The clutch pitching of Joe Gibbon, who worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning, saved the Reds' 5-4 victory over the Braves. After the Braves scored three runs, Gibbon relieved and issued an intentional pass to fill the sacks, but then induced Hal King to ground into a rally-killing double play. Johnny Bench hit his third homer in two days for the Reds and Hank Aaron smashed one for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     13, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  3  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 11  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0  -   4  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   2   1     1   1   .296      Millan 2b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .304
Carbo lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .150      Garr lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .400
Perez 3b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .269      H. Aaron rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .172
Bench c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .333      Cepeda 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .276
Smith 1b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .250      Boyer 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
McRae cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Baker cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Woodward ss           4   1   2   2     0   0   .333        Lum ph,cf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Gullett p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      King c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .174
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jarvis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stone p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams ph,3b      1   1   1   0     1   0   .667
                                                            Jackson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               35   5  11   5     3   6             Totals               34   4   8   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  8,870
Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 7
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Errors: Carbo
Doubles: Woodward (1), Rose (1), Smith (1), Perez (1), Cepeda (3)
Home Runs: Bench (3), H. Aaron (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Helms (1)
GIDP: Smith (2), Baker (1), King (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(1-0)          7     6   4   4   2   2   1  29   7.04
Granger                 0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Gibbon SV(1)            1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   1.93
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   2   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis L(0-2)           2.1   5   4   4   2   0   1  14   9.95
Stone                   5.2   6   1   1   1   5   0  22   2.35
Upshaw                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   6   1  39

Wild Pitches: Stone (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Carbo flied out to center; Perez grounded
out (third to first) [Rose to second]; Bench flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan popped to first in foul territory; Garr
reached on an error by Carbo [Garr to second]; H. Aaron popped
to second; Cepeda flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Smith walked; McRae singled to center [Smith to
second]; Helms out on a sacrifice bunt (shortstop to first)
[Smith to third, McRae to second]; Woodward doubled to center
[Smith scored, McRae scored]; Gullett grounded out (second to
first) [Woodward to third]; Rose doubled to center [Woodward
scored]; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer flied out to center; Baker popped to second;
King struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
homered; Smith doubled to right; STONE REPLACED JARVIS
(PITCHING); McRae flied to left in foul territory; Helms flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez doubled to left; Stone flied out to left;
Millan flied out to right; Garr singled to second [Perez to
third]; H. Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Woodward grounded out (third to first); Gullett struck
out; Rose singled to right; Stone threw a wild pitch [Rose to
second]; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves
0.

BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first); Boyer
walked; Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Boyer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez singled to center; Bench flied out to left;
Smith grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: King grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez flied
out to right; Stone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: McRae flied out to left; Helms singled to center;
Woodward singled to right [Helms to second]; Gullett struck out;
Rose struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan flied out to center; Garr flied out to left;
H. Aaron homered; Cepeda singled to right; Boyer forced Cepeda
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Carbo struck out; Perez walked; Bench singled to left
[Perez to second]; Smith singled to left [Perez scored, Bench to
third, Smith out at second (left to catcher to second)]; McRae
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); King struck
out; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodward
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gullett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: WILLIAMS BATTED FOR STONE; Williams singled to
center; Millan walked [Williams to second]; On a bunt Garr
singled to second [Williams to third, Millan to second]; GRANGER
REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); H. Aaron singled to third [Williams
scored, Millan to third, Garr to second]; Cepeda doubled to left
[Millan scored, Garr scored, H. Aaron to third]; Boyer popped to
second; LUM BATTED FOR BAKER; GIBBON REPLACED GRANGER
(PITCHING); Lum was walked intentionally; King grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lum out at second];
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 4.

REDS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED BOYER (PITCHING); WILLIAMS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rose
grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo flied out to left; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez flied out to center; Williams walked; JACKSON
RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Millan grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Jackson to second]; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 4.