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Tuesday July 7, 1970
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The slugging of Dick Dietz, who drove in five runs with a double and a homer, enabled the Giants to defeat the Braves, 8-5. Dietz batted in two runs with his double in the first inning. Rich Robertson homered for the Giants in the second. However, the Braves had a circuit clout by Rico Carty and held a 5-4 lead going into the seventh when the Giants exploded for four runs. Bobby Bonds was hit by a pitch, stole second and counted the tying tally on a single by Ron Hunt. After a sacrifice and an intentional pass to Willie McCovey, Dietz won the game with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 8, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Tuesday, July 7, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Giants       2  1  0    0  0  1    4  0  0  -   8  9  0
Braves       2  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf,rf           4   1   0   0     0   2   .301      Jackson ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .251
Hunt 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .294      Millan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .299
  Fuentes pr,2b       1   1   0   0     0   0   .230      H. Aaron rf           2   1   0   0     1   0   .310
Henderson rf,lf       4   0   0   0     0   2   .305        Hall rf             2   0   0   0     0   2   .114
McCovey 1b            3   3   2   1     2   0   .254      Carty lf              4   2   3   2     0   0   .375
Dietz c               4   1   3   5     1   0   .327      Cepeda 1b             4   1   2   0     0   2   .297
Hart 3b               4   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Gonzalez cf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .235
F. Johnson lf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      King c                4   0   1   2     0   1   .319
  Mays cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .203
Lanier ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Nash p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .216        Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Heise ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robertson p           2   1   1   1     0   1   .075        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .282        Kester p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jerry Johnson p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .115
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               36   8   9   8     4   8             Totals               38   5  11   5     1   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 12,158
Left on Base: Giants 7, Braves 7
DP: Giants 0, Braves 0
Errors: Jackson
Doubles: Dietz (19), King (5), Gonzalez (12)
Home Runs: Robertson (2), McCovey (22), Dietz (18), Carty (23)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (27), Jackson (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Henderson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (1,by Priddy)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robertson               5    11   5   5   1   3   1  27   5.08
Jerry Johnson W(3-1)    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.15
McMahon SV(7)           3     0   0   0   0   4   0   9   3.42
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   8   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    6     6   4   2   2   8   2  27   3.52
Priddy L(2-4)           0     1   2   2   0   0   0   2   6.46
Wilhelm                 2     2   2   2   2   0   1  10   3.30
Kester                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   9.53
Totals                  9     9   8   6   4   8   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Priddy (1)
Wild Pitches: Robertson (11), Priddy (5)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunt reached
on an error by Jackson; Henderson struck out; McCovey singled to
right [Hunt to third]; Dietz doubled to center [McCovey scored
(unearned), Hunt scored (unearned)]; Hart flied out to right; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(second to first); H. Aaron walked; Robertson threw a wild pitch
[H. Aaron to second]; Carty singled to right [H. Aaron scored,
Carty to second (on throw to home)]; Cepeda singled [Carty to
third]; Gonzalez singled [Cepeda to second, Carty scored]; King
forced Cepeda (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
2, Braves 2.

GIANTS 2ND: F. Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Lanier
flied out to center; Robertson homered; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Nash
grounded out (third to first); Jackson singled; Jackson stole
second; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Hunt flied out to center; Henderson struck out;
McCovey walked; Dietz singled to right [McCovey to second]; Hart
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: H. Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; Carty
homered; Cepeda singled to center; Gonzalez singled to left
[Cepeda to second]; King doubled [Gonzalez scored, Cepeda
scored]; Boyer grounded out (second to first) [King to third];
Nash made an out to first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Braves 5.

GIANTS 4TH: F. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier
struck out; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Jackson singled to center; Millan forced Jackson
(shortstop to second); H. Aaron flied out to center; Carty
singled to center [Millan to third]; Cepeda was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 5.

GIANTS 5TH: HALL REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); Bonds struck
out; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves
5.

BRAVES 5TH: Gonzalez doubled to left; King grounded out (first
unassisted) [Gonzalez to third]; Boyer struck out; Nash struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 5.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey homered; Dietz walked; Hart flied out to
center; F. Johnson singled to center [Dietz to second]; TAYLOR
BATTED FOR LANIER; Taylor was called out on strikes; GALLAGHER
BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Gallagher grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: HEISE REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING SS); JERRY JOHNSON
REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Hall was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 5.

GIANTS 7TH: PRIDDY REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Bonds was hit by a
pitch; Bonds stole second; Hunt singled to right [Bonds scored];
FUENTES RAN FOR HUNT; Priddy threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to
second]; WILHELM REPLACED PRIDDY (PITCHING); Henderson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Fuentes to third]; McCovey
was walked intentionally; Dietz homered [Fuentes scored, McCovey
scored]; Hart walked; F. Johnson singled to center [Hart to
second]; Heise forced F. Johnson (second to shortstop) [Hart to
third]; MASON BATTED FOR JERRY JOHNSON; Mason flied out to
right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 8, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: FUENTES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCMAHON
REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); MAYS REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PLAYING
CF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BONDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Carty grounded out (second to first);
Cepeda struck out; Gonzalez flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Braves 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes
grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson made an out to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: King struck out; Boyer struck out; LUM BATTED FOR
WILHELM; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
8, Braves 5.

GIANTS 9TH: KESTER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); McCovey flied out to
left; Dietz grounded out (third to first); Hart flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Jackson popped to first in foul territory; Millan
popped to first in foul territory; Hall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Braves 5.



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