Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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