Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 4
Played on Friday, April 10, 1970 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 12 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jackson ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 6 Millan 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 H. Aaron rf 3 1 2 4 2 0 3 0 Carty lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Lum lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cepeda 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 Gonzalez cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Tillman c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 Stone p 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 35 5 12 5 5 2 27 13 BATTING - 2B: Jackson (1,off Griffin); Cepeda (3,off Cook); Carty (1,off Cook). HR: H. Aaron (2,3rd inning off Griffin 3 on 1 out). GDP: Carty (2,off Billingham); Stone (1,off Osinski). IBB: Cepeda (1,by Cook). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Griffin/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Alou rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Wynn cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Davis lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Menke ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 Edwards c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepitone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Osinski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 0 6 0 1 5 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Morgan-Menke-Watson, Menke-Morgan-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Menke (1,off Stone); Wynn (1,off Stone). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stone W(1-0) 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 34
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin L(0-1) 4.1 5 4 4 4 1 1 21 Billingham 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cook 2 5 1 1 1 1 0 11 Osinski 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 12 5 5 5 2 1 40 IBB: Cook (1,Cepeda). Inherited Runners - Scored: Billingham 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 20305 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Jackson ss Morgan 2b 2. Millan 2b Alou rf 3. H. Aaron rf Wynn cf 4. Carty lf Rader 3b 5. Cepeda 1b Davis lf 6. Gonzalez cf Menke ss 7. Boyer 3b Watson 1b 8. Tillman c Edwards c 9. Stone p Griffin p BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to right; Millan flied out to center; H. Aaron walked; Carty forced H. Aaron (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Alou lined to shortstop; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez singled; Boyer flied out to right; Gonzalez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Davis flied out to right; Menke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Tillman was called out on strikes; Stone singled; Jackson walked [Stone to second]; Millan singled [Stone to third, Jackson to second]; H. Aaron homered [Stone scored, Jackson scored, Millan scored]; Carty walked; Cepeda flied out to center; Gonzalez flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Watson struck out; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Tillman lined to shortstop; Stone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan singled; Alou walked [Morgan to second]; Wynn forced Alou (third to second) [Morgan to third]; Rader reached on a fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (third to catcher to shortstop), Wynn to second]; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Jackson doubled; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron walked; BILLINGHAM REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Carty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [H. Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Menke singled; Watson popped to second; Edwards singled [Menke to second]; PEPITONE BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Pepitone flied out to right; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: COOK REPLACED PEPITONE (PITCHING); Cepeda doubled; Debut game for Ron Cook; Gonzalez singled [Cepeda out at home (left to catcher to shortstop), Gonzalez to second (on throw to home)]; Boyer popped to first; Tillman reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn singled; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wynn to second]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Stone grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; Millan singled; H. Aaron singled [Millan to second]; Carty doubled [Millan scored, H. Aaron to third]; Cepeda was walked intentionally; Gonzalez flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Menke doubled; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR COOK; Beauchamp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. BRAVES 8TH: OSINSKI REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Boyer lined to left; Tillman singled; Stone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tillman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan flied out to center; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn doubled; Rader popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. BRAVES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Millan singled; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first) [Millan to second]; Lum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Davis flied out to right; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 5 12 0 8 Astros 0 6 0 7
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