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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 8, 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 July 8, 1970 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 10,629 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Lee Weyer |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Frank Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Mike Lum | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Bob Didier | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 8, 1970
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Niekro
Hunt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Didier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Niekro
There goes Bonds. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan 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: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Perry
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Perry
Gonzalez 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: ---
Dietz vs. Niekro
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Niekro
Hart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lum. Hart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Hart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lanier vs. Niekro
Lanier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Perry
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Perry
Lum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Niekro
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Aspromonte. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perry moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunt vs. Niekro
There goes Bonds. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hunt vs. Niekro
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dietz vs. Niekro
Dietz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perry scores. Bonds moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hart vs. Niekro
Hart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Henderson moves to third. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Perry
Didier hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Perry
Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Niekro
Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Niekro
Perry strikes out. Didier drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Perry out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Perry
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Perry
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Perry
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Niekro
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dietz vs. Niekro
Dietz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Niekro
Hart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Gatewood
Aubrey Gatewood now pitching.
Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perry vs. Gatewood
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gatewood fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Gatewood
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lanier scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Gatewood
Hunt is hit by the pitch. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Gatewood
Willie Mays pinch hits for Ken Henderson.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Bonds scores. Hunt goes all the way around to score. Mays moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Gatewood
McCovey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dietz vs. Gatewood
Dietz takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to third. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hart vs. Gatewood
Hart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lum who is chasing the ball. Hart reaches third base with a triple. Mays scores. McCovey scores. Dietz goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Kester
Rick Kester now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Perry
Willie Mays now playing center field. Bobby Bonds now playing right field.
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Didier vs. Perry
Didier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Kester
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Kester
Perry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Kester
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Kester
Bob Heise pinch hits for Ron Hunt.
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kester fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kester vs. Perry
Bob Heise now playing second base. Bob Taylor now playing left field. Frank Johnson now playing first base.
Kester hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Perry
Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Perry
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kester
Tommie Aaron now playing first base. Jimmie Hall now playing left field.
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Kester
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Kester
Dietz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Kester
Hart is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Perry
Al Gallagher now playing third base.
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Perry
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Perry
Lum hits a popup towards third. Gallagher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kester
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Kester
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Kester
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Didier vs. Perry
Didier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kester vs. Perry
Kester strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Kester
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Kester
Heise hits a ball on the ground for an out. Heise moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Kester
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heise moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Kester
Taylor hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Perry
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Perry
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 13 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Perry
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1970 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Bonds B, cf-rf 3 2 2 1 Jackson S, ss 4 0 1 0
Hunt R, 2b 3 1 0 0 Millan F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Heise B, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez T, cf 4 0 1 0
Henderson K, rf 0 1 0 0 Carty R, lf 2 0 0 0
Mays W, ph-cf 3 1 0 0 Hall J, lf 2 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 2 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 2 0 0 0
Taylor B, lf 2 0 0 0 Aaron T, 1b 1 0 0 0
Dietz D, c 3 2 2 2 Lum M, rf 3 0 0 0
Hart J, 3b 5 1 4 7 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Gallagher A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Didier B, c 3 0 0 0
Johnson F, lf-1b 5 1 1 0 Niekro P, p 1 0 0 0
Lanier H, ss 5 1 1 0 Gatewood A, p 0 0 0 0
Perry G, p 5 1 1 1 Kester R, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 13 12 11 31 0 5 0
San Francisco 002 0(11)0 000 -- 13
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 5
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 4.1 9 7 7 4 5
Gatewood A 0.1 3 6 1 2 0
Kester R 4.1 0 0 0 3 2
E -- Aspromonte B, Jackson S 2
DP -- San Francisco 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Atlanta 4
2B -- Hart J
3B -- Hart J
HR -- Hart J
SB -- Bonds B 2
HBP -- by Gatewood A (Hunt R)
T -- 2:54
A -- 10629
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