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. Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3Game Played on Thursday, July 16, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIBraves 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. |
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