After a leadoff double by Cesar Cedeno, George Stone retired 20 straight batters, but the Astros then smashed three homers off the lefthander to defeat the Braves, 5-2. With two out in the seventh inning, Bob Watson broke Stone's spell with a double and Denis Menke followed with a homer to send the Astros ahead, 2-1. Doug Rader then came up and also hit for the circuit. Larry Dierker singled in the eighth and Cedeno climaxed the Astros' attack with their third round-tripper of the game. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  2  0  -   5  6  1
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .305      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .310
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Garr cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Wynn lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Watson 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .271        Cardwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Menke ss              4   1   1   2     0   0   .303      Cepeda 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .310
Rader 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Evans 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .389
Howard c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Lum lf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Alou rf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Boyer ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .244
  Geronimo rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Didier c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .149
Dierker p             3   1   1   0     0   2   .157      Stone p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .236
                                                            Baker ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .263

Totals               33   5   6   5     0   6             Totals               34   2   7   2     1   4

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance:  3,078
Left on Base: Astros 1, Braves 6
DP: Astros 0, Braves 0
Errors: Dierker
Doubles: Cedeno (20), Watson (18), Stone (2), Boyer (13)
Home Runs: Menke (13), Rader (25), Cedeno (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(15-12)        9     7   2   2   1   4   0  35   3.90
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   4   0  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(11-11)          8     6   5   5   0   5   3  30   3.86
Cardwell                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   7.28
Totals                  9     6   5   5   0   6   3  33

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno doubled; Morgan struck out; Wynn out on an
unknown play [Cedeno to third]; Watson out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled; Garr out on an unknown play [Millan
to second]; H. Aaron struck out; Cepeda singled [Millan scored];
Evans singled [Cepeda to second]; Lum walked [Cepeda to third,
Evans to second]; Boyer out on an unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke out on an unknown play; Rader out on an
unknown play; Howard out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Didier out on an unknown play; Stone doubled; Millan
struck out; Garr out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou out on an unknown play; Dierker struck out;
Cedeno out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: H. Aaron out on an unknown play; Cepeda reached on
an error by Dierker [Cepeda to first]; Evans flied out on an
unknown play; Cepeda was picked off first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan out on an unknown play; Wynn out on an
unknown play; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum out on an unknown play; Boyer out on an unknown
play; Didier out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke out on an unknown play; Rader out on an
unknown play; Howard out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Stone out on an unknown play; Millan out on an
unknown play; Garr out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou out on an unknown play; Dierker struck out;
Cedeno out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron out on an unknown play; Cepeda out on an
unknown play; Evans out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Morgan out on an unknown play; Wynn out on an
unknown play; Watson doubled; Menke homered [Watson scored];
Rader homered; Howard out on an unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); Lum out on an
unknown play; Boyer struck out; Didier out on an unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Geronimo struck out; Dierker singled; Cedeno homered
[Dierker scored]; Morgan out on an unknown play; Wynn out on an
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: BAKER BATTED FOR STONE; Baker struck out; Millan out
on an unknown play; Garr singled; H. Aaron out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 1.

ASTROS 9TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CARDWELL REPLACED
H. AARON (PITCHING); Watson out on an unknown play; Menke out on
an unknown play; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda out on an unknown play; Evans singled; Lum
out on an unknown play [Evans to second]; Boyer doubled [Evans
scored]; Didier out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Braves 2.