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AUGUST 1970
1970 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :Willie Stargell smashes three doubles and two homers, which ties the ML mark for extra-base hits in a game, and scores five runs while driving in 6. Teammate Bob Robertson also collects five hits as the Pirates outslug the Braves 2010. In the 7th, Robertson and Stargell combine with Jose Pagan for three consecutive homers.
After trailing 42, the Reds score four in the 8th to defeat the Cubs, 64. Johnny Bench and Ty Cline each drive in two runs in the 8th.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 1, 1970Pittsburgh Pirates 20, Atlanta Braves 10 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 14, Houston Astros 7 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Parc Jarry Montreal Expos 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 9, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Washington Senators 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bobby Tolan celebrates his new son, born just before today's game, by driving in the winning run in the 11th inning to beat the visiting Cubs, 43.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 2, 1970Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 8 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 9, New York Yankees 5 at County Stadium Washington Senators 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 1, Washington Senators 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 3, 1970Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 5 at Astrodome Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park San Diego Padres 10, Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium California Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 4, 1970Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park Cincinnati Reds 12, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 5, 1970Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Atlanta Braves 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 11, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Candlestick Park New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Lou Brock steals home, teaming up with Joe Hague in a double steal in the 1st inning against the Mets in St. Louis. Nelson Briles wins 30, stopping Tom Seaver 's 9-game win streak.
At Minnesota, George Mitterwald leads off the bottom of the 14th with a home run to beat California, 21. Stan Williams (7-0) wins with two innings; Williams will be 101, all in relief.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 6, 1970Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Houston Astros 8, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 0 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 2, California Angels 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 7, 1970 » Greg Pirkl in Long Beach, CA
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 7, 1970Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 11, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 10, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Royals 10, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dave Baldwin intentionally walks Boog Powell to load the bases and pitch to Don Buford . The Baltimore infielder promptly smacks a grand slam to give the O's a 74 victory over Milwaukee.
In LA, Tony Perez collects six RBIs on two homers and a single to lead the Reds to a 106 win over the Dodgers.
The Giants edge the Astros, 65, with the win going to reliever Don McMahon . Giants starter Skip Pitlock has his 1st and only ML homer (half his career hits), an inside-the-park liner off Wade Blasingame .
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 8, 1970Cincinnati Reds 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Shibe Park New York Mets 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 5 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 11, Montreal Expos 10 at Busch Stadium II Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Willie Stargell hits an 8th inning homer into the 70-foot high right field upper deck, the first player to hit one up there. The pitch is served up by Mets reliever Ron Taylor . The next two hit up there will be by Stargell, who will hit four of the first 7; Bob Robertson , Phillie Greg Luzinski , and Bobby Bonilla , in 1987, will also reach the seats. The Pirates win, 83. Nolan Ryan is the loser, allowing four runs in six innings, allowing three hits, walking seven and striking out 10.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 9, 1970 » Pat Mahomes in Bryan, TX
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 9, 1970Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Municipal Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 12, New York Yankees 9 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Bunning notches his 100th National League victory, a 65 Phillies win over the Astros. Bunning is the first pitcher since Cy Young to win 100 games in each league.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 11, 1970Atlanta Braves 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 1 at Riverfront Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 11, San Diego Padres 10 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 7, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Curt Flood loses his $4.1 million antitrust suit against baseball, as Federal Judge Irving Ben Cooper upholds the legality of the sport's reserve clause. Cooper does recommend changes in the reserve system, to be achieved through negotiation between players and owners. Less than six years later, this recommendation would become a reality.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 12, 1970Atlanta Braves 8, Montreal Expos 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 4 at Fenway Park Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at County Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 11, Cleveland Indians 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Merritt strikes out 13 Mets en route to a 51 win in Cincinnati.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 13, 1970Atlanta Braves 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 1 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 9, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Busch Stadium II Kansas City Royals 11, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park California Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at County Stadium New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Cesar Tovar has the Twins only hit, a single. This time Washington's Dick Bosman is the pitcher, winning 10.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 14, 1970Atlanta Braves 10, New York Mets 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Chicago Cubs 9 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 10, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, San Diego Padres 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Busch Stadium II San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 1 at Fenway Park California Angels 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at County Stadium New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Lee May drives in all the runs for Cincinnati. His 2nd homer in the bottom of the 9th ties the game and his single in the 14th wins it. Rose is 0-for-7 with five straight K's. The Phils Billy Champion is the losing pitcher, but all is not lost. Champion picks up a PCL win today as Eugene completes a suspended game in which he is the victor.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 15, 1970Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 13, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Diego Padres 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 7 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Danny Walton bases loaded double, to beat the Indians 43 win. Gus Gil's single drives in the last run. The biggest crowd of the season, 44,387, is on hand for bat day, allowing Bernie Brewer to leave his perch in right field after 40 days. Bernie had vowed to stay there until the crowd topped 40,000, and when the attendance was announced, Bernie slid down his slide.
