Although staked to a 7-4 lead after five innings, Bob Gibson failed to last the route for the fifth time in six starts this season as the Cardinals lost to the Braves 8-7. The Braves kayoed Gibson when Hank Aaron homered with two men on base in the sixth. However, Chuck Taylor, working in relief, was the loser when Hal King homered for the winning run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]
Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Game Played on Friday, May 8, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cardinals    3  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Braves       0  4  0    0  0  3    1  0  x  -   8 11  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal cf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .333      Jackson ss            4   2   2   0     1   0   .287
Carl Taylor rf        5   0   2   3     0   1   .179      Millan 2b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .306
Brock lf              5   1   0   0     0   2   .265      H. Aaron rf           4   1   2   3     1   0   .337
Allen 3b              5   2   2   0     0   2   .291      Carty lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .420
Torre c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Cepeda 1b             3   0   1   1     1   1   .340
Hague 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .313      Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Javier 2b             3   1   1   3     0   0   .231      Gonzalez cf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .306
Maxvill ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .170      King c                3   2   1   1     1   0   .348
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Jarvis p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .111
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garr ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .143
Gibson p              3   1   1   1     0   1   .353        Priddy p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .268
  Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               36   7  11   7     3   9             Totals               33   8  11   8     5   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 23,711
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Braves 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Braves 0
Errors: Brock, Jackson
Doubles: Carl Taylor (1), Millan (4)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (12), King (2)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (8), Gonzalez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Javier (1)
GIDP: Cepeda (2)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (2,by Gibson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson                  5.1  10   7   7   5   6   1  31   4.93
Chuck Taylor L(0-2)     1.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   5   3.00
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    11   8   8   5   7   2  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis                  6    10   7   7   2   7   0  29   4.28
Priddy W(2-0)           3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   3.24
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   9   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Gibson (2)
Wild Pitches: Priddy (2)
Balks: Jarvis (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal singled to center; Cardenal stole
second; Carl Taylor singled to center [Cardenal scored]; Brock
forced Carl Taylor (third to second); Allen singled to left
[Brock to third]; Torre struck out; Hague walked [Allen to
second]; Javier singled to center [Brock scored, Allen scored,
Hague to second]; Maxvill struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to center; On a bunt Millan singled
to third [Jackson to second]; H. Aaron flied out to left; Carty
struck out; Cepeda walked [Jackson to third, Millan to second];
Boyer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Gibson struck out; Cardenal singled to left
[Cardenal out at second (left to second)]; Carl Taylor was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Gonzalez singled to right; King walked [Gonzalez to
second]; Jarvis struck out; Jackson singled to left [Gonzalez to
third, King to second]; Millan doubled to left [Gonzalez scored,
King scored, Jackson to third]; H. Aaron was walked
intentionally; Carty forced H. Aaron (shortstop to second)
[Jackson scored, Millan to third]; Cepeda singled to left
[Millan scored, Carty to third (error by Brock)]; Boyer flied
out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (third to first); Allen struck
out; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Gonzalez walked; Gonzalez stole second; King flied
out to right; Jarvis struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague singled to first; Javier forced Hague
(second unassisted); Maxvill singled to third [Javier to
second]; Gibson singled to right [Javier scored, Maxvill to
third]; Cardenal struck out; Carl Taylor doubled to right
[Maxvill scored, Gibson scored]; Brock struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan was hit by a pitch; H. Aaron singled to
center [Millan to third, H. Aaron out at second (center to
second)]; Carty reached on a fielder's choice [Millan out at
home (third to catcher)]; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Allen singled to center; Torre walked [Allen to
second]; Jarvis balked [Allen to third, Torre to second]; Hague
flied out to center; Javier hit a sacrifice fly to left [Allen
scored]; Maxvill grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Boyer popped to shortstop; Gonzalez struck out; King
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
7, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gibson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Carl Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves
4.

BRAVES 6TH: GARR BATTED FOR JARVIS; Garr singled to left;
Jackson walked [Garr to second]; Millan grounded out (third to
first) [Garr to third, Jackson to second]; H. Aaron homered
[Garr scored, Jackson scored]; Carty singled to third; CHUCK
TAYLOR REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Cepeda grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: PRIDDY REPLACED GARR (PITCHING); Brock struck
out; Allen lined to second; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Boyer popped to second; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); King homered; Priddy was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hague singled to left [Hague to second (error by
Jackson)]; Priddy threw a wild pitch [Hague to third]; Javier
grounded out (pitcher to first); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR MAXVILL;
Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); LEE BATTED FOR
CHUCK TAYLOR; Lee walked; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); JOHNSON REPLACED
DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (second to first);
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Braves 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock flied out to right; Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 8.
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