The Cardinals spoiled Hoyt Wilhelm's 1,000th major league appearance when Jose Cardenal singled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, capping a four-run rally, to beat the Braves, 6-5. Joe Torre homered with a man on base for the Cardinals in the second, but the Braves came back in their half with four runs, three counting on a round-tripper by Tony Gonzalez. Adding another run in the seventh, the Braves were ahead, 5-2, going into the ninth.

Dick Allen sparked the Cardinals' rally with a homer. Torre, Julian Javier and Vic Davalillo followed with singles, Torre scoring. Wilhelm then relieved and retired Joe Hague. The Braves decided to pass Leron Lee intentionally, filling the bases, but Cardenal then stroked Wilhelm's first pitch to him for a two-run single. The loss snapped the Braves' 11-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       10, 1970 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  4  -   6 11  0
Braves       0  0  0    4  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal cf           5   0   1   2     0   1   .321      Jackson ss            3   0   0   0     2   0   .280
Carl Taylor rf        5   0   0   0     0   1   .139      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .303
  Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .170      H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Carty lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .421
Allen 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .287        Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Torre c               4   2   3   2     0   1   .278      Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Javier 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .276      Boyer 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .220
Gagliano 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .100      Gonzalez cf           3   2   2   3     1   0   .304
  Davalillo ph,rf     1   1   1   0     0   0   .214      King c                2   0   1   1     1   0   .333
Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Didier c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Hague ph,1b         1   0   0   1     0   0   .290        Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Torrez p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .357      Stone p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  McCool p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aspromonte ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .154
  Lee ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .268
  Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     1   6             Totals               32   5   6   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 23,166
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Braves 5
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 1
Doubles: King (2)
Home Runs: Torre (4), Allen (9), Gonzalez (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock (6), Jackson (4)
GIDP: Carl Taylor (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  6     4   4   4   2   3   1  24   3.72
McCool                  0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   4  13.50
Johnson W(1-0)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Campisi SV(1)           1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.35
Totals                  9     6   5   5   5   4   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   8     8   4   4   0   6   2  32   3.48
Priddy L(2-1)           0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   4.32
Wilhelm                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.32
Totals                  9    11   6   6   1   6   2  38

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal struck out; Carl Taylor flied out to
center; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson walked; Millan grounded out (third to first)
[Jackson to second]; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Jackson to third]; Carty popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Allen singled to right; Torre struck out; Javier
singled to left [Allen to second]; Gagliano forced Javier (first
to shortstop) [Allen to third]; Ramirez flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda flied out to center; Boyer grounded out
(third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Torrez struck out; Cardenal popped to second;
Carl Taylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: King grounded out (second to first); Stone grounded
out (second to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Allen flied out to center [Brock to third]; Torre homered [Brock
scored]; Javier grounded out (second to first); Gagliano singled
to left; Ramirez forced Gagliano (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

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

CARDINALS 5TH: Torrez was called out on strikes; Cardenal flied
out to center; Carl Taylor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); H. Aaron popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Allen flied out to
right; Torre singled to left; Javier was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Cepeda struck out; Boyer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Gagliano popped to catcher in foul territory;
Ramirez grounded out (second to first); ROJAS BATTED FOR TORREZ;
Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: MCCOOL REPLACED ROJAS (PITCHING); Gonzalez singled
to shortstop; King doubled to left [Gonzalez scored, King out at
third (left to third)]; Stone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jackson walked; JOHNSON REPLACED MCCOOL (PITCHING); Jackson
stole second; Millan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Carl
Taylor flied out to right; Brock grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron flied out to left; Carty grounded out
(third to first); Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); DIDIER REPLACED
KING (PLAYING C ); Allen homered; Torre singled to right; PRIDDY
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Javier singled to right [Torre to
second]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR GAGLIANO; Davalillo singled to
left [Torre to third, Javier to second]; HAGUE BATTED FOR
RAMIREZ; WILHELM REPLACED PRIDDY (PITCHING); Hague grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Torre scored, Javier to third, Davalillo to
second]; LEE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Lee was walked intentionally;
Cardenal singled to left [Javier scored, Davalillo scored, Lee
to second]; Carl Taylor grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Cardenal out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: CAMPISI REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); HAGUE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
MAXVILL REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PLAYING SS); Boyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gonzalez walked; GARR BATTED FOR DIDIER;
Garr grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gonzalez to second];
ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR WILHELM; Aspromonte walked; Jackson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 5.