| After the Braves were held to only one hit in the first six innings, Hank Aaron smashed a homer to spark a 2-1 victory over the Reds. Following Aaron's drive that tied the score, Hal King doubled. Felix Millan drew an intentional pass and Clete Boyer singled to drive in the deciding marker. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April 7, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 10 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Rose rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .222 Garr lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Helms 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .300 Baker ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375 H. Aaron rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .125 Bench c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .429 Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Carbo lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 King c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .500 McRae cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .375 Millan 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .667 Duffy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Boyer 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Woodward 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Stewart ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGlothlin p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Garrido ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bravo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Reed p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cline ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 6 2 3 4 Totals 32 1 10 1 4 5 Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 10,452 Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 10 DP: Braves 2, Reds 1 Doubles: King (2), Bench 2 (2) Home Runs: H. Aaron (1) Sacrifice Hits: Jackson (1), King (2), McGlothlin (1), Cline (1) GIDP: Perez (2), Helms 2 (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed W(1-0) 8.1 10 1 1 4 4 0 36 1.08 Upshaw SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 10 1 1 4 5 0 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothlin L(0-1) 7 4 2 2 2 3 1 26 2.57 Gibbon 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.00 Carroll 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 4 1 35 Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Garr flied out to left; H. Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rose out at second]; Perez singled to center; Bench doubled to left [Perez to third]; Carbo was walked intentionally; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda flied out to center; King flied out to right; Millan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Woodward singled to right; McGlothlin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Woodward to second]; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 3RD: Boyer made an out to third; Perez flied out to center; Reed flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Helms struck out; Perez was called out on strikes; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to left; Duffy flied out to left; Woodward struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 5TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); King walked; Millan made an out to shortstop; Boyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: McGlothlin walked; McGlothlin was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Rose singled to shortstop; Helms grounded into a double play (second to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Reed struck out; Jackson singled to left; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Perez flied out to left; Bench doubled to left; Carbo was walked intentionally; McRae singled to left [Bench scored, Carbo to second]; Duffy flied out to left; Woodward forced McRae (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1. BRAVES 7TH: H. Aaron homered; Cepeda struck out; King doubled to left; Millan was walked intentionally; Boyer singled to center [King scored, Millan to second]; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boyer out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: BRAVO BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Bravo grounded out (second to first); Rose walked; Helms singled to left [Rose to second]; Perez grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to third, Helms to second]; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1. BRAVES 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Reed singled to center; Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Reed to second]; BAKER BATTED FOR GARR; Baker flied out to center; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carbo popped to catcher in foul territory; McRae flied out to center; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1. BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda singled to left; King out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cepeda to second]; Millan was walked intentionally; CARROLL REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Boyer struck out; LUM BATTED FOR PEREZ; Lum forced Millan (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED LUM (PLAYING SS); STEWART BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Stewart singled to third; CLINE BATTED FOR CARROLL; Cline out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stewart to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (first unassisted) [Stewart to third]; Helms was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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