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Johnny Bench batted in both of the Reds' runs to enable Jim Merritt to defeat the Braves, 2-1. In the first inning, after Bobby Tolan and Tony Perez singled, the Reds' initial run scored on a grounder by Bench. The Braves knotted the count in the second on walks to Orlando Cepeda and Tony Gonzalez and a double by Clete Boyer, Tolan was hit by a pitch in the third, stole the next two bases and scored on a single by Bench. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Thursday, July 2, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Reds 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garrido ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Rose rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .315 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Tolan cf 1 2 1 0 0 0 .324 H. Aaron rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .317 Perez 3b 1 0 1 0 3 0 .365 Carty lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .365 Bench c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .293 Cepeda 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .292 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .226 McRae lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .308 Boyer 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .206 Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Tillman c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Aspromonte ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .180 Woodward ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Jackson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Merritt p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .137 Stone p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 T. Aaron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 33 1 6 1 4 3 Totals 28 2 6 2 4 5 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 14,599 Left on Base: Braves 9, Reds 9 DP: Braves 1, Reds 0 Errors: H. Aaron Doubles: Boyer (8), Gonzalez (10) Triples: H. Aaron (1) Stolen Bases: Tolan 2 (25) Sacrifice Hits: Tolan 2 (5) GIDP: Helms (12) Hit by Pitch: Tolan (4,by Stone) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(6-4) 8 6 2 2 4 5 0 35 3.34 Totals 8 6 2 2 4 5 0 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Merritt W(13-6) 9 6 1 1 4 3 0 37 3.32 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 3 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Stone (4) Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello BRAVES 1ST: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan grounded out (third to first); H. Aaron grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Tolan singled to center; Perez singled to center [Tolan to third]; Bench forced Perez (third to second) [Tolan scored]; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 2ND: Carty flied out to right; Cepeda walked; Gonzalez walked [Cepeda to second]; Boyer doubled to left [Cepeda scored, Gonzalez to third]; Tillman struck out; Stone struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: McRae walked; Helms grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [McRae out at second]; Woodward singled to left; Merritt popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1. BRAVES 3RD: Garrido grounded out (third to first); Millan flied out to center; H. Aaron singled to right; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose struck out; Tolan was hit by a pitch; Tolan stole second; Tolan stole third; Perez walked; Bench singled to center [Tolan scored, Perez to second]; May flied out to left; McRae struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez doubled to left; Boyer singled to right [Gonzalez to third]; Tillman struck out; Stone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Helms flied out to center; Woodward grounded out (third to first); Merritt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 5TH: Garrido flied out to right; Millan flied out to right; H. Aaron tripled to right; Carty popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Rose reached on an error by H. Aaron [Rose to first]; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rose to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; Bench popped to third in foul territory; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 6TH: Cepeda flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Boyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms singled to center; Woodward forced Helms (second to shortstop); Merritt forced Woodward (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 7TH: Tillman grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrido flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Rose singled to left; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Rose to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; Bench popped to first; May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 8TH: Millan flied out to right; H. Aaron flied out to center; Carty walked; Cepeda walked [Carty to second]; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: McRae lined to second; Helms popped to second; Woodward popped to pitcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 9TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Boyer grounded out (second to first); ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR TILLMAN; Aspromonte singled to center; T. AARON BATTED FOR STONE; JACKSON RAN FOR ASPROMONTE; T. Aaron forced Jackson (second to shortstop); Garrido flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. |
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