Tony Perez and Bernie Carbo hit homers and Woody Woodward batted in two runs with a double and a sacrifice fly to help the Reds to stand off the Braves, 7-6. Carbo's circuit clout in the eighth inning proved to be the winning run. Orlando Cepeda smashed a two-run homer for the Braves, plus a pair of singles, to reach the 2,000-hit total for his career. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Saturday, July      11, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         1  2  1    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   7  9  0
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  2  1  -   6 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .328      Jackson ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .319      Gonzalez cf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .234
Perez 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .356      H. Aaron rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Bench c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .286        Lum rf              1   0   1   1     0   0   .229
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Carty lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .371
Carbo lf              3   2   2   1     1   0   .319      Cepeda 1b             4   2   3   2     0   0   .308
Helms 2b              4   2   1   0     0   0   .229      Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Woodward ss           3   1   1   2     0   0   .281      Garrido 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Nolan p               3   0   1   1     0   0   .091        Aspromonte ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Didier c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .151
                                                            Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Hall ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .140
                                                          Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .140
                                                            McQueen p           1   1   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            King ph,c           1   1   0   0     1   0   .313

Totals               34   7   9   7     2   3             Totals               35   6  11   6     1   0

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 36,059
Left on Base: Reds 4, Braves 3
DP: Reds 3, Braves 0
Errors: Didier
Doubles: Woodward (3), McQueen (1)
Home Runs: Perez (29), Carbo (14), Cepeda (18)
Stolen Bases: Rose (8), Carbo 2 (8), Helms (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (5), Woodward (1)
GIDP: Carty (12), H. Aaron (9), Boyer (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(11-4)           7.1   8   5   5   1   0   1  28   3.72
Granger SV(18)          1.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.90
Totals                  9    11   6   6   1   0   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(7-12)          5.2   8   6   5   2   1   1  27   4.62
McQueen                 2.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   8   9.82
Priddy                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.80
Totals                  9     9   7   6   2   3   2  38

Wild Pitches: Granger (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Rose stole second [Rose to
third (error by Didier)]; Tolan walked; Perez struck out; Bench
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored (unearned)]; May popped
to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson popped to first; Gonzalez popped to catcher
in foul territory; H. Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Helms singled
to left; Woodward doubled to center [Helms scored]; Nolan
grounded out (third to first); Rose singled to center [Woodward
scored]; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty singled to left; Cepeda homered [Carty
scored]; Boyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrido grounded
out (pitcher to first); Didier popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 3RD: Perez homered; Bench grounded out (third to first);
May grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo walked; Carbo stole
second; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.

REDS 4TH: Woodward flied out to center; Nolan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron singled to right; Carty grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [H. Aaron out at
second]; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.

REDS 5TH: Tolan flied out to center; Perez flied out to right;
Bench popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves
2.

BRAVES 5TH: Boyer popped to first; Garrido grounded out
(shortstop to first); Didier popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.

REDS 6TH: May singled to center; Carbo singled to center [May to
third]; Helms reached on a fielder's choice [May out at home
(third to catcher), Carbo to second]; Carbo stole third and
Helms stole second; Woodward hit a sacrifice fly to left [Carbo
scored, Helms to third]; Nolan singled to left [Helms scored];
MCQUEEN REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: McQueen doubled to right; Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [McQueen to third]; Gonzalez singled to right
[McQueen scored]; H. Aaron grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 3.

REDS 7TH: LUM REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); Tolan lined to
third; Perez flied out to center; Bench popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Cepeda
singled to center; Boyer grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 3.

REDS 8TH: May struck out; Carbo homered; Helms popped to first
in foul territory; Woodward flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Garrido singled to center; Didier flied out to
right; KING BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; King walked [Garrido to second];
Jackson singled to left [Garrido to third, King to second];
GRANGER REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Gonzalez forced Jackson
(first to shortstop) [Garrido scored, King to third]; Lum
singled to second [King scored, Gonzalez to second]; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
7, Braves 5.

REDS 9TH: KING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PRIDDY REPLACED
DIDIER (PITCHING); Granger struck out; Rose flied out to center;
Tolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves
5.

BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda singled to center; Granger threw a wild pitch
[Cepeda to second]; Boyer popped to second; ASPROMONTE BATTED
FOR GARRIDO; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first) [Cepeda
to third]; HALL BATTED FOR PRIDDY; Hall singled to left [Cepeda
scored]; King grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 6.