The Braves came from behind to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-6, and then scored 10 runs in the first two innings of the second game to beat the Reds again, 10-3. The Braves, after losing the lead and falling behind in the lidlifter, tied the score at 6-6 in the seventh inning on run-scoring doubles by Earl Williams and Hal King. Luckless Jim Merritt, pitching in relief for the Reds, then drew his 10th straight defeat when the Braves scored twice in the eighth on a single by Marty Perez, double by Ralph Garr and single by Oscar Brown.

Williams batted in four of the Braves' runs in the nightcap, including three with a homer in the first inning. Tony Perez had four hits for the Reds and homered in succession with Tommy Helms in the second inning. Johnny Bench also had a homer for the Reds' last run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    5  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  3
Braves       0  0  3    1  0  0    2  2  x  -   8 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   1   3   3     1   0   .289      Garr lf               5   3   2   1     0   0   .326
Foster cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Millan 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .309
May 1b                5   0   1   1     0   2   .301      Lum rf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .237
Bench c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .240        Brown ph,rf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
Perez 3b              5   2   3   1     0   1   .233      Evans 3b              3   2   2   3     2   0   .274
Carbo lf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .219      Williams 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .240
Helms 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .243      King c                4   0   1   1     0   2   .209
Woodward ss           2   1   0   0     2   1   .255      Jackson cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Simpson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .100      Perez ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .216
  Merritt p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Kelley p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Priddy p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Versalles ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   6     5   8             Totals               35   8  11   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: Reds 9, Braves 9
DP: Reds 0, Braves 0
Errors: May 2, Helms
Doubles: Rose (11), Bench (9), Williams (6), King (6), Garr (13)
Home Runs: Perez (10), Evans (4)
Stolen Bases: Garr 2 (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (5), Versalles (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 6.2   8   6   3   3   4   1  33   5.06
Merritt L(0-10)         0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   5.40
Granger                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Gibbon                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.61
Totals                  8    11   8   5   4   4   1  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kelley                  3.2   6   5   5   2   2   0  19   3.16
Priddy W(3-4)           4.1   3   1   1   3   4   1  19   3.92
Upshaw SV(8)            1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.56
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   8   1  42

Wild Pitches: Priddy (5)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Tom Gorman


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to pitcher; Foster popped to first; May
struck out; Bench forced Rose (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Millan singled to left;
Lum flied out to center; Evans singled to right [Millan to
third]; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Carbo popped to shortstop;
Helms flied out to center; Woodward flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: King struck out; Jackson walked; Perez flied out to
right; Kelley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves
0.

REDS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (third to first); Rose singled to
center; Foster popped to first; May flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to center; Garr stole second; Millan
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garr to third]; Lum
walked; Evans homered [Garr scored, Lum scored]; Williams
singled to left; King popped to third in foul territory; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 3.

REDS 4TH: Bench popped to second; Perez singled to left; Carbo
walked [Perez to second]; Helms singled to center [Perez scored,
Carbo to third]; Woodward walked [Helms to second]; Simpson
struck out; Rose doubled to center [Carbo scored, Helms scored,
Woodward scored]; PRIDDY REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Priddy
threw a wild pitch [Rose to third]; Foster walked; May singled
to left [Rose scored, Foster to second]; Bench popped to catcher
in foul territory; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Priddy struck out; Garr
reached on an error by May [Garr to first]; Garr stole second;
Millan singled to center [Garr scored (unearned)]; Lum grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 4.

REDS 5TH: Perez homered; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted);
Helms flied out to center; Woodward walked; Simpson struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans walked; Williams forced Evans (third to
second) [Williams to second (error by Helms)]; King struck out;
Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 4.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to left; Foster flied out to center;
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez popped to third in foul territory; Priddy
flied out to left; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 4.

REDS 7TH: Bench doubled to left; Perez flied out to right [Bench
to third]; Carbo popped to second; Helms flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Millan popped to third; Lum grounded out (first
unassisted); Evans reached on an error by May [Evans to second];
Williams doubled to center [Evans scored (unearned)]; King
doubled to right [Williams scored (unearned)]; MERRITT REPLACED
SIMPSON (PITCHING); Jackson flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 6.

REDS 8TH: Woodward struck out; Merritt struck out; Rose walked;
Foster forced Rose (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez singled to left; VERSALLES BATTED FOR PRIDDY;
Versalles out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Perez to
second]; Garr doubled to center [Perez scored]; GRANGER REPLACED
MERRITT (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (second to first) [Garr
to third]; GIBBON REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR
LUM; Brown singled to shortstop [Garr scored]; Evans walked
[Brown to second]; Williams forced Evans (shortstop to second);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 8.

REDS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED VERSALLES (PITCHING); BROWN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); May lined to third; Bench singled to left;
Perez struck out; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
6, Braves 8.