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May 8, 1970

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Cardinals 7 10 1
Braves 4 8 0
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Cardinals 7 10 1
Braves 7 9 0

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .333
OBP .667 .417
At Bats 2 99
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 0 27

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 8, 1970
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Home Run
Bob Gibson
Joe Torre
Joe Hague
Julian Javier
Dick Allen
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Jose Cardenal
Carl Taylor
Hank Aaron
Sonny Jackson
Ralph Garr
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ralph Garr pinch hits for Pat Jarvis. Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gibson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maxvill 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 5 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allen tags and scores.
Top 5 Hague hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The umpire calls a balk on Jarvis Allen moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Top 5 Torre takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second.
Top 5 Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to home to get Millan. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal throws the ball in to Javier who tags Aaron trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Millan moves to third.
Bottom 4 Millan is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Brock strikes out.
Top 4 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Maxvill scores. Gibson goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Cardenal strikes out.
Top 4 Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier scores. Maxvill moves to third.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Javier moves to second.
Top 4 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Millan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Hague hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to Jarvis covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jarvis strikes out.
Bottom 3 King hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Allen strikes out.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Millan scores. Carty moves to third.
Bottom 2 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson scores. Millan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Millan reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. King scores. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. King moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jarvis strikes out.
Bottom 2 King takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carty throws the ball in to Millan who tags Cardenal, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to third. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carty strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Millan bunts towards third. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 1 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Allen scores. Hague moves to second.
Top 1 Hague takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second.
Top 1 Torre strikes out.
Top 1 Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal scores.
Top 1 There goes Cardenal. The throw from King and he is safe. Cardenal steals second.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.