The Cardinals went down to their eighth straight defeat when the Braves erupted for five runs in the seventh inning to gain a 7-3 victory. The Cardinals took a 3-1 lead before Clete Boyer homered for the Braves in the fourth.

Boyer walked in the seventh, stopped at third on a double by Hal King and scored the tying run on a single by Gil Garrido. Pat Jarvis bunted Garrido to second, King holding at third. Felix Millan then singled, driving in two runs to send the Braves in front. Millan was trapped off first and was thrown out, but a double by Tony Gonzalez, two walks and a single by Orlando Cepeda added two more tallies before the Braves subsided. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      16, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  1  0    1  0  0    5  0  0  -   7  9  0
Cardinals    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   1   2     1   0   .302      Brock rf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .292
Gonzalez cf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .237      Javier 2b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .239
H. Aaron rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .314      Carl Taylor 1b        3   1   0   0     2   1   .262
Carty lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .360      Allen lf              4   1   1   0     1   2   .286
Cepeda 1b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .311      Torre c               3   0   1   1     2   0   .307
  T. Aaron 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Beauchamp cf          3   0   0   1     1   0   .213
Boyer 3b              3   2   2   1     1   1   .215      Shannon 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .168
King c                3   1   1   0     1   2   .303      Crosby ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garrido ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .287        Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Jarvis p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .115        Chlupsa p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
                                                            Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .193

Totals               32   7   9   7     7   7             Totals               34   3   7   3     7   7

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 21,324
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 11
DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Allen
Doubles: King (6), Gonzalez (14), Javier (11)
Home Runs: Boyer (10)
Caught Stealing: Gonzalez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Jarvis (5)
GIDP: Carty (13)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis W(10-7)          9     7   3   3   7   7   0  41   3.24
Totals                  9     7   3   3   7   7   0  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(5-12)         6.2   8   6   6   4   3   1  29   3.70
Chuck Taylor            0.1   1   1   1   2   1   0   4   3.45
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.45
Chlupsa                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     9   7   7   7   7   1  40

Passed Balls: King (4)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to left; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); H. Aaron lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier
struck out; Carl Taylor walked; Allen singled to center [Carl
Taylor to third]; Torre singled to center [Carl Taylor scored,
Allen to second]; Beauchamp walked [Allen to third, Torre to
second]; Shannon popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Cepeda
walked; Boyer singled to left [Cepeda to third]; King was called
out on strikes; Garrido singled to left [Cepeda scored, Boyer to
third (error by Allen)]; Jarvis was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Crosby grounded out (pitcher to first); Carlton
flied out to center; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan flied out to center; Gonzalez walked;
Gonzalez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); H. Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Javier doubled to right; King allowed a passed
ball [Javier to third]; Carl Taylor struck out; Allen walked;
Torre walked [Allen to second]; Beauchamp forced Torre
(shortstop to second) [Javier scored, Allen to third]; Shannon
singled to right [Allen scored, Beauchamp to second]; Crosby
lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Carty flied out to right; Cepeda grounded out
(second to first); Boyer homered; King walked; Garrido flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carlton struck out; Brock singled to center;
Javier forced Brock (second to shortstop); Carl Taylor popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Jarvis struck out; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Allen struck out; Torre flied out to left;
Beauchamp flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron singled to center; Carty grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [H. Aaron out at second];
Cepeda grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Shannon popped to first; Crosby grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carlton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Boyer walked; King doubled to right [Boyer to
third]; Garrido singled to right [Boyer scored, King to third];
Jarvis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garrido to
second]; Millan singled to center [King scored, Garrido scored,
Millan out at second (center to second to first)]; Gonzalez
doubled to center; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); H.
Aaron was walked intentionally; Carty walked [Gonzalez to third,
H. Aaron to second]; Cepeda singled to center [Gonzalez scored,
H. Aaron scored, Carty to third, Cepeda to second (on throw)];
Boyer was called out on strikes; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock singled to center; Javier flied out to
left; Carl Taylor walked [Brock to second]; Allen struck out;
Torre walked [Brock to third, Carl Taylor to second]; Beauchamp
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 7, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED CHUCK TAYLOR (PITCHING); King
struck out; Garrido flied out to center; Jarvis struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: T. AARON REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING 1B); Shannon
flied out to left; HAGUE BATTED FOR CROSBY; Hague struck out;
LEE BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Lee singled to center; Brock walked
[Lee to second]; Javier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 7, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); CHLUPSA REPLACED
HAGUE (PITCHING); Millan walked; Debut game for Bob
Chlupsa; Gonzalez struck out; H. Aaron flied out to center;
Carty forced Millan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 7, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Carl Taylor popped to second; Allen flied out to
center; Torre popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7,
Cardinals 3.