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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 2Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumAstros 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.
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