Rico Carty set an Atlanta club record, hitting safely in his 23rd straight game, and Jim Nash and Orlando Cepeda clouted homers as the Braves defeated the Pirates, 5-3, for their seventh victory in succession. Carty surpassed Felipe Alou's 22-game mark, set in 1968. While Carty kept his streak going, Sonny Jackson was stopped on a 16-game string. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Monday, May       4, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   3 13  0
Braves       1  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .212      Jackson ss            3   2   0   0     2   1   .307
Mazeroski 2b          5   1   3   1     0   0   .200      Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .310
Clemente rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .385      H. Aaron rf           3   1   1   1     0   1   .330
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carty lf              3   0   1   1     1   2   .432
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .355      Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .337
Stargell lf           5   0   1   1     0   2   .169      Boyer 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .195
Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Gonzalez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .370      Didier c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Hebner 3b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .333      Nash p                3   1   1   1     0   2   .143
Alley ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .141        Priddy p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .667
  Ricketts ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Walker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Jeter ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan ph,rf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .194

Totals               40   3  13   3     0   5             Totals               32   5   9   5     4  10

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  7,457
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Braves 8
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 0
Errors: Jackson
Doubles: Boyer (4)
Home Runs: Nash (1), Cepeda (6)
Stolen Bases: Didier (1)
Sacrifice Flies: H. Aaron (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(3-2)           4     6   4   4   3   4   1  21   4.03
Hartenstein             2     2   1   1   0   3   1   8   5.54
Dal Canton              2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   0.82
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4  10   2  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash W(3-1)             6.2  10   3   3   0   4   0  30   4.28
Priddy SV(3)            2.1   3   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.95
Totals                  9    13   3   3   0   5   0  40

Wild Pitches: Walker (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazeroski
singled; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazeroski
to second]; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson walked; Millan singled [Jackson to third];
H. Aaron hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jackson scored]; Walker
threw a wild pitch [Millan to second]; Carty walked; Cepeda
struck out; Boyer forced Carty (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver lined to right; Sanguillen singled; Hebner
singled [Sanguillen to second]; Alley struck out; Walker struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Didier
struck out; Nash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Braves 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazeroski
lined to right; Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson walked; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Jackson to second]; H. Aaron singled [Jackson to third];
Carty singled [Jackson scored, H. Aaron to second]; Cepeda
struck out; Boyer doubled [H. Aaron scored, Carty to third];
Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver popped to third in foul
territory; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Didier grounded out (second to first); Nash homered;
Jackson flied out to left; Millan singled; H. Aaron grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner made an out to shortstop; Alley made an out
to catcher; JETER BATTED FOR WALKER; Jeter singled; Alou singled
[Jeter to second]; Mazeroski singled [Jeter scored, Alou to
second]; Clemente singled [Alou scored, Mazeroski to third];
Stargell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Carty struck
out; Cepeda homered; Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gonzalez singled; Didier grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver lined to right; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hebner singled; Alley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Nash struck out; Jackson struck out; Millan flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 5.

PIRATES 7TH: PAGAN BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Pagan struck out;
Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazeroski singled;
Clemente singled [Mazeroski to third (error by Jackson)]; PRIDDY
REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Stargell singled [Mazeroski scored,
Clemente to second]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED CLEMENTE (PITCHING); PAGAN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); H. Aaron was called out on strikes;
Carty struck out; Cepeda grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner
singled; RICKETTS BATTED FOR ALLEY; Ricketts flied out to
center; Pagan singled [Hebner to third]; Alou flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED RICKETTS (PLAYING SS); Boyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez struck out; Didier
singled; Didier stole second; Priddy walked; Jackson flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first);
ROBERTSON BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Robertson flied out to left;
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 5.