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Thursday August 6, 1970
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Felix Millan collected five straight hits, including a pair of doubles, to lead the Braves' attack in a 4-1 victory over the Dodgers. Millan batted in two runs. Willie Davis had a triple and three singles in five times at bat for the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 6, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Braves       1  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 14  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown cf              2   1   2   1     0   0   .375      Grabarkewitz ss       4   0   1   0     1   1   .315
  Gonzalez pr,cf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Mota lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .311
Millan 2b             5   0   5   2     0   0   .319      Davis cf              5   0   4   0     0   0   .315
H. Aaron rf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .302      Parker 1b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .317
Cepeda 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .322      Sudakis 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
T. Aaron lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Haller c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .268
  Lum ph,lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Boyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Russell rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Tillman c             4   1   1   0     0   2   .222      Osteen p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Garrido ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .279        Lamb p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Nash p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .113        Lefebvre ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .283
  Wilhelm p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               38   4  14   4     2   7             Totals               37   1  10   1     3   7

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 20,181
Left on Base: Braves 10, Dodgers 12
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Sudakis
Doubles: H. Aaron (19), Millan 2 (21), Sizemore (6)
Triples: Davis (11)
Stolen Bases: Boyer (2), Russell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brown (1)
GIDP: T. Aaron (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash W(11-4)            5.1   8   1   1   3   4   0  27   4.19
Wilhelm SV(10)          3.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  13   2.79
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   7   0  40

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(11-10)         3.2  10   4   2   0   3   0  20   3.42
Lamb                    2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.31
Mikkelsen               2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.22
Brewer                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.04
Totals                  9    14   4   2   2   7   0  41

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


BRAVES 1ST: Brown singled to center; Millan singled to center
[Brown to second]; H. Aaron doubled to left [Brown scored,
Millan out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; Cepeda
struck out; T. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mota singled to right; Davis singled to shortstop [Mota to
second]; Parker grounded out (third to first) [Mota to third,
Davis to second]; Sudakis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer struck out; Tillman singled to left; Garrido
reached on an error by Sudakis [Tillman to second, Garrido to
first]; Nash singled to center [Tillman to third, Garrido to
second]; Brown hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tillman scored
(unearned), Garrido to third]; Millan doubled to center [Garrido
scored (unearned), Nash to third]; H. Aaron made an out to
first; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Haller struck out; Sizemore flied out to center;
Russell walked; Russell stole second; Osteen popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Cepeda singled to center; T. Aaron grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Cepeda out at second]; Boyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz walked; Mota flied out to center;
Davis singled to right [Grabarkewitz to second]; Parker singled
to right [Grabarkewitz to third, Davis to second]; Sudakis
struck out; Haller flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Tillman struck out; Garrido singled to left; Nash
popped to third in foul territory; Brown singled to right
[Garrido to third]; GONZALEZ RAN FOR BROWN; Millan singled to
left [Garrido scored, Gonzalez to second]; LAMB REPLACED OSTEEN
(PITCHING); H. Aaron walked [Gonzalez to third, Millan to
second]; Cepeda forced H. Aaron (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Russell struck out; Lamb struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: T. Aaron grounded out (third to first); Boyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tillman grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Grabarkewitz singled to center; Mota forced
Grabarkewitz (second to shortstop); Davis singled to right [Mota
to third]; Parker singled to left [Mota scored, Davis to
second]; Sudakis made an out to shortstop; Haller grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Nash
struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Sizemore doubled to left; Russell flied out to
right [Sizemore to third]; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR LAMB; Lefebvre
walked; WILHELM REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz reached
on a fielder's choice [Sizemore out at home (third to catcher to
shortstop), Lefebvre to second]; Mota lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 7TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); Millan
singled to shortstop; H. Aaron flied out to left; Cepeda
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Millan to second]; LUM BATTED
FOR T. AARON; Lum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Davis popped to
catcher in foul territory; Parker grounded out (second to
first); Sudakis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Boyer singled to left; Boyer stole second; Tillman
struck out; Garrido singled to center [Boyer out at home (center
to catcher)]; Wilhelm struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Haller struck out (catcher to first); Sizemore
singled to center; Russell forced Sizemore (shortstop to
second); CRAWFORD BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Crawford struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 9TH: BREWER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Gonzalez struck
out; Millan doubled to left; H. Aaron grounded out (third to
first); Cepeda was walked intentionally; Lum flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Mota flied out to left;
Davis tripled to right; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.



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