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Thursday July 30, 1970
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Two homers by Lou Brock and one by Joe Torre enabled the Cardinals to defeat the Braves, 4-2. Brock led off the first inning with a circuit clout and the Cardinals added a run in the second on a double by Jose Cardenal and a single by Mike Shannon. Torre homered in the fourth and Brock hit his second round-tripper of the game in the eighth.

The Braves chased Jerry Reuss in the ninth when Orlando Cepeda singled and Clete Boyer homered. Chuck Taylor retired the next two batters before Mike Lum walked and Rico Carty doubled, but Felix Millan grounded out to end the game. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 30, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cardinals    1  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .307      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .306
Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      T. Aaron lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Hague rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      H. Aaron rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .305
  Lee rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Cepeda 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .320
Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Boyer 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .231
Torre c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .308      Gonzalez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Cardenal cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .314      Tillman c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Shannon 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .187        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Maxvill ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .201      Garrido ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Niekro p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .138
                                                            Aspromonte ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
                                                            Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Carty ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .360
                                                            Jackson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .248

Totals               35   4   9   4     0   3             Totals               34   2   7   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,895
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Braves 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 1
Doubles: Cardenal (22), Hague (8), Carty (16)
Home Runs: Brock 2 (7), Torre (11), Boyer (11)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (20)
GIDP: Maxvill (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(2-4)            8     6   2   2   2   2   1  32   6.11
Chuck Taylor SV(5)      1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.95
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   2   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(9-13)          8     8   4   4   0   2   3  31   4.17
Priddy                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.91
Totals                  9     9   4   4   0   3   3  35

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock homered; Javier grounded out (third to
first); Hague grounded out (second to first); Allen grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Aaron
grounded out (second to first); H. Aaron walked; Cepeda popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre lined to shortstop; Cardenal doubled to
left; Shannon singled to center [Cardenal scored]; Maxvill
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Shannon
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
flied out to center; Tillman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reuss lined to shortstop; Brock flied out to
left; Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido flied out to center; Niekro flied out to
right; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague flied out to left; Allen flied out to
center; Torre homered; Cardenal singled to left; Cardenal stole
second; Shannon flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: T. Aaron flied out to left; H. Aaron flied out to
center; Cepeda singled to right; Boyer singled to center [Cepeda
to second]; Gonzalez singled to left [Cepeda to third, Boyer to
second]; Tillman forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Garrido grounded out (third to first); Niekro
singled to left; Millan flied out to center; T. Aaron flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Javier struck out; Hague doubled to right; Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron popped to second; Cepeda was called out on
strikes; Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cardenal popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Shannon grounded out (second to first); Maxvill singled to
third; Reuss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Tillman struck out;
Garrido popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock homered; Javier grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hague grounded out (first unassisted); Allen struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: LEE REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); ASPROMONTE BATTED
FOR NIEKRO; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Millan
walked; T. Aaron popped to shortstop; H. Aaron flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: PRIDDY REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); Torre
singled to left; Cardenal forced Torre (third to second);
Shannon flied out to center; Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda singled to left; Boyer homered [Cepeda
scored]; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); KING BATTED FOR TILLMAN; King
popped to third; LUM BATTED FOR GARRIDO; Lum walked; CARTY
BATTED FOR PRIDDY; Carty doubled to left [Lum to third]; JACKSON
RAN FOR CARTY; Millan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 2.



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