A five-run outburst in the fifth inning, together with homers by Johnny Edwards and Bob Watson, enabled the Astros to end their five-game losing streak with a 9-6 victory over the Braves. Jesus Alou singled with the bases loaded to drive in the Astros' first two runs in the fifth and when Rico Carty booted the ball in left field, another run crossed the plate. An infield out by Marty Martinez scored Alou. After a single by Cesar Cedeno and a forceout by Tommy Davis, Denis Menke tripled. Edwards homered with a man on base in the sixth and Watson added a solo swat in the eighth. Hank Aaron hit his 20th homer of the season for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Saturday, June      20, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  5  2    0  1  1  -   9 13  1
Braves       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  4  -   6 12  5


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               3   1   3   2     0   0   .291      Garrido ss,2b         4   0   0   0     1   0   .322
  Wynn cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Millan 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Martinez ss           5   0   0   1     0   1   .224        Jackson pr,ss       3   1   2   1     1   0   .263
Cedeno cf,rf          5   0   2   0     0   1   .400      H. Aaron rf           5   2   2   2     0   2   .308
Davis lf              5   2   1   0     0   1   .287      Carty lf              4   1   1   1     1   2   .392
  Geronimo lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cepeda 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .302
Menke 2b              5   0   2   2     0   1   .328      Gonzalez cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Boyer 3b              5   1   4   1     0   1   .210
Watson 1b             5   3   3   1     0   0   .241      Didier c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .152
Edwards c             4   2   1   2     0   0   .170        Aspromonte ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Griffin p             1   1   0   0     0   0   .048      Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .243
  Bouton p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .400        King ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .244
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pappas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .417
                                                            Jaster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .210

Totals               41   9  13   8     1   4             Totals               39   6  12   6     4   8

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 17,528
Left on Base: Astros 7, Braves 11
DP: Astros 1, Braves 2
Errors: Gladding, Jackson 2, Carty 2, Stone
Doubles: Watson (5), King (3)
Triples: Menke (2), Carty (3)
Home Runs: Edwards (3), Watson (2), H. Aaron (20)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (7)
Caught Stealing: Alou (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (4)
GIDP: Wynn (8), Cepeda (6)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (3,by Griffin)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 4.1   4   2   2   2   2   1  19   4.38
Bouton W(3-4)           4.1   6   3   3   2   5   0  21   6.14
Gladding SV(7)          0.1   2   1   0   0   1   0   4   3.13
Totals                  9    12   6   5   4   8   1  44

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(6-2)            5     7   5   3   0   1   0  24   3.46
Pappas                  2     2   2   2   0   2   1   9   6.68
Jaster                  2     4   2   1   1   1   1  10   6.85
Totals                  9    13   9   6   1   4   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (3)
Wild Pitches: Pappas (4)

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello


ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled; Martinez struck out while Alou was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno flied out
to left; Debut game for Cesar Cedeno; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garrido flied out to left; Millan was hit by a
pitch; Felix Milan hit on hand, taken to hospital. X-rays
show no break; JACKSON RAN FOR MILLAN; Jackson stole second;
H. Aaron struck out; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: GARRIDO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); JACKSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Davis flied out to right; Menke
reached on an error by Jackson [Menke to first]; Rader forced
Menke (shortstop to second); Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
made an out to second; Boyer singled; Didier grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards made an out to shortstop; Griffin popped to
catcher in foul territory; Alou singled; Martinez popped to
second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Stone struck out; Garrido grounded out (third to
first); Jackson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Davis forced Cedeno (third to
second); Menke flied out to center; Rader forced Davis (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron homered; Carty walked; Cepeda grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carty out at
second]; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson doubled; Edwards reached on a fielder's
choice [Watson stayed at second]; Griffin reached on an error by
Stone on a sacrifice bunt [Griffin to first, Watson to third,
Edwards to second]; Alou singled [Watson scored, Edwards scored,
Griffin scored (error by Carty) (no RBI), Alou to third];
Martinez grounded out (second to first) [Alou scored
(unearned)]; Cedeno singled; Davis forced Cedeno (second to
shortstop) [Davis to second (error by Jackson)]; Menke tripled
[Davis scored (unearned)]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: WYNN REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); CEDENO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Boyer singled; Didier made an out to
shortstop; KING BATTED FOR STONE; King doubled [Boyer to third];
Garrido walked; BOUTON REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Jackson
singled [Boyer scored, King to third, Garrido to second]; H.
Aaron made an out to second; Carty struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 2.

ASTROS 6TH: PAPPAS REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Watson singled;
Edwards homered [Watson scored]; Bouton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wynn flied out to right; Martinez flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Cepeda made an out to shortstop; Gonzalez struck
out; Boyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Menke struck out;
Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Didier walked; T. AARON BATTED FOR PAPPAS; T. Aaron
popped to first; Garrido flied out to left; Jackson singled
[Didier to second]; H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 7, Braves 2.

ASTROS 8TH: JASTER REPLACED T. AARON (PITCHING); Watson homered;
Edwards grounded out (second to first); Bouton singled; Wynn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bouton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Braves
2.

BRAVES 8TH: Carty was called out on strikes; Cepeda singled;
Gonzalez flied out to center; Boyer singled [Cepeda to second];
Didier out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8,
Braves 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Cedeno struck out; Davis singled to left [Davis to
second (error by Carty)]; Menke singled [Davis scored
(unearned)]; Rader walked [Menke to second]; Watson forced Rader
(shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); LUM BATTED FOR
JASTER; Lum grounded out (second to first); Garrido grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson walked; H. Aaron singled [Jackson
scored, H. Aaron to second (on throw to home)]; Carty tripled
[H. Aaron scored]; GLADDING REPLACED BOUTON (PITCHING); Cepeda
singled [Carty scored]; Gonzalez reached on an error by Gladding
[Gonzalez to first, Cepeda to second]; Boyer singled [Cepeda
scored (unearned), Gonzalez to second]; ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR
DIDIER; Aspromonte struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 9, Braves 6.