In a crushing comeback, the Braves scored four runs in the eighth inning and then exploded for five more in the ninth to defeat the Cardinals, 10-6. Homers by Dick Allen and Joe Hague paced the Cardinals to a 6-1 lead before the Braves went to work in the eighth with a double by Sonny Jackson, singles by Tony Gonzalez and Hank Aaron, a double by Orlando Cepeda and single by Felix Millan.

In the ninth, a walk, a single by Aaron and double by Rico Carty tied the score with one away. After a pass to Cepeda, Allen booted a potential double-play grounder off the bat of Millan, Aaron scoring. Carty counted on a wild pitch and Bob Priddy then wrapped up the victory with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Wednesday, April     29, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  5  -  10 14  1
Cardinals    2  0  1    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   6  8  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            5   1   2   0     1   0   .313      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Gonzalez cf           5   2   1   0     1   1   .321      Cardenal cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .353
H. Aaron rf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .338      Allen 3b              4   2   2   2     0   0   .302
Carty lf              4   2   1   1     1   0   .411      Torre c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .313
Cepeda 1b             4   2   3   2     1   0   .397      Lee rf                4   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Millan 2b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .310      Hague 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .302
Boyer 3b              5   0   1   1     0   2   .164      Javier 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .224
King c                3   0   2   0     2   0   .400        Carl Taylor ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Nash p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Maxvill ss            3   1   2   0     0   0   .143
  Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Culver p              1   0   0   1     0   0   .182
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Guzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jaster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .571        Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Priddy p            1   0   1   2     0   0   .667        Nye p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               40  10  14   9     7   4             Totals               34   6   8   6     0   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 10,562
Left on Base: Braves 10, Cardinals 3
DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Jackson, Cardenal, Allen
Doubles: Cepeda 2 (9), Jackson (5), Carty (7)
Triples: Allen (1)
Home Runs: Allen (6), Hague (2)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Culver (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Culver (1)
GIDP: Garr (1), T. Aaron (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    4     6   5   3   0   1   2  19   4.33
Neibauer                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   7.20
Jaster                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.97
Priddy W(1-0)           2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.76
Totals                  9     8   6   4   0   2   2  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culver                  7     9   4   4   1   2   0  30   2.20
Guzman                  0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   6.75
Chuck Taylor L(0-1)     1.1   3   3   2   2   0   0   8   2.16
Briles                  0.1   1   2   0   2   1   0   5   5.79
Nye                     0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   1.93
Totals                  9    14  10   7   7   4   0  47

Wild Pitches: Jaster (1), Briles (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out
(third to first); H. Aaron popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
reached on an error by Jackson [Cardenal to first]; Cardenal
stole second; Allen tripled to right [Cardenal scored
(unearned)]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
singled to center [Allen scored (unearned)]; Hague struck out; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Cepeda
grounded out (third to first); Millan popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Javier grounded out (third to first); Maxvill
grounded out (second to first); Culver flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Boyer grounded out (third to first); King grounded
out (pitcher to first); Nash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal
grounded out (pitcher to first); Allen homered; Torre grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); H. Aaron walked; Carty forced H.
Aaron (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Lee flied out to center; Hague homered; Javier
singled to center; Maxvill singled to right [Javier to third];
Culver hit a sacrifice fly to right [Javier scored]; Brock flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Cepeda doubled to left; Millan grounded out (second
to first) [Cepeda to third]; Boyer singled to center [Cepeda
scored]; King singled to left [Boyer to second]; GARR BATTED FOR
NASH; Garr grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [King out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED GARR (PITCHING); Cardenal
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Allen flied out to
left; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson singled to center; Gonzalez popped to
shortstop; H. Aaron popped to shortstop; Carty grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Lee popped to second; Hague popped to shortstop;
Javier popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Cepeda singled to center; Millan forced Cepeda
(third to second); Boyer struck out; King singled to center
[Millan to third]; LUM BATTED FOR NEIBAUER; Lum forced King
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals
5.

CARDINALS 7TH: JASTER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Maxvill singled
to center; Jaster threw a wild pitch [Maxvill to second]; Culver
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Maxvill to third];
Brock grounded out (third to first); Cardenal singled to left
[Maxvill scored]; Allen grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson doubled to center; Gonzalez singled to
second [Jackson to third]; H. Aaron singled to left [Jackson
scored, Gonzalez to third, H. Aaron to second (on throw to 3b)];
GUZMAN REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Carty walked; Cepeda doubled
to left [Gonzalez scored, H. Aaron scored, Carty to third];
CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED GUZMAN (PITCHING); Millan singled to left
[Carty scored, Cepeda to third, Millan to second (on throw to
home)]; Boyer grounded out (third to first); King was walked
intentionally; T. AARON BATTED FOR JASTER; T. Aaron grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [King out at
second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: PRIDDY REPLACED T. AARON (PITCHING); Torre
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee flied out to right; Hague
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Jackson flied out to left; Gonzalez walked; H. Aaron
singled to left [Gonzalez to second]; Carty doubled to right
[Gonzalez scored, H. Aaron to third]; BRILES REPLACED CHUCK
TAYLOR (PITCHING); Cepeda was walked intentionally; Millan
reached on an error by Allen [H. Aaron scored (RBI), Carty to
third, Cepeda to second, Millan to first]; Briles threw a wild
pitch [Carty scored (unearned), Cepeda to third, Millan to
second]; Boyer was called out on strikes; King was walked
intentionally; Priddy singled to center [Cepeda scored
(unearned), Millan scored (unearned), King to third (error by
Cardenal)]; NYE REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Jackson walked
[Priddy to second]; Gonzalez struck out; 5 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Braves 10, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR JAVIER; Carl Taylor
grounded out (second to first); CAMPBELL BATTED FOR MAXVILL;
Campbell flied out to center; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR NYE;
Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 10, Cardinals 6.