Willie Crawford, celebrating his 24th birthday, smashed a two-run homer to win the first game, 4-3, and the Dodgers then proceeded to take the second game, 6-1, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader with the Braves. Orlando Cepeda hit a two-run homer for the Braves in the first inning of the lidlifter, but the Dodgers tied the score in the fifth and went ahead in the sixth when Ted Sizemore beat out a bunt and Crawford hit his homer.

In the nightcap, Wes Parker batted in two runs with a double and Bill Sudakis accounted for two with a sacrifice fly and a double. A homer by Clete Boyer in the second inning saved the Braves from being shut out. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Wills ss              3   1   2   1     1   0   .268
Garr rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .136      Russell rf,cf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .252
Lum cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Davis cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .315
Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .310        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Carty lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .353      Parker 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .321
Aspromonte 3b         4   0   0   0     0   3   .204      Haller c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Jackson ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .254        Kosco ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  H. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .305        Joshua pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Didier c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .156        Torborg c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Nash p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .097      Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .311
  Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Crawford lf,rf        4   1   1   2     0   2   .240
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grabarkewitz 3b       3   1   1   0     0   0   .295
                                                          Sutton p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .160
                                                            Mota lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .293

Totals               34   3   6   3     0   8             Totals               29   4  10   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:03
Left on Base: Braves 4, Dodgers 6
DP: Braves 2, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Didier (2), Grabarkewitz (14), Wills (17)
Home Runs: Cepeda (33), Crawford (8)
Stolen Bases: Garr (1)
Caught Stealing: Russell (1), Davis (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (5)
GIDP: Haller (5), Sizemore (14)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash L(12-8)            7     9   4   4   4   3   1  31   4.10
Barber                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   8.10
Totals                  8    10   4   4   4   4   1  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(14-11)         7.2   6   3   3   0   7   1  30   4.05
Brewer SV(23)           1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.73
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   8   1  34

Wild Pitches: Sutton (6)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Al Barlick


BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled to left; Garr forced Millan (pitcher
to shortstop); Garr stole second; Lum grounded out (second to
first) [Garr to third]; Cepeda homered [Garr scored]; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills popped to third in foul territory; Russell
singled to center; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aspromonte struck out; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Didier grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker walked; Haller grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Nash grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan flied
out to center; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford was called out on strikes; Grabarkewitz
flied out to center; Sutton singled to left; Wills walked
[Sutton to second]; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to left; Cepeda popped to catcher in
foul territory; Carty was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker
struck out; Haller walked; Sizemore walked [Haller to second];
Crawford made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Aspromonte was called out on strikes; Jackson
singled to left; Didier forced Jackson (first to shortstop);
Nash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Grabarkewitz doubled to center; Sutton out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Grabarkewitz to third]; Wills
singled to right [Grabarkewitz scored]; Russell singled to
center [Wills to third]; Davis forced Russell (shortstop to
second) [Wills scored]; Davis was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers
2.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan lined to left; Garr grounded out (pitcher to
first); Lum struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch;
Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Haller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore singled to third;
Crawford homered [Sizemore scored]; Grabarkewitz made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Carty flied out to center; Aspromonte struck out;
Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
doubled to left; Russell grounded out (third to first); Davis
singled to shortstop [Wills to third]; Parker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Didier doubled to right; HALL BATTED FOR NASH; Hall
was called out on strikes; Millan flied out to left; Garr
singled to center [Didier scored]; Lum singled to left [Garr to
third]; BREWER REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); MOTA REPLACED SUTTON
(PLAYING LF); CRAWFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RUSSELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cepeda flied out to center; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); KOSCO BATTED FOR
HALLER; Kosco singled to left; JOSHUA RAN FOR KOSCO; On a bunt
Sizemore grounded into a double play (first to second to
shortstop) [Joshua out at second]; Crawford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 9TH: TORBORG REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING C ); Carty made an
out to second; Aspromonte lined to shortstop; H. AARON BATTED
FOR JACKSON; H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 4.