In a 53 Montreal win over the Astros, Bob Bailey hits one of the longest home runs in Astrodome history.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 16, 1970New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 7, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at County Stadium New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 17, 1970Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Riverfront Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Anaheim Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 7, Kansas City Royals 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 18, 1970Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Diego Padres 11, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park California Angels 12, Cleveland Indians 1 at Anaheim Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 8, New York Yankees 7 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Kansas City Royals 12, Washington Senators 8 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :
Fergie Jenkins homers and his teammates add another six as Chicago coasts over San Diego, 122. Jim Hickman (2), Glenn Beckert , Johnny Callison, Joe Pepitone , and Billy Williams also round trip for Chicago. Six of the Cub homers are solo shots and San Diego adds a solo homer: the seven solo homers by two teams sets a National League record and ties the ML mark set on April 29, 1962 .
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 19, 1970 » Jeff Tam in Fullerton, CA
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 19, 1970Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 12, San Diego Padres 2 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 13, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 21, 1970Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 9, Houston Astros 3 at Shibe Park Houston Astros 9, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 14, San Diego Padres 8 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 0 at Memorial Stadium New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Washington Senators 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Roberto Clemente goes 5-for-7 with an RBI and run scored.
Hal Lanier 's 8th inning single is the only hit Ken Holtzman allows in the Cubs, 150 mauling of the Giants. Gaylord Perry gives up eight runs in one 1/3 inning to seal the outcome for the Giants. Joe Pepitone and Billy Williams each have a double, homer, and score three runs.
Defensive replacement Chuck Hinton drives in the Indians winning run in the 10th as the Tribe tops the A's, 65. The Indians hit four homersone by Vada Pinson in the 1st and three consecutive homers by Duke Sims, Graig Nettles, and Eddie Leon in the 6th.
Johnny Bench has a 2-out, 2-run double in the 9th to give the Reds a 32 win over the Mets at Shea Stadium .
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 22, 1970Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Parc Jarry Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 1 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago Cubs 15, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park California Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium Washington Senators 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Roberto Clemente compiles his 2nd straight 5-hit game during an 110 pasting of Los Angeles. He is the first major leaguer this century to collect 10 hits in two consecutive games.
How do you spell relief? Don Gullett strikes out six straight batters and pitches four innings with no runners reaching base in beating the host Mets, 75. Gullett strikes out eight in the last four innings. The Reds win on Jimmy Stewart 's 3-run pinch homer off Tom Seaver .
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 23, 1970Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 0 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Diego Padres 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 5 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 0 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 8, Oakland Athletics 6 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Municipal Stadium Washington Senators 11, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dave McNally for 10 hits but the Orioles ace still wins his 20th, 51, the 3rd straight year he's reached the charmed circle.
IN THE NEWS :Tony Conigliaro to give the Sox a 10 win. The Sox end the game with a double play, a 16 force at 2B, then a throw home to nab Tony Oliva trying to score. Ken Brett is the winner in relief over Tom Hall.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 25, 1970Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry Atlanta Braves 7, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shibe Park San Diego Padres 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 3 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium California Angels 10, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium Boston Red Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Merritt notches his 20th win of the year. Jim Bunning takes the loss. Merritt is the first Reds lefty to win 20 since 1925, but will be 626 the rest of his career.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 26, 1970Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry Atlanta Braves 9, New York Mets 7 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mike Cuellar wins his 20th game for Baltimore, defeating the A's, 64. Chuck Dobson is the loser, giving up four runs in 2+ innings.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 27, 1970 » Jim Thome in Peoria, IL
IN THE NEWS :Juan Marichal beats the Pirates 51 for his 200th ML win. Marichal joins Jim Bunning as the only active pitchers with 200 wins.
Jerry Reuss allows two hits and the Cards beat the host Dodgers, 10, when Joe Torre belts a 9th inning home run off Don Sutton . It is Reuss' 2nd two hitter this month, having beaten the Expos 40 on August 9.
Houston's Wade Blasingame continues his mastery of the Mets, winning 21, his 2nd victory over New York since being recalled from the minors. His record against the Mets is 90. Tom Seaver takes the loss.
Cleveland and California split a pair, with the Angels taking the opener, 32 and the Tribe the nitecap, 51. Cleveland's Tony Horton plays his last professional game. The 25-year-old budding star, despondent over a batting slump and fans' booing, will be hospitalized for depression.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 28, 1970Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 1 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Candlestick Park Milwaukee Brewers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 1 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Washington Senators 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Washington Senators 1 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Pete Rose collects his 1,500 career hit. Lee May 's 2-run homer in the 11th snaps a 2-2 tie.
Mickey Mantle returns to the Yankees as first base coach.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 29, 1970Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 8 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 10, Atlanta Braves 9 at Shibe Park San Francisco Giants 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 13, Boston Red Sox 9 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 14, California Angels 1 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Washington Senators 11, Kansas City Royals 4 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ken Brett is the victor.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 30, 1970Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 5 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Candlestick Park Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 21, Chicago White Sox 11 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 10, Cleveland Indians 9 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Washington Senators 3 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)