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Saturday June 19, 1971
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After their first 10 batters went down in succession, the Braves erupted for four runs in the fourth inning and five in the fifth to defeat the Reds, 9-3. Ralph Garr singled for the first of five hits off Ross Grimsley in the fourth.

The Braves kayoed the Reds' starter in the fifth and capped their scoring with a two-run homer by Marty Perez off Jim Merritt. The homer was the first of the rookie shortstop's major league career. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 19, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves       0  0  0    4  5  0    0  0  0  -   9 10  2
Reds         0  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .309      Rose rf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .290
Garr lf               4   2   1   0     1   2   .341      McRae lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
H. Aaron 1b           5   2   2   1     0   0   .312      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .316
Williams 3b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .245      Bench 3b,c            4   1   2   1     0   1   .241
Lum rf                4   2   1   1     0   0   .217      Foster cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Perez ss              3   1   1   2     1   0   .224      Corrales c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Didier c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .234        Perez ph,3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Niekro p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     0   1   .204
                                                            Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                          Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Merritt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Cline ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .230
                                                            Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  10   7     3   4             Totals               33   3   7   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 34,009
Left on Base: Braves 3, Reds 5
DP: Braves 2, Reds 1
Errors: Garr, Williams, Helms, Concepcion
Doubles: Lum (5), Foster (12)
Home Runs: Perez (1), Bench (17)
Caught Stealing: Millan (3)
GIDP: May (6), Foster (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(5-7)           9     7   3   1   2   8   1  35   3.14
Totals                  9     7   3   1   2   8   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(4-2)         4     7   7   7   2   3   0  21   3.51
Merritt                 4     3   2   2   0   0   1  15   4.92
Gibbon                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.31
Totals                  9    10   9   9   3   4   1  39

Passed Balls: Didier 3 (8), Corrales (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to right; Garr struck out; H. Aaron
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; McRae walked; May grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [McRae out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Lum popped to second; Jackson
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench homered; Foster popped to catcher; Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); Corrales grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez popped to third in foul territory; Didier
flied out to right; Niekro popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to left [Concepcion to third (error
by Garr)]; Grimsley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion scored (unearned)];
McRae grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled
to left; H. Aaron singled to center [Garr to second]; Williams
singled to left [Garr scored, H. Aaron to second]; Lum doubled
to right [H. Aaron scored, Williams to third]; Jackson struck
out; Corrales allowed a passed ball [Williams scored, Lum to
third]; Perez walked; Didier singled to right [Lum scored, Perez
to second]; Niekro forced Didier (third to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench reached
on an error by Williams; Foster doubled to left [Bench to
third]; Helms reached on a fielder's choice [Bench out at home
(third to catcher), Foster to third]; PEREZ BATTED FOR CORRALES;
Didier allowed a passed ball [Foster scored (unearned), Helms to
second]; Perez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Reds 3.

BRAVES 5TH: BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); PEREZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Millan singled to left; Garr walked
[Millan to second]; H. Aaron singled to right [Millan scored,
Garr to third]; MERRITT REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Williams
singled to left [Garr scored, H. Aaron to second]; Lum forced
Williams (second to shortstop) [H. Aaron scored (error by
Concepcion), Lum to second (error by Helms)]; Jackson grounded
out (second to first) [Lum to third]; Perez homered [Lum
scored]; Didier popped to first; 5 R, 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
9, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Merritt
grounded out (first unassisted); Rose singled to first; McRae
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro flied out to center; Millan singled to left;
Garr flied out to center; H. Aaron popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: May struck out (catcher to first); Bench singled to
center; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
9, Reds 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum
flied out to left; Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Helms flied out to left; Perez flied out to center;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez popped to second; Didier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: CLINE BATTED FOR MERRITT; Cline singled to center;
Rose walked [Cline to second]; McRae flied out to right; Didier
allowed a passed ball [Cline to third, Rose to second]; May
struck out (catcher to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 3.

BRAVES 9TH: GIBBON REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Millan walked;
Garr struck out while Millan was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); H. Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Foster struck out; Helms singled to left; Didier
allowed a passed ball [Helms to second]; Perez grounded out
(pitcher to first); CARBO BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Carbo struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Reds 3.



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