Hank Aaron homered with a man on base in the first inning to start the Braves off to a 3-0 victory over the Pirates behind the pitching of Phil Niekro. Aaron also singled in the sixth for the 2,988th hit of his career, moving him into ninth place on the all-time list ahead of Sam Rice. Aaron then stole second and scored on a double by Rico Carty. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       6, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  4  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Jackson ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   0   0     0   4   .184      Millan 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .299
Oliver rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .175      H. Aaron rf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .330
Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .179      Carty lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .427
Robertson 1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .368      Cepeda 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .340
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .344      Boyer 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .216
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Gonzalez cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .305
Alley ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .167      Didier c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     1  10             Totals               26   3   4   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  9,782
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Braves 4
DP: Pirates 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Alley (3), Carty (9)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (11)
Stolen Bases: Cepeda (1), H. Aaron (3)
Caught Stealing: Alou (1), Boyer (2)
Hit by Pitch: Robertson (1,by Niekro), Cepeda (4,by Ellis)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(2-2)            7     4   3   3   4   2   1  28   4.06
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.02
Totals                  8     4   3   3   4   2   1  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(3-4)           9     5   0   0   1  10   0  34   4.03
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1  10   0  34

Passed Balls: Didier 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (2), Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol


PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Mazeroski
struck out; Oliver struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Millan
walked; H. Aaron homered [Millan scored]; Carty lined to
shortstop; Cepeda flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Robertson
was hit by a pitch; Sanguillen struck out; Hebner flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer singled; Gonzalez was called out on strikes;
Boyer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Didier
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley grounded out (third to first); Ellis grounded
out (third to first); Alou singled; Alou was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Millan walked; H. Aaron forced Millan
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves
2.

PIRATES 4TH: Mazeroski struck out; Oliver lined to right;
Stargell walked; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Cepeda was hit
by a pitch; Cepeda stole second; Boyer made an out to third;
Gonzalez was walked intentionally; Didier forced Gonzalez (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Hebner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley singled; Ellis struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro struck out; Jackson flied out to left; Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Mazeroski was
called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron singled; H. Aaron stole second; Carty
doubled [H. Aaron scored]; Cepeda lined into a double play
(second unassisted) [Carty out at second]; Boyer walked;
Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Robertson
singled; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Robertson
to second]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Didier lined to shortstop; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Alley doubled; PAGAN BATTED FOR ELLIS; Didier
allowed a passed ball [Alley to third]; Pagan made an out to
shortstop; Alou lined to left; Mazeroski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron flied out to left; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Robertson
made an out to catcher; Sanguillen singled [Stargell to third];
Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 3.