A grand-slam homer by Hal King, together with the shutout relief pitching of Hoyt Wilhelm, enabled the Braves to snap their six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers. In the first inning, Mike Lum singled, Felix Millan beat out an infield hit, Hank Aaron forced Millan and Rico Carty walked with two out to fill the bases for King's clout.

The Dodgers rallied against Jim Nash and scored their runs on singles by Willie Davis and Wes Parker and a homer by Tom Haller. When Jim Lefebvre and Willie Crawford also singled with none out, Wilhelm relieved and pitched the rest of the way to gain credit for the victory. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Braves       4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Russell rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Lum cf                4   1   2   0     0   0   .254
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Davis cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .316      H. Aaron rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Parker 1b             4   1   3   0     0   1   .325      Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Haller c              4   1   1   3     0   0   .281      Carty lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .362
Lefebvre 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      King c                3   1   1   4     0   1   .254
Crawford lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .238      Boyer 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Grabarkewitz ss       4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Garrido ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Nash p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .297        Wilhelm p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .091

Totals               36   3  10   3     0   4             Totals               31   4   9   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  4,719
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 4
DP: Dodgers 2, Braves 1
Doubles: Parker 2 (42)
Home Runs: Haller (8), King (11)
GIDP: Millan (14), Garrido (15)
Hit by Pitch: Russell (2,by Nash)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(13-11)         8     9   4   4   1   3   1  32   4.07
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   3   1  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    3     6   3   3   0   1   1  16   4.06
Wilhelm W(6-3)          6     4   0   0   0   3   0  21   2.57
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   4   1  37

Passed Balls: King (9)
Hit by Pitch: Nash (5)
Balks: Nash (1)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


DODGERS 1ST: Russell flied to left in foul territory; Sizemore
flied out to center; Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Lum singled to right; Millan singled to third [Lum
to second]; H. Aaron forced Millan (shortstop to second) [Lum to
third]; Cepeda popped to first in foul territory; Carty walked
[H. Aaron to second]; King homered [Lum scored, H. Aaron scored,
Carty scored]; Boyer popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker doubled to right; Haller flied out to
center; Lefebvre flied to right in foul territory; Crawford
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Garrido singled to center; Nash popped to catcher in
foul territory; Lum flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz flied out to center; Sutton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Russell was hit by a pitch; Nash
balked [Russell to second]; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: H. Aaron singled to left; Cepeda flied out to left;
Carty singled to right [H. Aaron to second]; King struck out;
Boyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis singled to right; Parker singled to left
[Davis to second]; Haller homered [Davis scored, Parker scored];
Lefebvre singled to center; Crawford singled to right [Lefebvre
to second]; WILHELM REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); King allowed a
passed ball [Lefebvre to third, Crawford to second];
Grabarkewitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutton grounded
out (third to first); Russell flied out to left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Garrido flied out to right; Wilhelm singled to
center; Lum singled to right [Wilhelm to second]; Millan
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lum out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Sizemore singled to second; Davis hit into a double
play (second to first to shortstop to second to third) [Sizemore
out at second]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron flied out to center; Cepeda grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carty made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Haller grounded out (first unassisted); Lefebvre
grounded out (first to pitcher); Crawford singled to second;
Grabarkewitz singled to center [Crawford to second]; Sutton
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: King grounded out (first to pitcher); Boyer singled
to shortstop; Garrido grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Boyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell made an out to second; Sizemore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Wilhelm struck out; Lum grounded out (second to
first); Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Parker doubled to left; Haller made an out to
shortstop; Lefebvre made an out to second; Crawford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron flied out to right; Cepeda grounded out
(third to first); Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR SUTTON;
Mota struck out; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.