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May 1, 1970

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Paul Popovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .250
At Bats 0 4
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 1, 1970
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Phil Niekro
Bob Tillman
Orlando Cepeda
Felix Millan
Clete Boyer
Sonny Jackson
Rico Carty
Tony Gonzalez
Hank Aaron
Paul Popovich
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Paul Popovich pinch hits for Joe Decker. Popovich takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Martin strikes out.
Top 7 Hall strikes out.
Top 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Tillman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Millan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Callison strikes out.
Top 6 Smith strikes out.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Beckert hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Decker, and towards Beckert, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Decker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Aaron. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Bottom 5 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Decker fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Decker. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 5 Decker strikes out.
Top 5 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tillman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hall strikes out.
Top 4 Santo hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bob Tillman now catching. Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Millan, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 3 Carty hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Decker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Decker fields it and throws to first for the out. Didier moves to second.
Bottom 2 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Callison. The throw from Didier and he is out, Millan applying the tag.
Top 2 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Millan reaches second base with a double. Carty scores. There goes Cepeda trying to get to home. Williams throws the ball in to Kessinger who relays the ball to Martin, who tags Cepeda, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda is hit by the pitch. Carty moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carty takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger is called out on strikes.