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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 5, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 5, 1970 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Bryant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Dick Stello |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
John Stephenson | Catcher |
Ron Bryant | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Oscar Brown | Center Fielder |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Bob Tillman | Catcher |
Gil Garrido | Shortstop |
Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 5, 1970
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Niekro
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bryant
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Bryant
Millan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Bryant
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Bryant
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Niekro
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Niekro
Lanier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tillman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Bryant
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Bryant
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Bryant
Tillman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. Bryant
Garrido hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Garrido reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Bryant
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Niekro
Stephenson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Niekro
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Niekro
There goes Bonds. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bryant
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Bryant
Millan hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Bryant
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Niekro
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Niekro
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Bryant
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Bryant
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Bryant
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart has Cepeda trapped. There's the throw to Stephenson and back to Lanier, who tags Cepeda for the out. Carty moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tillman vs. Bryant
Tillman takes first base on ball four. Carty moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garrido vs. Bryant
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Tillman trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Bryant
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Niekro
Ron Hunt pinch hits for Hal Lanier.
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Niekro
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Niekro
Dick Dietz pinch hits for Ron Bryant.
Dietz hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Johnson
Don Mason now playing second base. Tito Fuentes now playing shortstop. Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Johnson
Millan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Niekro
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey strikes out. Bonds scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Niekro
Niekro fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hart vs. Niekro
Hart is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Johnson
Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Niekro
Mason hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Niekro
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Mason moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. Johnson
Garrido takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Johnson
Niekro bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Mason covering, for the out. Garrido moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lum vs. Johnson
Mike Lum pinch hits for Oscar Brown.
Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrido scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Johnson
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Mike Lum now playing center field.
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Niekro
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Niekro
Hart hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Johnson
Sonny Jackson pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tillman vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching. Al Gallagher now playing third base.
Tillman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. McMahon
Garrido hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. McMahon
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Niekro
Jimmie Hall now playing left field.
Mason hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Niekro
Stephenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Niekro
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephenson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1970, game 1 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Bonds B, rf 5 1 3 1 Brown O, cf 3 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 Lum M, ph-cf 1 0 1 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0 Millan F, 2b 3 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0 Hart J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Carty R, lf 4 0 2 0 Henderson K, lf 4 0 1 0 Jackson S, pr 0 1 0 0 Lanier H, ss 1 0 0 0 Hall J, lf 0 0 0 0 Hunt R, ph 1 0 0 0 Boyer C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Mason D, 2b 2 0 1 0 Tillman B, c 3 2 2 4 Stephenson J, c 3 1 0 0 Garrido G, ss 3 1 2 0 Bryant R, p 1 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 3 0 0 0 Dietz D, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson J, p 1 0 0 0 Gallagher A, 3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 1 30 5 8 5 San Francisco 000 001 001 -- 2 Atlanta 010 000 13x -- 5 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Bryant R 4.0 4 1 1 3 0 Johnson J (L) 3.1 3 3 3 2 3 McMahon D 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Niekro P (W) 9.0 7 2 1 3 5 E -- Niekro P DP -- Atlanta 1 LOB -- San Francisco 9, Atlanta 7 2B -- Garrido G HR -- Tillman B 2 SB -- Bonds B SH -- Fuentes T, Niekro P HBP -- by Niekro P (Hart J) PB -- Tillman B T -- 2:38 A -- 0
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