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Tuesday July 28, 1970
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The Cardinals, who defeated the Reds, 16-9, in the previous night's game before coming to Atlanta, posted back-to-back victories for the first time since June 28-29 when Bob Gibson beat the Braves, 6-4. Vic Davalillo led the Cardinals at bat, driving in three runs with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Tuesday, July 28, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  2    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   6  6  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   4 12  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   2   1   0     2   2   .304      Jackson ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Javier 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Millan 2b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .307
Carl Taylor rf        1   2   1   0     3   0   .256      H. Aaron rf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .305
  Lee rf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Carty lf              5   0   1   1     0   3   .358
Allen 1b              4   1   1   1     1   2   .287      Cepeda 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .322
  Hague 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Gonzalez cf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .240
Torre c               5   1   1   1     0   0   .309      King c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Davalillo cf          4   0   2   3     0   0   .328      Boyer 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .224
Shannon 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .183      Nash p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .103
Maxvill ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .197        Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .127
Gibson p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .324        Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Lum ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Navarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            T. Aaron ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .313
                                                            Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   6   5     7   6             Totals               39   4  12   4     1   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 13,904
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Braves 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 0
Errors: Jackson
Doubles: Brock (16), Cepeda (26), Lum (11)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (22), Millan (8)
Caught Stealing: Shannon (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(13-5)          9    12   4   4   1   7   0  40   3.66
Totals                  9    12   4   4   1   7   0  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash L(10-3)            5     4   5   5   5   2   0  26   4.02
Priddy                  2     2   1   1   2   1   0   9   6.04
Navarro                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.61
Wilhelm                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.16
Totals                  9     6   6   6   7   6   0  41

Wild Pitches: Nash (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Javier popped
to third in foul territory; Carl Taylor walked; Allen popped to
third in foul territory; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to right; Millan singled to right;
Millan stole second; H. Aaron popped to second; Carty was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Shannon flied out to center; Maxvill reached on an error by
Jackson [Maxvill to first]; Gibson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda popped to first in foul territory; Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); King struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Javier flied
out to right; Carl Taylor walked; Allen struck out; Torre
reached on a fielder's choice [Brock to third, Carl Taylor to
second]; Davalillo singled to right [Brock scored, Carl Taylor
scored, Torre to third]; Shannon flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Boyer popped to first in foul territory; Nash was
called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Maxvill flied out to right; Gibson popped to
shortstop; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron
grounded out (second to first); Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier flied out to left; Carl Taylor singled to
left; Allen walked [Carl Taylor to second]; Torre singled to
left [Carl Taylor scored, Allen to third]; Davalillo singled to
center [Allen scored, Torre to third]; Nash threw a wild pitch
[Torre scored, Davalillo to second]; Shannon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maxvill flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Cepeda singled to left; Gonzalez popped to third in
foul territory; King popped to third in foul territory; Boyer
singled to right [Cepeda to second]; HALL BATTED FOR NASH; Hall
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: PRIDDY REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Gibson grounded
out (third to first); Brock doubled to right; Javier flied out
to right [Brock to third]; Carl Taylor walked; Allen singled to
left [Brock scored, Carl Taylor to third]; Torre popped to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson singled to center; Millan singled to left
[Jackson to second]; H. Aaron singled to left [Jackson scored,
Millan to second]; Carty flied out to right; Cepeda doubled to
center [Millan scored, H. Aaron to third]; Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [H. Aaron scored]; King walked; Boyer
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Davalillo popped to shortstop; Shannon walked;
Shannon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to
first to second); Maxvill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: LUM BATTED FOR PRIDDY; Lum doubled to left; Jackson
flied out to center; Millan singled to center [Lum to third]; H.
Aaron popped to second; Carty singled to center [Lum scored,
Millan to third]; Cepeda popped to first in foul territory; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: NAVARRO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Gibson grounded
out (first to pitcher); Brock was called out on strikes; Javier
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: LEE REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PLAYING RF); Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); King grounded out (second to
first); Boyer singled to second; T. AARON BATTED FOR NAVARRO; T.
Aaron singled to center [Boyer to second]; Jackson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: WILHELM REPLACED T. AARON (PITCHING); Lee struck
out; Allen struck out; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: HAGUE REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron popped to second; Carty
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Braves 4.



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