Leading off the ninth inning, Clete Boyer belted a homer to bring the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. Byron Browne hit a homer for the Phillies in the fifth inning and they took a 2-1 lead with another run in the sixth before the Braves pulled even in the seventh when Bob Aspromonte singled, took third on a single by Gil Garrido and scored on a forceout by Felix Millan. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   3 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .192      Garrido ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Taylor 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .284      Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .322
Money 3b              3   0   0   1     0   2   .295      H. Aaron rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .313
Browne rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .258      Carty lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .360
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Gonzalez cf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .266
Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Boyer 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .237
Compton c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Tillman c             2   0   0   1     0   0   .199
xShort p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .237
                                                            Aspromonte ph       1   1   1   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     1   8             Totals               32   3  10   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  9,560
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Braves 7
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 0
Errors: Tillman
Doubles: Taylor (16), Gonzalez (17)
Home Runs: Browne (10), Boyer (12)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (4)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Money (3), Tillman (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short L(6-13)           8    10   3   3   1   3   1  34   4.55
Totals                  8    10   3   3   1   3   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   7     4   2   1   0   3   1  25   3.90
Wilhelm W(5-3)          2     1   0   0   1   5   0   8   2.59
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1   8   1  33

Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Al Barlick, 3B - Dick Stello


PHILLIES 1ST: Hisle struck out; Taylor struck out; Money was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garrido flied out to right; Millan singled to left;
H. Aaron lined into a double play (third to first) [Millan out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Browne
grounded out (third to first); Briggs singled to left; Bowa
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (second to first); Carty flied
out to left; Gonzalez singled to second; Boyer grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Compton flied out to left; Short grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hisle popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Tillman grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone
flied out to center; Garrido flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Taylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Money
grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan flied out to left; H. Aaron walked; Cepeda
popped to shortstop; Carty grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Browne homered; Briggs flied out to right; Bowa
singled to left; Bowa was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Compton lined to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Gonzalez doubled to left; Boyer singled to left
[Gonzalez to third]; Tillman hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Gonzalez scored]; Stone was called out on strikes; Garrido
singled to center [Boyer to second]; Millan forced Garrido
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves
1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Short reached on catcher's interference by
Tillman; On a bunt Hisle forced Short (pitcher to shortstop);
Taylor doubled to left [Hisle to third]; Money hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Hisle scored (unearned)]; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron struck out; Cepeda struck out; Carty
singled to right; Gonzalez singled to right [Carty to second];
Boyer popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves
1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Browne grounded out (third to first); Briggs
grounded out (catcher to first); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Tillman popped to third in foul territory;
ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR STONE; Aspromonte singled to right;
Garrido singled to right [Aspromonte to third]; Millan forced
Garrido (shortstop unassisted) [Aspromonte scored]; H. Aaron
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: WILHELM REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); Compton
grounded out (third to first); Short struck out; Hisle singled
to left; Hisle stole second; Taylor walked; Money struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Cepeda popped to second; Carty flied out to center;
Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Johnson struck out; Browne struck out; Briggs
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Boyer homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Braves 3.