The Braves banged 11 hits, including homers by Hank Aaron and Orlando Cepeda, to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-2, but then collected only six hits off Clay Kirby in the second game and lost to the Padres, 6-1. Aaron hit his homer with a man on base in the sixth inning to tie the score at 2-2 and Cepeda connected with two aboard in the eighth when the Braves broke away with four runs.

Cito Gaston, who hit a triple and single and scored both of the Padres' runs in the lidlifter, added a homer and two singles in the nightcap and scored four more times. Al Ferrara and Ollie Brown batted in two runs apiece. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    7, 1970 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  4  2  -   8 11  1
Padres       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrido 2b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .282      Arcia ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .215
Gonzalez cf           5   2   2   1     0   0   .255      Campbell 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .221
H. Aaron rf           4   2   3   3     1   0   .307      Gaston cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .321
  Hall pr,rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Ferrara lf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .245
Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   3     1   1   .321      Brown rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .249
T. Aaron lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .290
  Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Cannizzaro c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .306
Tillman c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Jackson ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .252        Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
Niekro p              4   0   2   0     0   0   .152        Baldschun p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247

Totals               38   8  11   8     2   4             Totals               34   2   7   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:26
Left on Base: Braves 5, Padres 7
DP: Braves 1, Padres 1
Errors: Jackson, Arcia
Doubles: H. Aaron (20), Gonzalez (15), Jackson (10), Ferrara 2 (12)
Triples: Gaston (8)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (32), Cepeda (25)
GIDP: Garrido (9), Gaston (9)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(10-14)         9     7   2   2   2   8   0  36   4.26
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   8   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(5-9)          7.1   6   5   5   2   4   1  30   3.86
Dobson                  0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   4.17
Baldschun               1     4   2   2   0   0   0   7   9.64
Totals                  9    11   8   8   2   4   2  40

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel


BRAVES 1ST: Garrido grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron doubled to left;
Cepeda was walked intentionally; Boyer forced Cepeda (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Arcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell
struck out (catcher to first); Gaston tripled to center; Ferrara
doubled [Gaston scored]; Brown flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 2ND: T. Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Tillman
struck out; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cannizzaro singled to left;
Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to left; Garrido grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Niekro out at
second]; Gonzalez lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Arcia lined to shortstop; Campbell was called out on
strikes; Gaston singled to center; Ferrara doubled to left
[Gaston scored]; Brown walked; Colbert struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); Cepeda
grounded out (third to first); Boyer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Spiezio grounded out (pitcher to first); Cannizzaro
grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: T. Aaron grounded out (third to first); Tillman
lined to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Arcia singled to center; Campbell reached on an
error by Jackson [Arcia to second, Campbell to first]; Gaston
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Arcia to third, Campbell out at second]; Ferrara grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro singled to left; Garrido forced Niekro
(pitcher to shortstop); Gonzalez forced Garrido (shortstop to
second); H. Aaron homered [Gonzalez scored]; Cepeda struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Brown made an out to second; Colbert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spiezio walked; Cannizzaro struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Aaron
struck out; Tillman reached on an error by Arcia [Tillman to
first]; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Roberts struck out; Arcia singled to center;
Campbell grounded out (third to first) [Arcia to second]; Gaston
reached on a fielder's choice [Arcia out at third (third to
second to shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Niekro lined to left; Garrido singled to right;
Gonzalez doubled to center [Garrido scored]; H. Aaron was walked
intentionally; DOBSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Cepeda
homered [Gonzalez scored, H. Aaron scored]; Boyer lined to
center; T. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 6, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: LUM REPLACED T. AARON (PLAYING LF); Ferrara popped
to first in foul territory; Brown grounded out (second to
first); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Padres 2.

BRAVES 9TH: BALDSCHUN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Tillman
grounded out (third to first); Jackson doubled to center; Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jackson to third]; Garrido
singled to center [Jackson scored]; Gonzalez singled to right
[Garrido to second]; H. Aaron singled to center [Garrido scored,
Gonzalez to second]; HALL RAN FOR H. AARON; Cepeda flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: HALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Spiezio struck
out; Cannizzaro struck out; WEBSTER BATTED FOR BALDSCHUN;
Webster made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8,
Padres 2.