Revisionist Baseball

1970 Tournament
Round 1
St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves

Game 1                 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1970 Cardinals         1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0     2  4  2     5  1
1970 Braves            0  2  0  0  0  1  2  0  x     5  8  3     6  2

W - Jarvis             L - Gibson             Sv - Priddy
Hank Aaron drove in three runs with two homers, and Clete Boyer added a two-run blast, to lead the Braves to a 5-2 win over the Cardinals.  Joe Hague and Julian Javier had solo homers for St. Louis.

Braves lead series 1-0.

Game 2                 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1970 Cardinals         0  2  0  0  0  0  0  4  0     6  6  0     3  0
1970 Braves            0  1  1  0  0  1  0  4  x     7  7  0     3  0

W - Reed               L - Campisi
Each team hit four home runs in the game, but the biggest blow was Mike Lum's 8th inning grand slam, which gave the Braves a 7-6 win over the Cardinals.  Bob Tillman went 3-for-4 in the game with a homer.

Braves lead series 2-0.

Game 3                 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1970 Braves            0  0  0  2  3  0  0  2  0     7 13  2     3  1
1970 Cardinals         0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0     3  8  1     7  3

W - Nash               L - Torrez
The Atlanta Braves took a 5-0 lead through five innings, highlighted by a Hal King homer, then went on to win the game by a 7-3 score over the Cardinals.  All three St. Louis runs came on a homer by Joe Hague.  Atlanta starter Jim Nash pitched six shutout innings for the win.

Braves lead series 3-0.

Game 4                 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1970 Braves            0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  5  2     9  0
1970 Cardinals         0  0  0  1  0  0  0  2  x     3  8  0     5  0

W - Campisi            L - Stone              Sv - Linzy
Dick Allen hit two solo homers and Jose Cardenal added an RBI-double, as the Cardinals edged the Braves, 3-2.

Braves lead series 3-1.

Game 5                 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1970 Braves            1  0  2  2  0  1  1  0  1     8 13  1     8  1
1970 Cardinals         0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0     3  9  0     6  0

W - Jarvis             L - Carlton
Felix Millan had four hits, and Bob Tillman had three including a home run, to lead the Braves to an 8-3 victory over the Cardinals.  Lou Brock had three hits, including a triple and a homer, for St. Louis.

Braves win series 4-1.

Series MVP - Orlando Cepeda (.350, 2 doubles, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 runs scored).

St. Louis Cardinals roster
Atlanta Braves roster

Series Statistics
1970 Tournament Statistics
Lifetime Tournament Statistics

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