The Braves scored four runs in the second inning, two of them unearned, and made those tallies stand up for a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Hoyt Wilhelm saved the game for Pat Jarvis with two men on base and one out in the ninth by getting Matty Alou on a fly and fanning Richie Hebner. Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3Game Played on Friday, July 31, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumPirates 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Braves 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alou cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .303 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .276 Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .245 Oliver rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Carty ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .359 Stargell lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .247 Hall lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 H. Aaron rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Robertson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .282 Cepeda 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .320 Patek ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .288 King c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .226 Boyer 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .229 Clemente pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 Lum lf,cf 2 1 2 2 1 0 .257 Nelson p 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 Garrido ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .281 Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Jarvis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Cash ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .322 Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colpaert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pagan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Jeter pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 5 Totals 28 4 8 4 5 3 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 12,196 Left on Base: Pirates 8, Braves 10 DP: Pirates 2, Braves 1 Errors: Robertson, Boyer Doubles: Oliver (19), Patek (6), Mazeroski (11) Home Runs: Robertson (12) Sacrifice Hits: Boyer (2), Jarvis 2 (9) Sacrifice Flies: Nelson (1), Garrido (3) GIDP: Alou (7), King (3), Carty (14) Hit by Pitch: Lum (4,by Walker) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nelson L(4-2) 1.2 4 4 2 0 0 0 11 3.69 Walker 4.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 19 3.66 Colpaert 1.1 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 2.45 Gibbon 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.31 Totals 8 8 4 2 5 3 0 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jarvis W(12-8) 8.1 8 3 3 3 4 1 36 3.41 Wilhelm SV(8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.10 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 5 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Walker (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Mel Steiner PIRATES 1ST: Alou made an out to first; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver doubled; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to left; Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); H. Aaron made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Robertson homered; Patek singled; Mazeroski singled [Patek to third]; Nelson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Patek scored]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda singled; King singled [Cepeda to second]; Boyer reached on an error by Robertson on a sacrifice bunt [Cepeda to third, King to second, Boyer to first]; Lum singled [Cepeda scored, King scored, Boyer to third]; Garrido hit a sacrifice fly to right [Boyer scored (unearned)]; Jarvis reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Lum to second]; Millan flied out to left; Gonzalez singled [Lum scored (unearned), Jarvis to second]; WALKER REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4. PIRATES 3RD: Hebner made an out to catcher; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 3RD: Cepeda struck out; King made an out to third; Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4. PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Robertson made an out to catcher; Patek doubled; Mazeroski doubled [Patek scored]; Walker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled; Garrido singled [Lum to third]; Jarvis made an out to shortstop; Millan struck out; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. PIRATES 5TH: Alou made an out to second; Hebner walked; Oliver made an out to third; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron singled; Cepeda grounded out (third to first) [H. Aaron to second]; King flied out to center; Boyer was walked intentionally; Lum was hit by a pitch [H. Aaron to third, Boyer to second]; Garrido flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen made an out to first; Robertson singled; Patek flied out to center; Mazeroski made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: Jarvis grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez walked; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. PIRATES 7TH: CASH BATTED FOR WALKER; Cash singled; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: COLPAERT REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Cepeda walked; King grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cepeda out at second]; Boyer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. PIRATES 8TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell walked; Sanguillen flied out to right; Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Lum walked; Garrido singled [Lum to second]; Jarvis out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Lum to third, Garrido to second]; Millan was walked intentionally; GIBBON REPLACED COLPAERT (PITCHING); CARTY BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Carty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. PIRATES 9TH: HALL REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Patek flied out to right; Mazeroski reached on an error by Boyer [Mazeroski to first]; CLEMENTE RAN FOR MAZEROSKI; PAGAN BATTED FOR GIBBON; Pagan walked [Clemente to second]; JETER RAN FOR PAGAN; WILHELM REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Alou flied out to right; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. |
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