Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 145
Played on Saturday, September 12, 1970 (N) at Astrodome

ATL N    2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 12  1
HOU N    0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lum cf                        5   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Jackson ss                    3   2   2   0       2   0       1   0
H. Aaron rf                   4   2   3   0       0   0       2   0
Carty lf                      4   0   2   2       0   1       2   0
  Brown pr,lf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cepeda 1b                     4   0   2   2       0   0      10   4
Evans 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
  Boyer 3b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Garrido 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   7
Didier c                      4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Jarvis p                      4   0   2   1       0   2       3   2
Totals                       36   5  12   5       2   6      27  15

FIELDING - 
E: Jarvis (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Cepeda (31,off Forsch); H. Aaron (26,off Forsch); Jarvis (2,off Culver).
GDP: Cepeda (11,off Forsch); H. Aaron (12,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 6.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Alou rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Morgan 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Wynn lf                       2   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
  Lampard lf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Watson 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       7   1
Menke ss                      4   2   2   0       0   0       0   1
Rader 3b                      2   1   1   2       1   1       1   3
Cedeno cf                     3   0   1   1       0   0       4   0
Edwards c                     3   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
Forsch p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Miller ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Culver p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   3   5   3       2   2      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Rader-Morgan-Watson, Morgan-Watson.

BATTING - 
2B: Menke (24,off Jarvis).
HR: Rader (22,4th inning off Jarvis 1 on 2 out).
SH: Forsch (2,off Jarvis).
Team LOB: 2.

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

WP: Jarvis (4).

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

WP: Culver (10).

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Lee Weyer
Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 9821


Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros           
1. Lum                 cf        Alou                rf
2. Jackson             ss        Morgan              2b
3. H. Aaron            rf        Wynn                lf
4. Carty               lf        Watson              1b
5. Cepeda              1b        Menke               ss
6. Evans               3b        Rader               3b
7. Garrido             2b        Cedeno              cf
8. Didier              c         Edwards             c
9. Jarvis              p         Forsch              p

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 picked off first (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.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           5  12   1    6
 Astros           3   5   0    2


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