Bob Tillman homered with Rico Carty on base in the sixth inning to provide the Braves' winning margin in a 5-3 victory over the Astros. Norm Miller accounted for the Astros' runs with a homer in the first inning. The Braves got one back on a triple by Felix Millan and a single by Hank Aaron in their half and tied the score in the fourth when Mike Lum singled, Aaron walked, Carty singled and Orlando Cepeda doubled. Carty doubled ahead of Tillman's decisive round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       26, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Astros       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Braves       1  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 13  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .282      Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .291
Alou lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .287      Lum cf                4   1   2   0     0   0   .200
Wynn cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .323      H. Aaron rf           3   1   1   1     1   1   .325
Miller rf             4   1   2   3     0   2   .253      Carty lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .424
Menke ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .349      Cepeda 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .318
Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Boyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Tillman c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .233
Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Garrido ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .281
Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Nash p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .074
  Lampard ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .257        Wilhelm p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   7             Totals               34   5  13   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 18,239
Left on Base: Astros 7, Braves 7
DP: Astros 3, Braves 1
Doubles: Menke (11), Lampard (4), Miller (4), Cepeda (13), Carty (12), Lum (2)
Triples: Millan (2)
Home Runs: Miller (3), Tillman (3)
Caught Stealing: Millan (3)
GIDP: Rader (7), Carty (7), Boyer (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(8-4)          6    10   5   5   2   5   1  27   3.36
Billingham              2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   6.04
Totals                  8    13   5   5   2   6   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash W(6-1)             7     9   3   3   2   5   1  31   3.36
Wilhelm SV(4)           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.30
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   7   1  37

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled; Alou singled [Morgan to third]; Wynn
struck out; Miller homered [Morgan scored, Alou scored]; Menke
made an out to third; Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan tripled; Lum grounded out (third to first);
H. Aaron singled [Millan scored]; Carty grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [H. Aaron out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards struck
out; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves
1.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda singled; Boyer grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cepeda out at second]; Tillman
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Braves 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Alou made an
out to first; Wynn singled; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido grounded out (third to first); Nash struck
out; Millan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Menke doubled; Pepitone singled [Menke to third];
Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Menke stayed at third, Pepitone out at second]; Edwards flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled to second; H. Aaron walked [Lum to
second]; Carty singled [Lum scored, H. Aaron to third]; Cepeda
doubled [H. Aaron scored, Carty to third]; Boyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tillman flied out to right; Garrido was
walked intentionally; Nash flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Dierker grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied
out to left; Alou made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan singled; Lum flied out to left; H. Aaron
struck out while Millan was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn singled; Miller struck out; Menke walked [Wynn
to second]; Pepitone made an out to shortstop; Rader flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty doubled to second; Cepeda struck out; Boyer
struck out; Tillman homered [Carty scored]; Garrido singled;
Nash struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards flied out to center; LAMPARD BATTED FOR
DIERKER; Lampard doubled; Morgan walked; Alou made an out to
first; Wynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Millan
grounded out (second to first); Lum doubled; H. Aaron grounded
out (third to first); Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Miller doubled; WILHELM REPLACED NASH (PITCHING);
Menke struck out; Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Miller to third]; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Cepeda made an out to first; Boyer singled; Tillman
made an out to first; Garrido singled [Boyer to second]; Wilhelm
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Edwards made an out to shortstop; MARTINEZ BATTED
FOR BILLINGHAM; Martinez grounded out (third to first); Morgan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 5.