The Dodgers, who were held to two hits by Phil Niekro in the first seven innings, exploded for six runs in the eighth and defeated the Braves, 6-3. Orlando Cepeda hit two homers to produce the Braves' runs.

Manny Mota, Von Joshua and Maury Wills hit singles for the first run in the Dodgers' rally. After a sacrifice by Willie Davis, Clete Boyer muffed a grounder by Wes Parker, allowing the tying runs to score. Billy Grabarkewitz followed with a single and Willie Crawford then tripled to send the Dodgers ahead. Crawford scored the final run of the frame on a wild pitch by Hoyt Wilhelm. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       21, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  6  x  -   6  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Joshua lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Lum cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .172      Wills ss              4   1   1   1     0   1   .278
H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .329      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Carty lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .417      Parker 1b             4   1   0   1     0   2   .301
Cepeda 1b             3   2   3   3     1   0   .336      Grabarkewitz 2b       4   1   2   0     0   1   .402
Boyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Crawford rf           4   1   2   2     0   1   .279
Garrido ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .118      Sudakis 3b            1   0   0   0     3   1   .230
Didier c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Haller c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  T. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .556      Osteen p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mota ph             2   1   1   0     0   0   .313
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     1   6             Totals               31   6   7   4     4   8

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 16,183
Left on Base: Braves 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Boyer, Grabarkewitz
Doubles: Carty (11)
Triples: Crawford (2)
Home Runs: Cepeda 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: Joshua (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Davis (2)
GIDP: H. Aaron (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(4-6)           7.1   7   6   5   3   8   0  33   4.03
Wilhelm                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.93
Totals                  8     7   6   5   4   8   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(5-4)           8     6   3   3   0   4   2  30   2.30
Brewer SV(5)            1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.29
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   6   2  35

Passed Balls: Didier (8)
Wild Pitches: Wilhelm (1)

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum struck
out; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Joshua lined to center; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Cepeda
homered; Boyer grounded out (third to first); Garrido reached on
an error by Grabarkewitz [Garrido to first]; Didier struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker struck out; Grabarkewitz grounded out
(second to first); Crawford singled to center; Didier allowed a
passed ball [Crawford to second]; Sudakis struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Haller popped to third in foul territory; Osteen
struck out; Joshua walked; Joshua stole second; Wills struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron struck out; Carty doubled to center; Cepeda
homered [Carty scored]; Boyer flied out to right; Garrido
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis flied out to center; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Didier grounded out (first to pitcher); Niekro
struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); Sudakis
walked; Haller grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sudakis to
second]; Osteen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); H. Aaron
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Joshua lined to third; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Cepeda singled to shortstop; Boyer singled to right
[Cepeda to third]; Garrido grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Cepeda stayed at third, Boyer to second]; Didier reached on a
fielder's choice [Cepeda out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Boyer to third]; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker struck out; Grabarkewitz singled to left;
Crawford struck out; Sudakis walked [Grabarkewitz to second];
Haller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Lum singled
to left; H. Aaron grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: MOTA BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Mota singled to right;
Joshua singled to center [Mota to third]; Wills singled to left
[Mota scored, Joshua to second]; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Joshua to third, Wills to second]; Parker
reached on an error by Boyer [Joshua scored (RBI), Wills scored
(no RBI), Parker to first]; Grabarkewitz singled to left [Parker
to second]; Crawford tripled to center [Parker scored
(unearned), Grabarkewitz scored]; WILHELM REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Wilhelm threw a wild pitch [Crawford scored];
Sudakis walked; Haller grounded out (third to first) [Sudakis to
second]; Mota reached on a fielder's choice [Sudakis out at
third (third unassisted)]; 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 6.

BRAVES 9TH: BREWER REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Carty grounded out
(second to first); Cepeda walked; Boyer struck out; Garrido
singled to right [Cepeda to second]; T. AARON BATTED FOR DIDIER;
T. Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 6.