Led by Rico Carty, who collected four singles in five trips, the Braves defeated the Giants, 10-7, to snap their three-game losing streak. The Braves built up a 6-2 lead at the expense of Juan Marichal before the Giants rallied to tie the score in the fifth inning with the aid of homers by Bobby Bonds and Ken Henderson.

After both clubs picked up singletons in the sixth, the Braves broke away in the eighth. Carty's fourth hit of the game drove in the tie-breaking tally and another scored on a pinch-single by Orlando Cepeda. The last run in the ninth was unearned on an error, two walks and a sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, San Francisco Giants 7
Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    3  3  1    0  2  1  -  10 18  3
Giants       0  2  0    0  4  1    0  0  0  -   7 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             6   4   3   0     0   0   .311      Bonds rf              5   2   3   1     0   2   .314
Lum cf,rf             5   0   2   0     1   0   .255      Fuentes 2b,ss         4   1   2   0     1   0   .261
Garr rf               3   2   2   1     0   1   .226      Henderson cf          5   1   1   2     0   0   .294
  H. Aaron ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .304      McCovey 1b            3   1   2   1     2   0   .281
  Brown cf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .395      Hart 3b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Carty lf              5   2   4   2     0   0   .362        Gallagher 3b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Baker pr,lf         0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Stephenson c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .070
Williams 1b           3   0   1   2     0   1   .167        Dietz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .311
  Cepeda ph,1b        2   0   1   1     0   0   .309      Foster lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .300
Boyer 3b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .242        F. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Jackson ss            4   0   2   3     0   0   .259      Lanier ss             3   1   0   0     1   1   .230
  Aspromonte ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .202        Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
  Garrido ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Didier c              4   0   0   0     1   0   .151        Taylor ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .185
Nash p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .091        Mason pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Jerry Johnson p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Niekro p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .152        Davison p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heise 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238

Totals               43  10  18  10     4   6             Totals               38   7  11   5     5   6

Time of Game: 3:26   Attendance:  3,166
Left on Base: Braves 13, Giants 9
DP: Braves 3, Giants 0
Errors: Jackson, Garrido 2, Heise
Doubles: Foster (1), McCovey (35)
Triples: Jackson (3)
Home Runs: Bonds (25), Henderson (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1), Garr (1), Baker (1)
GIDP: Hart (10), F. Johnson (12)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    4.1   5   5   3   3   2   2  21   4.09
Wilhelm                 0.2   3   2   2   2   0   0   7   2.76
Niekro W(12-18)         4     3   0   0   0   4   0  15   4.27
Totals                  9    11   7   5   5   6   2  43

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                6    14   7   7   1   4   0  33   4.25
Jerry Johnson L(5-4)    1     1   1   1   0   1   0   4   4.64
Davison                 0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   6.31
Carrithers              0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.48
Cumberland              1.2   0   1   0   2   1   0   8   3.63
Totals                  9    18  10   9   4   6   0  50

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); Lum singled;
Garr struck out; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes singled; Henderson flied
out to right; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams made an out to shortstop; Boyer singled;
Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Boyer to second]; Didier
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Hart flied out to center; Stephenson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster doubled; Lanier walked; Marichal
reached on an error by Jackson [Foster scored (unearned), Lanier
scored (unearned), Marichal to second]; Bonds struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

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

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes walked; Henderson flied out to right;
McCovey walked [Fuentes to second]; Hart grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to first) [McCovey out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 4TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED HART (PLAYING 3B); Garr singled;
Carty singled to center [Garr to third]; Williams hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Garr scored]; Boyer singled to left
[Carty to second]; Jackson tripled [Boyer scored, Carty scored];
Didier reached on a fielder's choice [Jackson out at home
(second to catcher)]; Nash flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Stephenson flied out to right; Foster flied out to
left; Lanier made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Giants 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan singled to left; Lum grounded out (first to
second to pitcher) [Millan to second]; Garr singled [Millan to
third]; Carty singled to center [Garr to third, Millan scored];
Williams singled [Carty to second, Garr scored]; Boyer made an
out to second; Jackson singled to left [Williams to second,
Carty scored]; Didier was walked intentionally [Williams to
third, Jackson to second]; Nash struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Marichal flied out to left; Bonds homered; Fuentes
singled to center; Henderson homered [Fuentes scored]; WILHELM
REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); McCovey walked; Gallagher singled to
center [McCovey to second]; Stephenson forced Gallagher (first
to shortstop) [McCovey to third]; Foster singled [Stephenson to
second, McCovey scored]; Lanier flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan singled to left; Lum singled [Millan to
third]; Garr hit a sacrifice fly to right [Millan scored]; Carty
singled [Lum to second]; Williams struck out; Boyer flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Taylor walked; MASON RAN
FOR TAYLOR; Bonds singled to left [Mason to second]; NIEKRO
REPLACED WILHELM (PITCHING); Fuentes forced Mason (pitcher to
third) [Bonds to second]; Henderson flied out to right [Bonds to
third]; McCovey singled to center [Fuentes to third, Bonds
scored]; Gallagher forced McCovey (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Giants 7.

BRAVES 7TH: JERRY JOHNSON REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Jackson
made an out to third; Didier grounded out (first unassisted);
Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Stephenson struck out (catcher to first); Foster
struck out; Lanier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7,
Giants 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan singled; DAVISON REPLACED JERRY JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Lum popped to pitcher; H. AARON BATTED FOR GARR; H.
Aaron walked [Millan to second]; Carty singled to left [H. Aaron
to second, Millan scored]; BAKER RAN FOR CARTY; CEPEDA BATTED
FOR WILLIAMS; CARRITHERS REPLACED DAVISON (PITCHING); Cepeda
singled to left [Baker to second, H. Aaron scored]; Boyer
singled to right [Cepeda to second, Baker to third]; CUMBERLAND
REPLACED LANIER (PITCHING); HEISE REPLACED CARRITHERS (PLAYING
2B); FUENTES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ASPROMONTE BATTED
FOR JACKSON; Aspromonte was called out on strikes; Didier made
an out to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 9, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PLAYING SS); CEPEDA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
BROWN REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING CF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Heise reached on an error by Garrido; Bonds
singled to center [Heise to third]; Fuentes hit into a double
play (second to first to shortstop) [Bonds out at second];
Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 9, Giants 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; Millan
reached on an error by Heise; Lum walked [Millan to second];
Brown walked [Millan to third, Lum to second]; Baker hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Lum to third, Millan scored
(unearned)]; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 10, Giants 7.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey doubled to left; Gallagher reached on an
error by Garrido [McCovey to third]; DIETZ BATTED FOR
STEPHENSON; Dietz was called out on strikes; F. JOHNSON BATTED
FOR FOSTER; F. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 10, Giants 7.