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With two out in ninth inning, the Padres rallied for a run to beat the Braves, 6-5. Hank Aaron hit two doubles, reaching the 1,200 mark in extra-base hits, and Rico Carty cracked a homer to help the Braves take 4-1 lead, but the Padres exploded for four runs in the sixth.

Cito Gaston connected for the circuit with two men on base and Ollie Brown added a solo swat to send the Padres ahead, 5-4. A double by Mike Lum led to the tying tally for the Braves in the eighth. Pinch-hitter Al Ferrera doubled with two out for the Padres in the ninth, halted at third on a single by Dave Campbell and scored the winning run on a single by Steve Huntz. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Sunday, July 5, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Padres       0  0  1    0  0  4    0  0  1  -   6 11  2
Braves       0  0  3    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   5  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campbell 2b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .232      Garrido ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Huntz 3b              4   1   3   2     1   0   .212      Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .290
Gaston cf             4   1   1   3     1   1   .331      H. Aaron rf           5   2   2   1     0   0   .317
Colbert 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Carty lf              4   1   1   2     1   0   .364
Brown rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .263      Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Murrell lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Boyer 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .202
Barton c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Lum cf                4   0   1   0     0   2   .236
Dean ss               3   1   1   0     0   1   .245        Jackson pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .253
  Webster ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .217        Didier c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tillman c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Coombs p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .036        Gonzalez ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Willis p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reed p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferrara ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .243        Priddy p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
  Arcia pr,ss         0   1   0   0     0   0   .150        King ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .297
                                                            Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     3   5             Totals               35   5   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 22,002
Left on Base: Padres 6, Braves 8
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: Murrell 2
Doubles: Ferrara (8), H. Aaron 2 (16), Lum (6)
Home Runs: Gaston (14), Brown (12), Carty (21)
Caught Stealing: Webster (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Coombs (4)
Sacrifice Flies: King (1)
GIDP: Colbert (9)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coombs                  5.2   7   4   3   4   3   1  29   2.26
Willis W(1-0)           2.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   8   0.50
Herbel SV(8)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.76
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   3   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    5.1   6   5   5   2   3   2  23   5.40
Priddy                  2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  10   5.87
Wilhelm L(2-3)          1     3   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.02
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   5   2  39

Wild Pitches: Coombs (4)

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


PADRES 1ST: Campbell out on an unknown play; Huntz walked;
Gaston walked [Huntz to second]; Colbert grounded into a double
play (right to right to right) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garrido out on an unknown play; Millan singled; H.
Aaron out on an unknown play [Millan to second]; Carty was
walked intentionally; Cepeda out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Brown out on an unknown play; Murrell out on an
unknown play; Barton out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer out on an unknown play; Lum struck out;
Tillman singled; Coombs threw a wild pitch [Tillman to second];
Reed out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Dean singled; Coombs out on a sacrifice bunt [Dean
to second]; Campbell out on an unknown play [Dean to third];
Huntz singled [Dean scored]; Gaston struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido out on an unknown play; Millan walked; H.
Aaron doubled [Millan scored]; Carty homered [H. Aaron scored];
Cepeda out on an unknown play; Boyer walked; Lum out on an
unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert out on an unknown play; Brown out on an
unknown play; Murrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Tillman out on an unknown play; Reed out on an
unknown play; Garrido out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.

PADRES 5TH: Barton out on an unknown play; Dean out on an
unknown play; Coombs out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan out on an unknown play; H. Aaron doubled;
Carty out on an unknown play [H. Aaron to third]; Cepeda reached
on an error by Murrell [H. Aaron scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Cepeda to second (error by Murrell)]; Boyer was walked
intentionally; Lum struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 4.

PADRES 6TH: Campbell singled; Huntz singled [Campbell to
second]; Gaston homered [Campbell scored, Huntz scored]; Colbert
struck out; Brown homered; PRIDDY REPLACED REED (PITCHING);
Murrell out on an unknown play; Barton singled; Dean struck out;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Tillman out on an unknown play; Priddy struck out;
Garrido singled; Millan singled [Garrido to second]; WILLIS
REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); H. Aaron grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 4.

PADRES 7TH: Willis out on an unknown play; Campbell struck out;
Huntz out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Carty out on an unknown play; Cepeda out on an
unknown play; Boyer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 4.

PADRES 8TH: Gaston out on an unknown play; Colbert singled;
Brown out on an unknown play [Colbert to second]; Murrell out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum doubled; JACKSON RAN FOR LUM; GONZALEZ BATTED
FOR TILLMAN; Gonzalez out on an unknown play [Jackson to third];
KING BATTED FOR PRIDDY; King out on an unknown play [Jackson
scored]; Garrido out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Braves 5.

PADRES 9TH: DIDIER REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING C ); GONZALEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WILHELM REPLACED KING (PITCHING);
Barton flied out on an unknown play; WEBSTER BATTED FOR DEAN;
Webster walked; Webster was caught stealing second; FERRARA
BATTED FOR WILLIS; Ferrara doubled to left; ARCIA RAN FOR
FERRARA; Campbell singled to third [Arcia to third]; Huntz
singled to right [Arcia scored, Campbell to third]; Gaston out
on an unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: ARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HERBEL REPLACED
WEBSTER (PITCHING); Millan out on an unknown play; H. Aaron out
on an unknown play; Carty out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 5.



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