Orlando Cepeda and Rico Carty batted in two runs apiece to lead the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Astros. Pat Jarvis, who drove in the final run with a double in the ninth inning, beat the Astros for the sixth straight time over two seasons and for the 12th time in 13 decisions for his career.

Cepeda got his RBIs with a double in the first inning after Sonny Jackson walked and Hank Aaron singled. Jackson walked again in the third, Aaron doubled and Carty singled for another pair. Doug Rader homered with a man on base for the Astros. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 12, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 12  1
Astros       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lum cf                5   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Jackson ss            3   2   2   0     2   0   .256      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
H. Aaron rf           4   2   3   0     0   0   .310      Wynn lf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Carty lf              4   0   2   2     0   1   .351        Lampard lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Brown pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .405      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Cepeda 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .310      Menke ss              4   2   2   0     0   0   .308
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Rader 3b              2   1   1   2     1   1   .246
  Boyer 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .298
Garrido 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Edwards c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Didier c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .152      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jarvis p              4   0   2   1     0   2   .184        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   5  12   5     2   6             Totals               29   3   5   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  9,821
Left on Base: Braves 6, Astros 2
DP: Braves 0, Astros 2
Errors: Jarvis
Doubles: Cepeda (31), H. Aaron (26), Jarvis (2), Menke (24)
Home Runs: Rader (22)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (2)
GIDP: Cepeda (11), H. Aaron (12)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis W(16-12)         9     5   3   3   2   2   1  32   3.58
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   2   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(1-1)           8     9   4   4   2   6   0  33   4.76
Culver                  1     3   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.84
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Jarvis (4), Culver (10)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Lum flied out to right; Jackson walked; H. Aaron
singled [Jackson to second]; Carty struck out; Cepeda doubled
[Jackson scored, H. Aaron scored]; Evans made an out to third; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded
out (first to pitcher); Wynn walked; Watson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Garrido was called out on strikes; Didier flied out
to center; Jarvis singled; Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke singled; Jarvis threw a wild pitch [Menke to
second]; Rader was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled [Menke
scored]; Cedeno was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Jarvis [Cedeno to second]; Cedeno was out trying to advance to
third (first to third); Edwards flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson walked; H. Aaron doubled to left [Jackson to
third]; Carty singled [Jackson scored, H. Aaron scored]; Cepeda
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carty
out at second]; Evans flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (first to pitcher); Alou
grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Garrido grounded out (pitcher to first); Didier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jarvis was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Watson grounded out
(second to first); Menke doubled; Rader homered [Menke scored];
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Astros 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); H. Aaron singled; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards singled; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Edwards to second]; Alou grounded out
(second to first) [Edwards to third]; Morgan flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Cepeda lined to right; Evans was called out on
strikes; Garrido grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn popped to third in foul territory; Watson
grounded out (second to first); Menke flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 3.

BRAVES 7TH: LAMPARD REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING LF); Didier flied out
to center; Jarvis struck out; Lum popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader walked; Cedeno forced Rader (second to
shortstop); Cedeno was caught stealing second (pitcher to
first); Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Astros 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson singled; H. Aaron grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Jackson out at second]; Carty singled;
BROWN RAN FOR CARTY; Cepeda singled [Brown to second]; Evans
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BOYER REPLACED
EVANS (PLAYING 3B); MILLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Miller lined to
first; Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 3.

BRAVES 9TH: CULVER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Garrido flied out
to right; Didier singled; Culver threw a wild pitch [Didier to
second]; Jarvis doubled [Didier scored]; Lum flied out to right;
Jackson singled to left [Jarvis out at home (left to third to
first to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Lampard grounded out (second to first); Watson flied
out to center; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Astros 3.