Bob Priddy allowed only one hit in six innings of relief pitching and was rewarded with credit for his first victory since May 8 when the Braves beat the Expos, 8-7. Hank Aaron drove in three runs for the Braves with a homer and a single, raising his career RBI total to 1,827, tying him with Al Simmons for eighth place on the all-time list.

Phil Niekro, who started for the Braves, was kayoed with none out in the third inning when Bobby Wine batted in two runs with a single to put the Expos ahead. 6-5. Gil Garrido tied the score with a triple in the sixth and Aaron singled to give the lead to the Braves. Clete Boyer then batted the deciding run home with a single in the seventh. Hoyt Wilhelm pitched the ninth for the Braves and yielded the Expos' last tally. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Montreal Expos 7
Game Played on Wednesday, August    12, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Expos        3  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7  8  0
Braves       3  2  0    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   8 12  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones lf              4   2   1   1     1   1   .240      Garrido ss            5   2   3   1     0   0   .287
Gosger cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .272      Millan 2b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .325
Staub rf              4   1   0   0     1   3   .285      H. Aaron rf           4   2   2   3     1   0   .309
Bailey 1b             4   1   2   2     1   0   .319      Cepeda 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .314
Laboy 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Carty lf              2   0   2   1     1   0   .362
Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   0     0   1   .205        Lum pr,lf           0   1   0   0     0   0   .248
Bateman c             4   1   2   2     0   0   .223      Gonzalez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Wine ss               4   0   2   2     0   1   .214      Boyer 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .234
McGinn p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .121      Tillman c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .213
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .252
  Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .251        King c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Stoneman p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .103      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .149
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Priddy p            3   0   0   0     0   3   .214
  Boccabella ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7   8   7     4   8             Totals               35   8  12   8     3   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  8,067
Left on Base: Expos 7, Braves 7
DP: Expos 1, Braves 1
Errors: Boyer, Priddy
Doubles: Bateman (13), Carty (17)
Triples: Garrido (4)
Home Runs: Jones (14), H. Aaron (34)
Stolen Bases: Gosger (3)
GIDP: Gonzalez (9)
Hit by Pitch: Carty (2,by Stoneman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGinn                  0.2   4   3   3   1   1   0   7   5.07
Raymond                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.26
Stoneman L(4-12)        5     7   5   5   2   3   1  24   5.44
Strohmayer              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.71
Reed                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.57
Totals                  8    12   8   8   3   5   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  2     6   6   4   3   3   1  17   4.40
Priddy W(3-5)           6     1   0   0   1   2   0  19   5.84
Wilhelm SV(11)          1     1   1   0   0   3   0   5   2.75
Totals                  9     8   7   4   4   8   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Stoneman (8)
Passed Balls: Tillman (5), King (7)
Wild Pitches: Wilhelm (3)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan


EXPOS 1ST: Jones walked; Gosger grounded out (first unassisted)
[Jones to second]; Staub walked; Bailey singled [Jones scored,
Staub to second]; Laboy reached on an error by Boyer [Staub to
third, Bailey to second, Laboy to first]; Sutherland struck out;
Bateman singled [Staub scored (unearned), Bailey scored
(unearned), Laboy to second]; Wine struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garrido singled; Millan singled [Garrido to second];
H. Aaron walked [Garrido to third, Millan to second]; Cepeda
singled [Garrido scored, Millan scored, H. Aaron to second];
Carty singled [H. Aaron scored, Cepeda to second]; Gonzalez
struck out; Boyer flied out to left; RAYMOND REPLACED MCGINN
(PITCHING); Tillman forced Carty (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 3.

EXPOS 2ND: FAIREY BATTED FOR RAYMOND; Fairey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jones homered; Gosger flied out to center;
Staub struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Bailey
walked [Staub to second]; Laboy forced Staub (third unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: STONEMAN REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Niekro made an
out to first; Garrido flied out to left; Millan singled; H.
Aaron homered [Millan scored]; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 5.

EXPOS 3RD: Sutherland singled; Bateman doubled [Sutherland to
third]; Wine singled [Sutherland scored, Bateman scored]; PRIDDY
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); On a bunt Stoneman hit into a double
play (first to second) [Wine out at second]; Jones flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 3RD: Carty walked; Gonzalez grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; Boyer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6,
Braves 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Gosger flied out to left; Staub flied out to right;
Bailey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Tillman struck out; Priddy struck out; Garrido
singled; Millan singled [Garrido to third]; H. Aaron forced
Millan (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6,
Braves 5.

EXPOS 5TH: Laboy flied out to left; Sutherland made an out to
first; Bateman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Cepeda made an out to first; Carty was hit by a
pitch; Gonzalez flied out to left; Boyer forced Carty (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 5.

EXPOS 6TH: Wine grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Stoneman struck out; Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Tillman walked; JACKSON RAN FOR TILLMAN; Priddy
struck out; Garrido tripled [Jackson scored]; Millan grounded
out (pitcher to first); H. Aaron singled [Garrido scored];
Cepeda flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6,
Braves 7.

EXPOS 7TH: KING REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING C ); Gosger walked;
Gosger stole second; Staub struck out; Bailey reached on a
fielder's choice [Gosger out at third (shortstop to second)];
Laboy forced Bailey (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 6, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Carty doubled; LUM RAN FOR CARTY; STROHMAYER
REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING); Gonzalez lined to right; Boyer
singled [Lum scored]; King grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Boyer to second]; Priddy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 6, Braves 8.

EXPOS 8TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Sutherland flied out
to right; Bateman made an out to shortstop; Wine singled to
pitcher [Wine to second (error by Priddy)]; BOCCABELLA BATTED
FOR STROHMAYER; Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: REED REPLACED BOCCABELLA (PITCHING); Garrido flied
out to right; Millan flied out to center; H. Aaron grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 8.

EXPOS 9TH: WILHELM REPLACED PRIDDY (PITCHING); Jones struck out;
Gosger struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball;
Wilhelm threw a wild pitch [Gosger to second]; Staub struck out;
Bailey singled [Gosger scored (unearned)]; Laboy grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 7, Braves
8.