In a show of power, the Reds smashed three homers, a triple and three doubles among their 10 hits in a 6-2 victory over the Braves. Tony Perez doubled and Johnny Bench homered in the second inning. One out later, Hal McRae also hit for the circuit. McRae tripled and scored on a single by Dave Concepcion in the fourth. Then, in the seventh, Tommy Helms singled and Perez homered. The Braves got their runs off Jim Merritt in the ninth on a double by Tony Gonzalez and a round-tripper by Rico Carty. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Monday, April     20, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  3  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   6 10  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .327
Helms 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Gonzalez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .269      H. Aaron rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .383
Perez 3b              5   2   2   2     0   0   .456      Carty lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .383
Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   2   .212      Cepeda 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .360
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .342      Aspromonte 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McRae lf              3   2   2   1     0   0   .286      Didier c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Stewart lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Garrido ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         3   0   2   1     1   0   .261      Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Merritt p             3   0   0   0     1   3   .091        T. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tillman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   6     3   7             Totals               32   2   6   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  6,891
Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 3
DP: Reds 2, Braves 0
Errors: May
Doubles: Perez (2), Tolan (5), May (3), Gonzalez (4)
Triples: McRae (1)
Home Runs: Bench (4), McRae (2), Perez (7), Carty (3)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (1), Tolan (4)
GIDP: Aspromonte (1), Carty (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt W(3-1)          9     6   2   2   0   3   1  32   1.80
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   3   1  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(2-1)            6     8   4   4   2   5   2  28   2.35
Priddy                  2     2   2   2   0   2   1   8   2.57
Wilhelm                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.32
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   7   3  40

Wild Pitches: Priddy (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 3B - Al Barlick


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Helms grounded out (shortstop
to first); Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
flied out to right; H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez doubled to right; Bench homered [Perez scored];
May struck out; McRae homered; Concepcion singled to center;
Concepcion stole second; Merritt struck out; Rose grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty reached on an error by May [Carty to first];
Cepeda struck out; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Helms popped to second; Tolan doubled to left; Tolan
stole third; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Didier grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrido
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); McRae tripled to
center; Concepcion singled to center [McRae scored]; Merritt
struck out; Rose forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan singled to pitcher; Gonzalez flied out to
center; H. Aaron singled to shortstop [Millan to second]; Carty
popped to first; Cepeda forced H. Aaron (third to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan lined
to first; Perez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Aspromonte popped to first; Didier grounded out
(catcher to first); Garrido popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench popped to second; May doubled to right; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion was walked
intentionally; Merritt walked [May to third, Concepcion to
second]; Rose forced Merritt (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); T. AARON BATTED
FOR STONE; T. Aaron flied out to center; Millan grounded out
(second to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 7TH: PRIDDY REPLACED T. AARON (PITCHING); Helms singled to
center; Tolan grounded out (second to first) [Helms to second];
Priddy threw a wild pitch [Helms to third]; Perez homered [Helms
scored]; Bench struck out; May popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: H. Aaron singled to right; Carty grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [H. Aaron out at
second]; Cepeda singled to center; Aspromonte popped to first; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

REDS 8TH: Stewart popped to shortstop; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Merritt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Didier grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrido
grounded out (third to first); TILLMAN BATTED FOR PRIDDY;
Tillman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 0.

REDS 9TH: WILHELM REPLACED TILLMAN (PITCHING); Rose grounded out
(pitcher to first); Helms popped to first; Tolan walked; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Millan lined to shortstop; Gonzalez doubled to
right; H. Aaron flied out to center; Carty homered [Gonzalez
scored]; Cepeda struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 2.