A freak homer by Pat Corrales on a rare fielding blunder by Hank Aaron enabled the Reds to win the second game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-1, after the Braves had slugged their way to an 11-9 victory in the first game. Orlando Cepeda batted in four runs with two homers, Clete Boyer accounted for three RBIs with a homer and an infield out and Aaron sent in two tallies with a single to lead the Braves' attack in the lidlifter. The Reds had homers by Jim Merritt, Bernie Carbo and Woody Woodward. The blow by Woodward in the eighth inning was the first of his eight-year career in the majors.

In the nightcap, George Stone and Tony Cloninger were locked in a scoreless duel until the ninth inning when Dave Concepcion was safe on a throwing error by Sonny Jackson with two out. Corrales followed with a high fly near the fence in right field. Aaron appeared set for the catch, but the ball popped out of his glove, bounced off his bare hand and went over the fence for a homer. The Reds then added a run when Woodward, batting for Cloninger, walked, Pete Rose singled for his fifth straight hit of the game and Bobby Tolan singled. Jimmie Hall homered off Clay Carroll in the last of the ninth for the Braves' run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 11, Cincinnati Reds 9 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      10, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  4  0    1  0  0    0  4  0  -   9 15  0
Braves       0  3  0    4  0  2    1  1  x  -  11 17  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .317      Millan 2b             3   2   2   1     0   0   .303
Tolan cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .324        Jackson ph,ss       1   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Perez 3b              4   0   1   2     1   2   .360      Boyer 3b              5   3   3   3     0   0   .212
Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   3   .289      H. Aaron rf           5   1   2   2     0   2   .311
May 1b                5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Cepeda 1b             4   2   3   4     1   0   .303
Carbo lf              3   2   2   2     2   0   .313      Aspromonte lf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Stewart 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .217        King c              1   1   1   0     0   0   .329
Woodward ss           4   2   3   3     0   0   .279      Gonzalez cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Tillman c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .246
Merritt p             2   1   1   2     0   1   .145        Hall pr,lf          0   1   0   0     1   0   .098
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garrido ss,2b         5   0   2   1     0   1   .291
  Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Reed p                3   1   1   0     0   0   .091
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bravo ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .256        Navarro p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  15   9     4   6             Totals               39  11  17  11     5   5

Time of Game: 2:53
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 10
DP: Reds 1, Braves 1
Errors: Millan
Doubles: Perez (13), Reed (1), Millan (15), Gonzalez (13)
Triples: May (1)
Home Runs: Merritt (1), Carbo (13), Woodward (1), Boyer (9), Cepeda 2 (17)
Stolen Bases: Stewart (3), Cepeda (3)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (6), Carbo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (2)
GIDP: Navarro (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(14-7)         3.1   9   7   7   3   2   2  22   3.46
Carroll                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.33
Granger                 2     5   3   3   1   2   1  12   2.79
Borbon                  1     3   1   1   1   0   0   6   6.75
Totals                  8    17  11  11   5   5   3  45

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(2-2)             7.1  12   7   7   3   5   3  35   6.16
Wilhelm                 0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   4   3.68
Navarro SV(1)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    15   9   9   4   6   3  44

Wild Pitches: Merritt (3), Reed (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to shortstop; Tolan singled to right
[Rose to third]; Perez struck out; Tolan was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first);
Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); Boyer flied
out to right; H. Aaron singled to left; Cepeda walked [H. Aaron
to second]; Aspromonte walked [H. Aaron to third, Cepeda to
second]; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: May tripled to right; Carbo singled to left [May
scored]; Stewart reached on an error by Millan [Carbo to second,
Stewart to first]; Carbo was caught stealing third (catcher to
third) [Stewart to second]; Woodward singled to center [Stewart
scored]; Merritt homered [Woodward scored]; Rose popped to third
in foul territory; Tolan popped to second; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Tillman flied out to center; Garrido struck out;
Reed doubled to left; Millan doubled to left [Reed scored];
Boyer homered [Millan scored]; H. Aaron flied out to right; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 3.

REDS 3RD: Perez struck out; Bench struck out; May flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Cepeda singled to center; Cepeda stole second;
Aspromonte popped to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Tillman walked; Garrido forced Tillman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 3.

REDS 4TH: Carbo homered; Stewart singled to right; Stewart stole
second; Woodward hit into a double play (first to third)
[Stewart out at third]; Merritt struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Reed flied out to right; Millan singled to center;
Boyer singled to center [Millan to second]; Merritt threw a wild
pitch [Millan to third, Boyer to second]; H. Aaron singled to
center [Millan scored, Boyer scored]; Cepeda homered [H. Aaron
scored]; CARROLL REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Aspromonte
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out
(catcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 7.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 7.

BRAVES 5TH: Tillman struck out; Garrido flied out to left; Reed
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
5, Braves 7.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to center; May grounded out (third to
first) [Bench to second]; Carbo walked; Stewart flied out to
right; Woodward singled to shortstop [Bench to third, Carbo to
second]; CLINE BATTED FOR CARROLL; Cline forced Woodward
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 7.

BRAVES 6TH: GRANGER REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); JACKSON BATTED
FOR MILLAN; Jackson out on an unknown play; Boyer singled to
left; H. Aaron struck out; Cepeda homered [Boyer scored];
Aspromonte singled to left; Gonzalez flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 9.

REDS 7TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GARRIDO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Rose popped to third; On a bunt Tolan
singled to first; Perez walked [Tolan to second]; Reed threw a
wild pitch [Tolan to third, Perez to second]; Bench struck out;
May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 9.

BRAVES 7TH: Tillman singled to left; HALL RAN FOR TILLMAN;
Garrido singled to right [Hall to second]; Reed out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hall to third, Garrido to
second]; Jackson was walked intentionally; Boyer forced Jackson
(shortstop to second) [Hall scored, Garrido to third]; H. Aaron
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 10.

REDS 8TH: HALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KING REPLACED
ASPROMONTE (PLAYING C ); Carbo walked; Stewart grounded out
(third to first) [Carbo to second]; Woodward homered [Carbo
scored]; BRAVO BATTED FOR GRANGER; WILHELM REPLACED REED
(PITCHING); Bravo singled to left; Rose walked [Bravo to
second]; Tolan popped to third [Bravo to third, Rose to second];
Perez doubled to center [Bravo scored, Rose scored]; NAVARRO
REPLACED WILHELM (PITCHING); Bench struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 10.

BRAVES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Cepeda flied out
to center; King singled to right; Gonzalez doubled to left [King
to third]; Hall was walked intentionally; Garrido singled to
right [King scored, Gonzalez to third, Hall to second]; Navarro
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Garrido out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves
11.

REDS 9TH: May grounded out (third to first); Carbo flied out to
center; Stewart singled to second; MCRAE BATTED FOR WOODWARD;
McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves
11.