After being collared in four trips in the first game, Hank Aaron singled in the first inning of the second game for the 3,000th hit of his career, but the Braves lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Reds, 5-1 and 7-6, with the nightcap going 15 innings. The Reds took charge of the opener by scoring three times in the fifth inning. A double by Jimmy Stewart, single by Jim Merritt and sacrifice fly by Pete Rose tied the game at 1-1. Bobby Tolan, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench followed with singles for two more runs. Rose and Perez wrapped it up with homers in the seventh.

Aaron drove in a run with his single in the nightcap and also homered with a man on base in the third inning. With the help of a circuit clout by Rose, the Reds came back to tie the count at 3-3. The Braves appeared to have won the game after scoring three runs in the 10th, but the Reds forged a new deadlock when Perez singled and Bench and Lee May hit successive homers. In the 15th, Dave Concepcion singled and Angel Bravo sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Rose, Don Gullett crossed up the Braves with a single to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       17, 1970 (Day game) at Crosley Field
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  x  -   5  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Rose rf               2   1   1   2     1   0   .257
Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Tolan cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .290
H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Perez 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .377
Carty lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .419      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .273
Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .320      May 1b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .295
Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Carbo lf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .309
Gonzalez cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .278        Woodward 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Tillman c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .229      Stewart 2b,lf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .238
Jarvis p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .188
  Aspromonte ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Merritt p             4   1   1   0     0   2   .107
  Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  T. Aaron ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .625

Totals               33   1   7   1     3   2             Totals               31   5   9   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Braves 9, Reds 7
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Millan (6), Carty (10), Stewart (1)
Home Runs: Rose (5), Perez (13)
Stolen Bases: Stewart (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jarvis (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (1)
GIDP: Bench (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis L(3-3)           6     6   3   3   4   4   0  27   4.04
Priddy                  2     3   2   2   0   2   2   9   5.30
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   6   2  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt W(8-2)          9     7   1   1   3   2   0  37   2.67
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to center; Millan doubled to right
[Jackson to third]; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first);
Carty was walked intentionally; Cepeda popped to first; Boyer
popped to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Tolan walked [Rose to second]; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; Bench grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Gonzalez popped to second; Tillman struck out;
Jarvis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: May struck out; Carbo singled to right; Stewart flied
out to right; Chaney grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Millan singled to
center; H. Aaron struck out; Carty forced Millan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Merritt struck out; Rose lined to first; Tolan flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda singled to center; Boyer flied out to left;
Gonzalez walked [Cepeda to second]; Tillman singled to center
[Cepeda scored, Gonzalez to second]; Jarvis out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gonzalez to third, Tillman to second];
Jackson walked; Millan flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez lined to shortstop; Bench grounded out (second
to first); May walked; Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 0.

BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron flied out to center; Carty popped to first;
Cepeda popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Stewart doubled to left; Chaney grounded out (pitcher
to first); Merritt singled to right [Stewart to third]; Rose hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Stewart scored]; Tolan singled to
left [Merritt to second]; Perez singled to center [Merritt
scored, Tolan to third]; Bench singled to center [Tolan scored,
Perez to second]; May lined to shortstop; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Boyer flied out to right; Gonzalez flied out to
right; Tillman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Carbo walked; Stewart grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Carbo to second]; Chaney struck out; Merritt struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 3.

BRAVES 7TH: WOODWARD REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING 2B); STEWART
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR JARVIS;
Aspromonte flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: PRIDDY REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); Rose homered;
Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Perez homered; Bench
struck out; May flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Reds 5.

BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
doubled to left; Cepeda flied out to right; Boyer popped to
catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Woodward grounded out (first unassisted); Stewart
singled to left; Stewart stole second; Chaney struck out;
Merritt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Tillman
flied out to left; T. AARON BATTED FOR PRIDDY; T. Aaron singled
to shortstop; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 5.