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.

Robertson hit a homer for the Pirates, but the first baseman's error on a bunt by Clete Boyer enabled the Braves to load the bases in the second after Orlando Cepeda and Hal King had singled. Mike Lum singled, driving in two runs, and Gil Garrido followed with a sacrifice fly. Jarvis bunted and both runners were safe when Lum beat the throw to second. Tony Gonzalez then singled to plate what proved to be the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Friday, July      31, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      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.