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Tuesday September 29, 1970
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Mike McQueen turned in the first complete game and first victory of his major league career, pitching the Braves past the Reds, 2-1. McQueen also batted in the Braves' first run to help decide his duel with Tony Cloninger. The Braves counted in the seventh when Mike Lum doubled, Bob Aspromonte walked and McQueen and Felix Millan singled. Johnny Bench hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the eighth to produce the Reds' run. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

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


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .309      Rose rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Garr cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Tolan cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .315
H. Aaron rf           2   0   0   0     3   0   .297      Perez 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .317
Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Bench c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .350        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Garrido ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .264      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Lum lf                4   1   2   0     0   0   .254      McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
King c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .236
Aspromonte ss,3b      3   1   2   0     1   1   .218        Stewart pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
McQueen p             4   0   1   1     0   1   .300      Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            Corrales c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                          Cloninger p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .213
                                                            Concepcion ss       1   1   0   0     1   0   .261

Totals               34   2   8   2     5   5             Totals               33   1   7   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 11,409
Left on Base: Braves 10, Reds 8
DP: Braves 0, Reds 2
Errors: McQueen, Granger
Doubles: Lum (17), Bench (35), Perez (28)
Stolen Bases: Millan (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Tolan (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (11)
GIDP: Cepeda 2 (15)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McQueen W(1-5)          9     7   1   0   1   3   0  36   5.59
Totals                  9     7   1   0   1   3   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger L(9-7)        7     6   2   2   5   5   0  30   3.83
Carroll                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.61
Granger                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.69
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to second; H. Aaron walked [Garr to second]; Cepeda
flied out to center [Garr to third]; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan flied
out to center; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum popped to second; King struck out; Aspromonte
singled to center; McQueen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

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

BRAVES 3RD: Millan walked; Millan stole second; Garr flied out
to center; H. Aaron walked; Cepeda grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [H. Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); Cloninger
struck out; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Lum flied out
to right; King singled to right; Aspromonte struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan struck out; Perez doubled to left; Bench flied
out to center; May popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 5TH: McQueen flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(third to first); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: McRae flied out to right; Helms singled to left;
Woodward popped to second; Cloninger flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron walked; Cepeda grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [H. Aaron out at second]; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to center; Tolan flied out to center;
Perez singled to center; Bench grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum doubled to left; King grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Lum to third]; Aspromonte walked; McQueen singled to
center [Lum scored, Aspromonte to second]; Millan singled to
right [Aspromonte scored, McQueen to second]; Garr flied out to
left; H. Aaron forced Millan (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: May flied out to left; McRae singled to left; Helms
forced McRae (third to second); Woodward grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

BRAVES 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED WOODWARD (PITCHING); CONCEPCION
REPLACED CLONINGER (PLAYING SS); Cepeda flied out to center;
Evans flied out to center; Lum singled to right; King grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion walked; Rose singled to left [Concepcion to
second]; Tolan reached on an error by McQueen on a sacrifice
bunt [Concepcion to third, Rose to second, Tolan to first];
Perez popped to first in foul territory; Bench hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; May flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

BRAVES 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); CORRALES REPLACED
CARROLL (PLAYING C ); Aspromonte singled to right; McQueen
reached on an error by Granger [Aspromonte to second, McQueen to
first]; Millan forced McQueen (third to second) [Aspromonte to
third]; Garr reached on a fielder's choice [Aspromonte out at
home (first to catcher to third), Millan to second]; H. Aaron
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING SS); ASPROMONTE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); McRae flied out to right; Helms
singled to center; STEWART RAN FOR HELMS; Corrales popped to
catcher in foul territory; Concepcion forced Stewart (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.



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