Mike Torrez, who lasted the route for the first time since June 12, also starred at bat with four straight hits while pitching the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Braves. Singles by Orlando Cepeda and Hal King, together with a sacrifice fly by Bob Aspromonte, produced a Braves' run in the second inning.

The Cards tied the score in the third when Torrez doubled and Dick Allen singled. Leron Lee singled in the eighth, advanced on a passed ball and counted the tie-breaking run on a single by Dal Maxvill. Torrez then singled and Lou Brock doubled to add an insurance marker. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      19, 1970 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3 12  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Brock lf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .307
  Jackson ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Hague 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Gonzalez cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Allen 3b              3   0   2   1     1   1   .292
Lum rf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Torre c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Carty lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .362      Lee rf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .305      Cardenal cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .311
King c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Javier 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Aspromonte 3b         3   0   1   1     0   0   .203      Maxvill ss            4   1   1   1     0   1   .194
Garrido ss,2b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Torrez p              4   1   4   0     0   0   .289
Reed p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .071
  McQueen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  H. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .318

Totals               35   1   8   1     2   3             Totals               35   3  12   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 24,415
Left on Base: Braves 10, Cardinals 10
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Garrido, Allen, Javier
Doubles: Aspromonte (2), Torrez (2), Brock (14)
Stolen Bases: Allen (3), Brock (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Aspromonte (1)
GIDP: Torre (17)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(2-3)             7.2  11   3   3   2   3   0  36   5.63
McQueen                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   9.60
Totals                  8    12   3   3   2   3   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(7-8)           9     8   1   0   2   3   0  38   3.57
Totals                  9     8   1   0   2   3   0  38

Passed Balls: King (5)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan popped to second; Gonzalez popped to second;
Lum reached on an error by Javier [Lum to first]; Carty forced
Lum (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Hague
grounded out (second to first); Allen singled to left; Torre
forced Allen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda singled to third [Cepeda to second (error by
Allen)]; King singled to right [Cepeda to third]; Aspromonte hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Cepeda scored (unearned)]; Garrido
forced King (first to shortstop); Reed flied out to center; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Lee popped to shortstop; Cardenal walked; Javier
forced Cardenal (third to second); Maxvill forced Javier
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan flied out to right; Gonzalez singled to
center; Lum popped to second; Carty singled to center [Gonzalez
to third]; Cepeda popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Torrez doubled to left; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hague grounded out (second to first)
[Torrez to third]; Allen singled to center [Torrez scored];
Allen stole second; Torre popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 4TH: King popped to shortstop; Aspromonte made an out to
first; Garrido flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Lee flied out to center; Cardenal popped to third
in foul territory; Javier singled to third; Maxvill flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Reed was called out on strikes; Millan grounded out
(second to first); Gonzalez singled to center; Lum grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torrez singled to right; Brock singled to second
[Torrez to second]; Felix Millan struck on shoulder by
ball; JACKSON REPLACED MILLAN (PLAYING SS); GARRIDO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Hague flied out to right [Torrez to
third]; Brock stole second; Allen was walked intentionally;
Torre grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Torrez out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals
1.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Cepeda flied out to
center; King singled to right; Aspromonte doubled to left [King
to third]; Garrido was walked intentionally; Reed struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Lee grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
grounded out (third to first); Javier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill struck out; Torrez singled to center;
Brock singled to center [Torrez to second]; Hague reached on an
error by Garrido [Torrez to third, Brock to second, Hague to
first]; Allen was called out on strikes; Torre lined to second;
0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Carty walked; Cepeda flied out to right; King flied
out to left; Aspromonte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Lee singled to right; King allowed a passed ball
[Lee to second]; Cardenal flied out to right [Lee to third];
Javier flied out to left; Maxvill singled to left [Lee scored];
Torrez singled to center [Maxvill to second]; MCQUEEN REPLACED
REED (PITCHING); Brock doubled to right [Maxvill scored, Torrez
out at home (right to second to catcher to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Garrido flied out to left; H. AARON BATTED FOR
MCQUEEN; H. Aaron struck out; Jackson singled to left; Gonzalez
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 3.