Pat Jarvis, who won 13 games for the Braves in 1969, matched that victory total by defeating the Astros, 6-1. Jarvis allowed only two hits until the ninth when John Mayberry tripled and Joe Morgan singled. After Jim Wynn singled, Hoyt Wilhelm relieved and retired the side.

The Braves scored two runs in the first inning on singles by Hank Aaron, Orlando Cepeda, Tommie Aaron and Bob Aspromonte. Jarvis singled and scored one of the Braves' next two runs in the fourth. Another single by Jarvis added a run in the sixth and Tony Gonzalez capped the Braves' scoring with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    4, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       2  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  0  -   6 12  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown cf              1   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Alou rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Gonzalez ph,cf      2   1   1   1     1   0   .252        Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Millan 2b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .313        Mayberry 1b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .204
H. Aaron rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .305      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Cepeda 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .322      Wynn lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .285
T. Aaron lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
  Lum ph,lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Menke ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .306
Aspromonte 3b         5   0   2   1     0   1   .200      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
King c                3   1   0   0     2   0   .278      Watson 1b,c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Garrido ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .279      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Jarvis p              4   1   2   1     0   1   .150        DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cook p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .061
                                                            Geronimo ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   6  12   5     6   3             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 17,842
Left on Base: Braves 10, Astros 5
DP: Braves 1, Astros 0
Errors: Alou
Doubles: Rader (13)
Triples: Mayberry (1)
Home Runs: Gonzalez (7)
Stolen Bases: Millan (10)
Caught Stealing: Garrido (2), Brown (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cepeda (1)
GIDP: Cedeno (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis W(13-8)          8     5   1   1   2   2   0  30   3.31
Wilhelm SV(9)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.98
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   3   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cook L(2-2)             3.1   7   4   4   3   2   0  18   3.79
Griffin                 2.2   3   1   1   3   1   0  14   5.55
Lemaster                2     1   1   1   0   0   1   7   4.47
DiLauro                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.91
Totals                  9    12   6   6   6   3   1  43

Passed Balls: Watson (1)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (13)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Brown out on an unknown play; Millan out on an
unknown play; H. Aaron singled; Cepeda singled [H. Aaron to
third]; T. Aaron singled [H. Aaron scored, Cepeda to third
(error by Alou)]; Aspromonte singled [Cepeda scored, T. Aaron to
second]; King out on an unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou out on an unknown play; Morgan out on an
unknown play; Wynn out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 2, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Garrido singled; Jarvis struck out; Garrido was
caught stealing second; Brown walked; Brown was caught stealing
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader out on an unknown play; Menke out on an
unknown play; Cedeno out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan walked; H. Aaron flied out on an unknown
play; Cepeda flied out on an unknown play; Millan stole second;
T. Aaron out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Watson out on an unknown play; Edwards out on an
unknown play; Cook struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Aspromonte struck out; King walked; Garrido singled
[King to third]; Jarvis singled [King scored, Garrido to third,
Jarvis to second (on throw)]; GRIFFIN REPLACED COOK (PITCHING);
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR BROWN; Gonzalez out on an unknown play;
Griffin threw a wild pitch [Garrido scored, Jarvis to third];
Millan walked; H. Aaron out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Alou out on an
unknown play; Morgan out on an unknown play; Wynn singled; Rader
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Cepeda singled; T. Aaron flied out on an unknown
play; Aspromonte flied out on an unknown play; King walked
[Cepeda to second]; Garrido out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(right to right to right) [Menke out at second]; Watson walked;
Edwards out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Jarvis singled; Gonzalez walked [Jarvis to second];
Millan singled [Jarvis to third, Gonzalez to second]; H. Aaron
flied out on an unknown play; Cepeda out on an unknown play
[Jarvis scored, Gonzalez stayed at second, Millan stayed at
first]; LUM BATTED FOR T. AARON; Lum struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; Geronimo out on an unknown play; Alou out on an unknown
play; Morgan out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Astros 0.

BRAVES 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEMASTER
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Aspromonte out on an unknown play;
King out on an unknown play; Garrido out on an unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn out on an unknown play; Rader doubled; Menke
out on an unknown play; Cedeno out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Jarvis out on an unknown play; Gonzalez homered;
Millan out on an unknown play; H. Aaron out on an unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson out on an unknown play; Edwards out on an
unknown play; Geronimo out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

BRAVES 9TH: MAYBERRY REPLACED LEMASTER (PLAYING 1B); WATSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); DILAURO REPLACED EDWARDS
(PITCHING); Cepeda out on an unknown play; Lum out on an unknown
play; Aspromonte singled; Watson allowed a passed ball
[Aspromonte to second]; King out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Mayberry tripled; Morgan singled [Mayberry scored];
Wynn singled [Morgan to second]; WILHELM REPLACED JARVIS
(PITCHING); Rader flied out on an unknown play; Menke flied out
on an unknown play; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 6, Astros 1.