Loser of four straight decisions, Phil Niekro bounced back with a two-hitter and pitched the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Pirates. Tommie Aaron stole the limelight from his famous brother, Hank, and batted in both runs with a double and homer. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     26, 1970 (Day game) at Forbes Field
Braves       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .304      Alou cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .320      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .338      Clemente rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .404
Carty lf              3   1   3   0     1   0   .431      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .078
  Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .385
Gonzalez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Alley ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .106
T. Aaron 1b           4   1   4   2     0   0   .667      Mazeroski 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Didier c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .208      Veale p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Patek ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2  12   2     2   3             Totals               31   0   2   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 15,307
Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 5
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 3
Errors: Millan, T. Aaron
Doubles: Carty (6), T. Aaron 2 (2)
Home Runs: T. Aaron (1)
Stolen Bases: Hebner (1)
Caught Stealing: Carty (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1)
GIDP: H. Aaron (1), Niekro (1), Boyer (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(1-4)           9     2   0   0   1   7   0  32   5.67
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   7   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Veale L(1-2)            8    10   2   2   2   3   1  32   3.42
Giusti                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.82
Totals                  9    12   2   2   2   3   1  37

Passed Balls: Didier (2)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
singled; H. Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou lined to second; Hebner struck out; Clemente
walked; Didier allowed a passed ball [Clemente to second];
Stargell struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty doubled; Boyer lined to center; Gonzalez
singled [Carty to third]; T. Aaron doubled [Carty scored,
Gonzalez to third]; Didier was walked intentionally; Niekro
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Gonzalez out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Alley flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson was called out on strikes; Millan lined to
center; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski flied out to left; Veale struck out; Alou
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Carty walked; Boyer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carty out at second]; Gonzalez
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner reached on an error by T. Aaron [Hebner to
first]; Hebner stole second; Clemente struck out; Stargell made
an out to second; Oliver lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 5TH: T. Aaron homered; Didier grounded out (shortstop to
first); Niekro struck out; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen flied out to right; Alley flied out to
left; Mazeroski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan singled; H. Aaron flied out to right; Carty
singled [Millan to second]; Boyer forced Carty (shortstop to
second) [Millan to third]; Gonzalez forced Boyer (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Veale struck out; Alou grounded out (third to
first); Hebner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 7TH: T. Aaron doubled; Didier lined to first; Niekro
popped to catcher; Jackson singled [T. Aaron to third]; Millan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Stargell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver reached on an error by
Millan [Oliver to first]; Sanguillen singled [Oliver to second];
Alley made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron grounded out (second to first); Carty
singled; Carty was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Boyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Mazeroski struck
out; PATEK BATTED FOR VEALE; Patek struck out; Alou singled;
Hebner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PATEK (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded
out (second to first); T. Aaron singled; Didier singled [T.
Aaron to second]; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [T. Aaron to third, Didier to second]; Jackson flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Stargell
lined to shortstop; Oliver lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 2, Pirates 0.