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Wednesday August 5, 1970
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Willie Davis hit a grand-slam homer and Bill Russell contributed two triples and a single as the Dodgers walloped the Braves, 12-2. Backed by 14-hit attack, Alan Foster beat the Braves for the fourth straight time this season. Singles by Foster and Manny Mota, around a pass to Billy Grabarkewitz, loaded the bases for Davis' slam off Don Cardwell in the fifth inning on a blooper-type homer that traveled only about 330 feet into the right field grandstand. Orlando Cepeda a hit homer for the Braves. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 5, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  1
Dodgers      1  1  2    4  4  0    0  0  x  -  12 14  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Grabarkewitz ss       3   2   1   0     2   0   .316
Gonzalez cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Mota lf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .313
H. Aaron rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .303        Gabrielson lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Lum rf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Davis cf              4   1   1   4     0   1   .309
Cepeda 1b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .323        Crawford rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  T. Aaron 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Parker 1b             2   1   2   1     0   0   .316
King c                3   0   0   0     1   2   .272        Lefebvre ph,1b      3   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Hall lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Sudakis 3b            4   2   2   1     1   0   .233
Aspromonte 3b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .204      Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   2     0   0   .275
Garrido ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Russell rf,cf         4   1   3   1     1   0   .250
Stone p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Torborg c             2   0   0   2     0   1   .233
  Cardwell p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Foster p              3   1   1   0     1   0   .104
  Navarro p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200

Totals               31   2   7   1     1   3             Totals               36  12  14  11     5   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 18,094
Left on Base: Braves 4, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 3
Errors: Millan, Grabarkewitz
Doubles: Mota (11), Lefebvre (14)
Triples: Russell 2 (5), Grabarkewitz (5)
Home Runs: Cepeda (24), Davis (6)
Stolen Bases: Parker (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Torborg 2 (2)
GIDP: Garrido (8), H. Aaron (11), T. Aaron (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(7-9)            3     8   5   5   2   0   0  19   4.19
Cardwell                1     6   7   7   2   1   1  11   8.74
Navarro                 4     0   0   0   1   3   0  13   4.15
Totals                  8    14  12  12   5   4   1  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster W(7-9)           9     7   2   2   1   3   1  33   3.77
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   1  33

Balks: Cardwell (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan lined to second; Gonzalez reached on an error
by Grabarkewitz [Gonzalez to first]; H. Aaron flied out to
right; Cepeda grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz flied out to center; Mota doubled to
left; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher) [Mota to
third]; Parker singled to left [Mota scored]; Sudakis singled to
left [Parker to second]; Sizemore grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 2ND: King was called out on strikes; Hall grounded out
(first unassisted); Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell tripled to left; Torborg hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Russell scored]; Foster walked; Grabarkewitz walked
[Foster to second]; Mota flied out to right; Davis flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone
singled to center; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Stone to second]; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Parker singled to shortstop; Parker stole second;
Sudakis singled to center [Parker scored]; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Sudakis to second]; Russell singled to
shortstop [Sudakis to third]; Torborg hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Sudakis scored]; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; Cepeda
homered; King struck out; Hall grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Grabarkewitz tripled to right [Grabarkewitz scored
(error by Millan) (no RBI)]; CARDWELL REPLACED STONE (PITCHING);
Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis struck out; LEFEBVRE
BATTED FOR PARKER; Lefebvre doubled to right; Sudakis walked;
Cardwell balked [Lefebvre to third, Sudakis to second]; Sizemore
singled to left [Lefebvre scored, Sudakis scored]; Russell
tripled to right [Sizemore scored]; Torborg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 8.

BRAVES 5TH: LEFEBVRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Aspromonte
singled to pitcher; Garrido grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Aspromonte out at second]; Cardwell singled
to center; Millan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 5TH: Foster singled to right; Grabarkewitz walked
[Foster to second]; Mota singled to center [Foster to third,
Grabarkewitz to second]; Davis homered [Foster scored,
Grabarkewitz scored, Mota scored]; NAVARRO REPLACED CARDWELL
(PITCHING); Lefebvre grounded out (first unassisted); Sudakis
grounded out (third to first); Sizemore made an out to second; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 12.

BRAVES 6TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING RF); RUSSELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Gonzalez singled to left; H.
Aaron grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Gonzalez out at second]; Cepeda grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 12.

DODGERS 6TH: LUM REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); T. AARON
REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING 1B); Russell walked; Torborg struck
out; Foster made an out to shortstop; Grabarkewitz grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 12.

BRAVES 7TH: GABRIELSON REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); King flied
out to left; Hall grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 12.

DODGERS 7TH: Gabrielson struck out; Crawford struck out;
Lefebvre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 12.

BRAVES 8TH: Garrido flied out to right; Navarro struck out;
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 12.

DODGERS 8TH: Sudakis flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to
left; Russell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 12.

BRAVES 9TH: Gonzalez singled to second; Lum singled to center
[Gonzalez to third]; T. Aaron grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gonzalez scored (no RBI), Lum
out at second]; King walked; Hall flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 12.



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