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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

1970-04-12 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 12747 · dome, dry · 2:16

Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 8–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 3rd. Larry Dierker earned the win. Jim Wynn went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	9
HOU	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	2		8	9

W: Larry Dierker L: Phil Niekro SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Bob Engel · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Tony Venzon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sonny Jackson	4	0	1	0	1
Felix Millan	4	0	1	0	1
Hank Aaron	4	0	1	0	0
Rico Carty	4	1	2	0	0
Orlando Cepeda	4	1	2	2	1
Tony Gonzalez	4	1	1	0	2
Clete Boyer	3	0	0	0	0
Bob Didier	4	0	1	1	1
Phil Niekro	2	0	0	0	0
Bob Aspromonte	2	0	0	0	1
Ralph Garr	1	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Morgan	4	0	0	0	0	2
Norm Miller	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Wynn	4	2	2	3	0	1
Joe Pepitone	3	2	2	1	1	0
Denis Menke	4	1	1	0	0	1
Tommy Davis	4	1	2	2	0	0
Doug Rader	4	1	1	2	0	1
Johnny Edwards	3	0	0	0	1	1
Larry Dierker	4	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	6.0	8	0	7
Rick Kester	2.0	1	3	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	9.0	9	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sonny Jackson: K/C
Felix Millan: S
Hank Aaron: SB2#
Hank Aaron: 7/L
Rico Carty: 8

Bot 1

Joe Morgan: K
Norm Miller: 8
Jim Wynn: HR
Joe Pepitone: D
Denis Menke: 53

Top 2

Orlando Cepeda: K
Tony Gonzalez: K
Clete Boyer: 8

Bot 2

Tommy Davis: 43
Doug Rader: 4/P
Johnny Edwards: 143

Top 3

Bob Didier: K
Phil Niekro: 4/P
Sonny Jackson: S
Felix Millan: 43

Bot 3

Larry Dierker: 53
Joe Morgan: K
Norm Miller: S
Jim Wynn: HR.1-H
Joe Pepitone: HR
Denis Menke: K

Top 4

Hank Aaron: 6/P
Rico Carty: S
Orlando Cepeda: D.1-3
Tony Gonzalez: K
Clete Boyer: 63

Bot 4

Tommy Davis: HR
Doug Rader: K
Johnny Edwards: 8
Larry Dierker: K

Top 5

Bob Didier: 4/P
Phil Niekro: 4/P
Sonny Jackson: 43

Bot 5

Joe Morgan: 8
Norm Miller: 2/FL
Jim Wynn: K

Top 6

Felix Millan: 63
Hank Aaron: D
Rico Carty: 63
Orlando Cepeda: 9

Bot 6

Joe Pepitone: 4/P
Denis Menke: S
Tommy Davis: PB.1-2
Tommy Davis: S.2-H(UR)
Doug Rader: SB2#
Doug Rader: 7
Johnny Edwards: K

Top 7

Tony Gonzalez: 43
Clete Boyer: 63
Bob Didier: 63

Bot 7

Larry Dierker: 4/P
Joe Morgan: 3/G
Norm Miller: W
Jim Wynn: 7

Top 8

Bob Aspromonte: K
Sonny Jackson: 43
Felix Millan: K

Bot 8

Joe Pepitone: W
Denis Menke: SB2
Denis Menke: 43.2-3#
Tommy Davis: 13
Doug Rader: HR.3-H
Johnny Edwards: W
Larry Dierker: 6(1)/FO

Top 9

Hank Aaron: 4/P
Rico Carty: D
Orlando Cepeda: HR.2-H
Tony Gonzalez: D
Ralph Garr: 1/L
Bob Didier: S.2-H
Bob Aspromonte: 8