Hitting safely in his 20th straight game, Rico Carty smashed two homers, including the first grand-slam of his major league career, to lead the Braves to a 9-2 victory over the Cubs. Carty connected with the bases loaded off Fergie Jenkins in the first inning and added a solo drive as the leadoff batter in the fifth. Hal King and Hank Aaron also homered for the Braves, while Jim Hickman hit one for the Cubs.

Billy Williams played in his 1,000th consecutive game in a Cubs' uniform. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     30, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Braves       4  1  0    0  1  0    3  0  x  -   9 14  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   1   2   0     1   0   .303      Jackson ss            3   1   1   0     2   0   .313
Beckert 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .348      Gonzalez cf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .337
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .274      H. Aaron rf           3   2   1   1     2   0   .338
Santo 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .227        Lum rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Banks 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Carty lf              5   2   3   5     0   1   .423
Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Cepeda 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .372
Hickman cf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .300      Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .303
Rudolph c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Boyer 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .183
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      King c                2   1   1   1     2   1   .412
  Colborn p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Stone p               4   0   2   2     0   0   .250
  James ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Cosman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2  10             Totals               36   9  14   9     6   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 10,907
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Braves 9
DP: Cubs 1, Braves 1
Errors: Millan
Doubles: Gonzalez (6), Stone (1), Boyer (3)
Home Runs: Hickman (3), Carty 2 (7), King (1), H. Aaron (8)
Caught Stealing: Boyer (1)
GIDP: Banks (2), Stone (2)
Hit by Pitch: Callison (1,by Stone)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(2-3)          1.2   4   5   5   2   0   2  11   4.54
Colborn                 4.1   5   1   1   2   4   1  18   1.86
Cosman                  0.2   3   3   3   1   0   1   6  40.50
Gura                    1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8    14   9   9   6   4   4  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(3-1)            9     6   2   2   2  10   1  35   2.87
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2  10   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Stone (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert singled to right [Kessinger
to third]; Williams struck out; Santo popped to first in foul
territory; Banks flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson walked; Gonzalez singled to center [Jackson
to second]; H. Aaron walked [Jackson to third, Gonzalez to
second]; Carty homered [Jackson scored, Gonzalez scored, H.
Aaron scored]; Cepeda flied out to left; Millan flied out to
center; Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 4.

CUBS 2ND: Callison grounded out (second to first); Hickman was
called out on strikes; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: King homered; Stone flied out to center; Jackson
grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez doubled to right;
COLBORN REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); H. Aaron walked; Carty
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 3RD: Colborn struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop
to first); Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 3RD: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Boyer singled to right; Boyer was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 4TH: Williams struck out; Santo was called out on strikes;
Banks walked; Callison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: King walked; On a bunt Stone grounded into a double
play (catcher to shortstop to second) [King out at second];
Jackson singled to center; Gonzalez singled to center [Jackson
to third]; H. Aaron forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 5TH: Hickman struck out; Rudolph struck out; Colborn struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Carty homered; Cepeda was called out on strikes;
Millan lined to shortstop; Boyer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 6.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Williams forced Beckert (second to
shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Santo singled to left
[Kessinger scored, Williams to third]; Banks grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Santo out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: King struck out; Stone doubled to center; On a bunt
Jackson made an out to first [Stone to third]; Gonzalez grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 6.

CUBS 7TH: Callison was hit by a pitch; Hickman forced Callison
(pitcher to second) [Hickman to second (error by Millan)];
Rudolph flied out to right; JAMES BATTED FOR COLBORN; James
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: COSMAN REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); H. Aaron homered;
Carty flied out to right; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul
territory; Millan singled to center; Boyer doubled to left
[Millan to third]; King was walked intentionally; GURA REPLACED
COSMAN (PITCHING); Stone singled to shortstop [Millan scored,
Boyer scored, King to second]; Debut game for Larry Gura;
Jackson walked [King to third, Stone to second]; Gonzalez flied
out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 9.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert was called out on
strikes; Williams made an out to shortstop; Santo forced
Kessinger (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Braves 9.

BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; Carty
singled to center; Cepeda flied out to left; Millan flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 9.

CUBS 9TH: LUM REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); Banks flied out to
center; Callison made an out to shortstop; Hickman homered;
Rudolph grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Braves 9.