The knuckleball pitching of Hoyt Wilhelm, who struck out Dick Allen and Joe Torre with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and then fanned both sluggers again with two men on base in the ninth, saved the Braves' 5-3 victory over the Cardinals.

The Braves exploded for four of their runs in the fifth inning on a walk to Sonny Jackson, homer by Hank Aaron, pass to Rico Carty and homer by Orlando Cepeda. Carty had two singles in three trips, hitting safely in his 27th straight game. Vic Davalillo delivered a pinch-homer for the Cardinals with a man on base in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Saturday, May 9, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  1
Braves       0  0  0    1  4  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .327      Jackson ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .289
Carl Taylor rf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .161      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      H. Aaron rf           4   1   1   2     0   2   .333
  Campbell ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Carty lf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .427
Brock lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .272      Cepeda 1b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .347
Allen 3b              4   0   0   0     1   3   .278      Boyer 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .219
Torre c               5   0   0   0     0   4   .258      Gonzalez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Hague 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .294      King c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .320
xJavier 2b            2   2   2   0     0   0   .000        Didier c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Nash p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Davalillo ph,rf     2   1   1   2     0   0   .154        Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Culver p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .200
  Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .268
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .170
  Rojas ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .094

Totals               36   3   8   3     3  12             Totals               32   5  10   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 28,381
Left on Base: Cardinals 11, Braves 6
DP: Cardinals 2, Braves 0
Errors: Culver, Jackson, King, Wilhelm
Doubles: Brock (5), Javier (2)
Home Runs: Davalillo (1), H. Aaron (13), Cepeda (7)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Javier (1)
GIDP: Gonzalez (4), Millan (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culver L(3-2)           4.1   8   5   5   3   2   2  23   4.12
Campisi                 1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.51
Chuck Taylor            2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.57
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   4   2  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash W(4-1)             6     5   3   3   3   7   1  27   4.31
Wilhelm SV(2)           3     3   0   0   0   5   0  14   3.48
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3  12   1  41

Passed Balls: Didier (6)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal struck out; Carl Taylor walked; Brock
doubled to center [Carl Taylor to third]; Allen was called out
on strikes; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Millan singled to left;
H. Aaron flied out to center; Carty grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague struck out; Javier doubled to right;
Ramirez grounded out (second to first) [Javier to third]; Culver
singled to right [Javier scored]; Cardenal forced Culver (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Boyer
singled to center; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Boyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Carl Taylor struck out; Brock grounded out
(second to first); Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: King reached on an error by Culver [King to first];
Nash reached on a fielder's choice [King out at second (first to
third to shortstop to third), Nash to second]; Jackson singled
to third [Nash to third]; Millan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre struck out; Hague was called out on
strikes; Javier reached on catcher's interference by King;
Ramirez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron struck out; Carty singled to right; Cepeda
singled to right [Carty to second]; Boyer singled to left [Carty
scored, Cepeda to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cepeda to third, Boyer to second]; King was walked
intentionally; Nash forced King (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Culver flied out to right; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carl Taylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Millan struck
out; H. Aaron homered [Jackson scored]; Carty walked; Cepeda
homered [Carty scored]; CAMPISI REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING);
Boyer flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Allen
walked; Torre was called out on strikes; Hague grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: King grounded out (first to pitcher); Nash popped to
shortstop; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: DIDIER REPLACED KING (PLAYING C ); Javier singled
to center; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Davalillo homered
[Javier scored]; LEE BATTED FOR CAMPISI; Lee walked; WILHELM
REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Cardenal singled to left [Lee to
second]; Carl Taylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Brock
reached on an error by Jackson [Lee to third, Cardenal to
second, Brock to first]; Allen struck out; Torre struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MAXVILL
REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED CARL TAYLOR
(PITCHING); Millan grounded out (third to first); H. Aaron
struck out; Carty singled to center; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hague reached on an error by Wilhelm [Hague to
first]; Javier out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hague
to second]; Davalillo popped to second; ROJAS BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Rojas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Boyer grounded
out (second to first); Gonzalez flied out to right; Didier
singled to center [Didier out at second (center to shortstop)];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
CAMPBELL BATTED FOR CHUCK TAYLOR; Campbell singled to right;
Brock singled to right [Campbell to second]; Didier allowed a
passed ball [Campbell to third, Brock to second]; Allen struck
out; Torre struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Braves 5.

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