Saturday, May 9, 1970

St. Louis 43-38
STL
7

Final

8
ATL
Atlanta 37-44

Players of the Game

49.87 WPA

R. Garr CF

2-4, 1 RBI, BB, SB

45.14 WPA

H. Aaron RF

1-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, HR, 2 BB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
STL 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 10 1
ATL 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 8 12 0

STL Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
L. Brock LF 4 0 1 0 · 0 3 .337 .382 .461 .843
J. Cardenal CF 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .308 .352 .480 .832
J. Torre C 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .323 .369 .478 .847
D. Allen 3B 4 2 2 3 2 0 2 .339 .433 .695 1.128
J. Hague 1B 4 0 1 0 · 0 1 .281 .382 .428 .810
J. Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 · 0 1 .217 .244 .288 .532
a- V. Davalillo PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .272 .333 .412 .745
D. Maxvill SS 3 0 0 0 · 0 2 .172 .227 .184 .411
b- T. Simmons PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .227 .306 .347 .653
C. Taylor RF 4 1 1 0 · 0 1 .285 .382 .391 .773
S. Guzman P 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .065 .147 .065 .212
R. Nye P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
J. DaVanon SS 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .279 .415 .442 .857
C. Taylor P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
J. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
C. Rojas 2B 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .262 .313 .295 .608
Totals 34 7 10 7 4 0 11

a - V. Davalillo pinch hit for J. Javier in the 9th

b - T. Simmons pinch hit for D. Maxvill in the 9th

HR: D. Allen 2 (2nd off P. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th off P. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out); J. Torre (3rd off P. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs); J. Cardenal (8th off H. Wilhelm, 0 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: D. Allen 8, J. Cardenal 7, J. Torre 4, L. Brock, J. Hague, C. Taylor

2-Out RBI: J. Torre 2, J. Cardenal

Sac Bunt: S. Guzman

Team LOB: 1

Baserunning

SB: J. Cardenal (16, 2nd base, Santiago Guzman/H. King)

CS: L. Brock (10, 2nd base by Santiago Guzman/H. King), J. Cardenal (7, 2nd base by Phil Niekro/H. King)

Fielding

DP: 2 (DaVanon-Javier-Hague, Javier-DaVanon-Hague)

ATL Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
F. Millan 2B 5 1 1 0 · 0 1 .291 .342 .356 .698
O. Cepeda 1B 4 0 1 0 · 1 2 .286 .334 .458 .792
R. Carty LF 4 2 1 0 · 1 1 .348 .423 .469 .892
H. Aaron RF 3 3 1 2 1 2 0 .249 .332 .459 .791
H. King C 5 1 2 3 · 0 1 .237 .317 .390 .707
D. Evans 3B 3 1 1 1 · 1 0 .303 .375 .727 1.102
c- B. Tillman PH 0 0 0 0 · 1 0 .186 .238 .305 .543
R. Garr CF 4 0 2 1 · 1 0 .333 .404 .356 .760
S. Jackson SS 4 0 2 0 · 0 0 .286 .375 .372 .747
P. Niekro P 2 0 0 0 · 0 1 .154 .244 .179 .423
M. McQueen P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
a- C. Boyer PH 1 0 0 1 · 0 0 .236 .290 .326 .616
R. Kline P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
H. Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
b- M. Lum PH 1 0 1 0 · 0 0 .286 .320 .343 .663
B. Aspromonte 3B 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
D. Baker 3B 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .211 .286 .263 .549
Totals 36 8 12 8 1 7 6

a - C. Boyer pinch hit for M. McQueen in the 6th

b - M. Lum pinch hit for H. Wilhelm in the 8th

c - B. Tillman pinch hit for D. Evans in the 9th

2B: H. King 2 (1st off S. Guzman, 3 on, 1 out; 6th off R. Nye, 0 on, 0 outs); D. Evans (6th off R. Nye, 1 on, 0 outs)

HR: H. Aaron (7th off R. Nye, 1 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: H. Aaron 4, H. King 4, D. Evans 2, R. Garr 2, S. Jackson 2, F. Millan, O. Cepeda, R. Carty, M. Lum

2-Out RBI: R. Garr

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Garr, H. King, F. Millan, O. Cepeda

GIDP: F. Millan, R. Carty

Team LOB: 9

Baserunning

SB: R. Garr (1, 3rd base, Rich Nye/J. Torre)

CS: D. Evans (1, 2nd base by Chuck Taylor/J. Torre)

STL Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
S. Guzman 5.0 4 3 3 4 2 · 22 126
R. Nye BS 1.1 5 4 3 0 1 1 9 42
C. Taylor 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 · 7 31
J. Johnson L 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 · 5 25

Game Score: S. Guzman 49, R. Nye 40, C. Taylor 50, J. Johnson 48

GB-FB: S. Guzman 6-6, R. Nye 1-1, C. Taylor 1-2, J. Johnson 0-0

Pitches: S. Guzman 126, R. Nye 42, C. Taylor 31, J. Johnson 25

ATL Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
P. Niekro 5.1 8 6 6 0 7 3 22 84
M. McQueen 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 · 3 10
R. Kline 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 · 3 18
H. Wilhelm W 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 7 26

Game Score: P. Niekro 46, M. McQueen 52, R. Kline 55, H. Wilhelm 52

GB-FB: P. Niekro 5-2, M. McQueen 0-1, R. Kline 1-1, H. Wilhelm 4-0

Pitches: P. Niekro 84, M. McQueen 10, R. Kline 18, H. Wilhelm 26

Park: Atlanta Stadium Attendance: 14,584 Start: 7:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st STL
Count
1-2
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Ball

1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF

1-2: Strikes out swinging

Bot 1st ATL 3 Runs
Top 2nd STL 1 Run
Count
3-1
Outs
0
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
119.8 mph
Launch Angle
26°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Ball

1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF

1-1: Ball

2-1: Ball

3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 119 MPH), Distance : 368 ft

Bot 2nd ATL
Top 3rd STL 3 Runs
Count
2-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
111.2 mph
Launch Angle
29°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Called Strike

Jose Cardenal steals 2nd base

0-1: Swinging Strike

0-2: Ball

1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF

1-2: Ball

2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 111 MPH), Distance : 341 ft

Bot 3rd ATL
Top 4th STL
Bot 4th ATL
Top 5th STL
Bot 5th ATL
Top 6th STL 2 Runs
Count
0-1
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
92.2 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Swinging Strike

0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 92 MPH), Distance : 464 ft

Bot 6th ATL 2 Runs
Top 7th STL
Bot 7th ATL 2 Runs
Count
0-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
102.3 mph
Launch Angle
33°
Pitcher
Rich Nye

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Called Strike

0-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 102 MPH), Distance : 369 ft

Top 8th STL 1 Run
Count
1-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
113.0 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Hoyt Wilhelm

0-0: Ball

1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 113 MPH), Distance : 361 ft

Bot 8th ATL
Top 9th STL
Bot 9th ATL 1 Run