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Wednesday May 20, 1970
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Tearing a close game apart, the Braves scored five runs in the 11th inning, including three on a homer by Rico Carty, to defeat the Giants, 6-1. Triples by Sonny Jackson and Carty produced the Braves' initial run in the first inning and the Giants picked up the matching tally in the third on doubles by Ron Hunt and Willie McCovey.

Gil Garrido, a late inning replacement for Jackson, who suffered a spike wound, opened the 11th with a single and was forced by Felix Millan. After Hank Aaron walked, Carty smashed his homer. Two other runs followed on a single by Orlando Cepeda, a hit batsman, a single by Clete Boyer and passes to Bob Tillman and Hoyt Wilhelm. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 20, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  -   6 11  0
Giants       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .302
  Garrido ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .077      Hunt 2b               5   1   2   0     0   1   .291
Millan 2b             6   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Mays cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .276
H. Aaron rf           2   1   0   0     3   0   .338      McCovey 1b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .233
Carty lf              5   1   3   4     0   0   .422      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     1   2   .331
  Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Dietz c               5   0   1   0     0   2   .333
Cepeda 1b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .321      Fuentes 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Gonzalez cf           4   1   0   0     0   1   .259      Lanier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Boyer 3b              5   0   2   1     0   2   .233        Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Didier c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .158        Heise ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Garr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Tillman c           0   0   0   0     1   0   .229        McCormick p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nash p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .083        Reberger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   1     1   0   .000

Totals               41   6  11   6     5   7             Totals               38   1   6   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance:  4,192
Left on Base: Braves 8, Giants 8
DP: Braves 0, Giants 1
Doubles: Millan (7), Boyer (6), Hunt (7), McCovey (7)
Triples: Jackson (2), Carty (1)
Home Runs: Carty (10)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (4)
GIDP: Nash (1)
Hit by Pitch: Gonzalez (1,by McCormick)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    9     6   1   1   3   5   0  36   3.30
Wilhelm W(2-1)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.00
Totals                 11     6   1   1   3   7   0  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(5-5)           10.1  10   5   5   3   7   1  41   4.85
McCormick               0     1   1   1   2   0   0   4   4.31
Reberger                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.32
Totals                 11    11   6   6   5   7   1  47

Hit by Pitch: McCormick (1)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson tripled; Millan grounded out (second to
first); H. Aaron made an out to shortstop; Carty tripled
[Jackson scored]; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Hunt singled to
right [Bonds to third]; Mays made an out to shortstop; McCovey
made an out to second; Henderson walked [Hunt to second]; Dietz
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Gonzalez struck out; Boyer singled to center; Didier
flied out to center; Nash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Fuentes flied out to center; Lanier grounded out
(second to first); Perry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Millan
popped to first in foul territory; H. Aaron popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to right; Hunt doubled to left; Mays
flied out to right [Hunt to third]; McCovey doubled to left
[Hunt scored]; Henderson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Carty flied out to right; Cepeda flied out to
center; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lanier popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Boyer made an out to third; Didier singled to
center; Nash grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Didier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Perry made an out to first; Bonds flied out to left;
Hunt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
struck out; H. Aaron walked; H. Aaron was picked off first
(pitcher to first to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays made an out to first; McCovey singled to
center; Henderson struck out; Dietz was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Carty flied out to center; Cepeda made an out to
shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes singled to left; Lanier flied out to right;
Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fuentes to
second]; Bonds was walked intentionally; Hunt grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Boyer was called out on strikes; Didier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Mays flied out to center; McCovey made an out to
first; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
doubled to right; H. Aaron was walked intentionally; Carty was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
to shortstop [Millan out at third (shortstop unassisted), H.
Aaron to second]; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz singled to left; Fuentes forced Dietz (first
to shortstop); GARRIDO REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING SS); BURDA
BATTED FOR LANIER; Burda struck out; Perry grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 10TH: HEISE REPLACED BURDA (PLAYING SS); Gonzalez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Boyer was called out on
strikes; Didier singled to right; GARR RAN FOR DIDIER; KING
BATTED FOR NASH; King flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: TILLMAN REPLACED GARR (PLAYING C ); WILHELM
REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Bonds struck out; Hunt grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mays grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 11TH: Garrido singled to left; Millan forced Garrido
(pitcher to shortstop); H. Aaron walked [Millan to second];
Carty homered [Millan scored, H. Aaron scored]; Cepeda singled;
MCCORMICK REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Gonzalez was hit by a pitch
[Cepeda to second]; Boyer doubled to left [Gonzalez to third,
Cepeda scored]; Tillman was walked intentionally; Wilhelm walked
[Gonzalez scored, Boyer to third, Tillman to second]; REBERGER
REPLACED MCCORMICK (PITCHING); Garrido made an out to third;
Millan grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 6, Giants 1.

GIANTS 11TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); McCovey made an
out to first; Henderson struck out; Dietz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 1.



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