Jim McGlothlin hit his first major league homer to help himself to victory as the Reds defeated the Braves, 7-4. The Reds, who scored two unearned runs, built up a 4-1 lead at the expense of Steve Barber, making his first major league start in two years.

McGlothlin hit his homer off reliever Rick Kester in the seventh and Lee May iced the decision by connecting for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth. Clay Carroll pitched the last two innings for the Reds. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Saturday, September 19, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    2  0  1    1  2  1  -   7  8  1
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   4 12  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose cf,rf            2   0   0   0     3   0   .319      Millan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Concepcion ss         5   1   0   0     0   2   .276      Garr rf               5   1   3   2     0   0   .254
Perez 3b,1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .316      Evans 3b              4   0   2   2     1   1   .421
  Cline cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Carty lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .366
Bench rf,1b           4   3   3   1     1   1   .294        Brown lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
May 1b                4   1   1   2     0   1   .251      Cepeda 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .308
  Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Baker cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
McRae lf              2   0   1   1     0   0   .260      Didier c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .149
  Carbo ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Garrido ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Barber p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .500
Plummer c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Williams ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Woodward 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Kester p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McGlothlin p          3   1   1   1     0   1   .127        King ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .261
  Corrales c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238

Totals               35   7   8   5     5   6             Totals               37   4  12   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 11,246
Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 9
DP: Reds 3, Braves 0
Errors: Concepcion, Millan, Baker
Doubles: Carbo (17), Williams (1)
Home Runs: McGlothlin (1), May (32)
Stolen Bases: Garr 2 (3)
GIDP: Carty (18), Garrido (18), Baker (1)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (1,by Barber)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin W(14-9)      7     8   3   1   3   3   0  30   3.63
Carroll SV(14)          2     4   1   1   0   0   0  10   2.68
Totals                  9    12   4   2   3   3   0  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barber L(0-2)           7     5   4   2   2   6   1  29   4.80
Kester                  2     3   3   3   3   0   1  12   6.07
Totals                  9     8   7   5   5   6   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Barber (1)
Wild Pitches: Barber 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Tony Venzon


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Barber threw a wild pitch [Rose to
second]; Concepcion struck out; Perez grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to third]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to left; On a bunt Garr singled to
third; Garr stole second; Evans singled to center [Garr scored];
Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

REDS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (second to first); Baker struck
out; Didier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

REDS 3RD: Plummer struck out; McGlothlin struck out; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido singled to right; Barber singled to right
[Garrido to second]; Millan forced Barber (shortstop to second)
[Garrido to third]; Garr reached on a fielder's choice [Garrido
out at home (pitcher to catcher), Millan to second]; Evans
walked [Millan to third, Garr to second]; Carty forced Evans
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez
singled to right; Bench singled to center [Perez scored (error
by Baker) (unearned) (no RBI), Bench scored (error by Millan)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; May grounded out (shortstop to first);
McRae was hit by a pitch; Helms flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda walked; Baker walked [Cepeda to second];
Didier flied out to left; Garrido grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); McGlothlin
grounded out (third to first); Rose walked; Concepcion struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Barber struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez popped to second; Bench singled to center;
Barber threw a wild pitch [Bench to second]; May struck out;
McRae singled to right [Bench scored, McRae to second (on throw
to home)]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied out to left; Carty singled to right;
Cepeda singled to left [Carty to second]; Baker grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cepeda out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Plummer grounded out (first unassisted); McGlothlin
homered; Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Didier flied out to center; Garrido reached on an
error by Concepcion [Garrido to first]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
BARBER; Williams doubled to left [Garrido to third]; Millan
grounded out (third to first); Garr singled to center [Garrido
scored (unearned), Williams scored (unearned)]; Garr stole
second; Evans struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 3.

REDS 8TH: KESTER REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Perez flied out
to center; Bench walked; May homered [Bench scored]; CARBO
BATTED FOR MCRAE; Carbo doubled to center; Helms flied out to
left; Plummer flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CARBO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CORRALES REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PLAYING C );
CARROLL REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); WOODWARD REPLACED PLUMMER
(PLAYING 3B); Carty singled to center; Cepeda popped to second;
Baker forced Carty (shortstop to second); Didier grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 3.

REDS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Corrales grounded
out (first unassisted); Rose walked; Concepcion forced Rose
(pitcher to shortstop); Perez walked [Concepcion to second];
Bench singled to left [Concepcion scored, Perez to second];
Carroll forced Bench (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CLINE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING CF);
Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); KING BATTED FOR
KESTER; King singled to right; Millan flied out to right; Garr
singled to left [King to second]; Evans singled to left [King
scored, Garr to third]; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 4.
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