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Wednesday April 7, 1971
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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.



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