third, Didier to second]; Jackson flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 9TH: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Stargell
lined to shortstop; Oliver lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 0.
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