Making his 10th start of the season, George Stone gained his first victory when the Braves nipped the Reds, 1-0. The run off Jim McGlothlin scored in the fifth inning when Mike Lum singled and raced home from second on a two-out single by Ralph Garr. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Garr lf               3   0   2   1     1   1   .333
Foster cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .304
  Concepcion pr,ss    0   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Bench c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .275
Perez 3b,1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .245      Williams c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .242
McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Lum cf                3   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Perez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Woodward ss,3b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Stone p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .108
McGlothlin p          3   0   1   0     0   1   .200
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .191

Totals               35   0   9   0     1   5             Totals               29   1   7   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 20,436
Left on Base: Reds 9, Braves 7
DP: Reds 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Bench (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (3)
GIDP: Millan (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(3-5)       8     7   1   1   2   7   0  32   3.86
Totals                  8     7   1   1   2   7   0  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(1-3)            9     9   0   0   1   5   0  36   3.28
Totals                  9     9   0   0   1   5   0  36

Passed Balls: Williams (2)
Wild Pitches: McGlothlin (4)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Foster singled to left; May
flied out to right; Bench doubled to left [Foster out at home
(left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to center; Millan grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garr out at second];
H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; McRae flied out to center; Helms
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to center; McGlothlin threw a wild pitch [Evans to second];
Williams walked; Lum popped to shortstop; Perez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Woodward flied out to center; McGlothlin struck out;
Rose singled to shortstop; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Stone popped to shortstop; Garr struck out; Millan
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: May flied out to right; Bench singled to center; Perez
singled to left [Bench to second]; McRae flied out to left;
Helms popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); Cepeda flied
out to center; Evans singled to right; Williams forced Evans
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Woodward flied out to center; McGlothlin singled to
right; Rose singled to center [McGlothlin to second]; Foster
struck out; May flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum singled to second; Perez grounded out (second to
first) [Lum to second]; Stone flied out to center; Garr singled
to center [Lum scored]; Millan singled to shortstop [Garr to
second]; H. Aaron struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to left; Perez walked; McRae flied out
to left; Helms singled to center [Perez to second]; Woodward
forced Helms (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Cepeda struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to
first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: McGlothlin flied out to center; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum singled to right; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Lum to second]; Stone struck out; Garr was
walked intentionally; Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: May singled to left; Bench flied out to center;
Williams allowed a passed ball [May to second]; CONCEPCION RAN
FOR MAY; Perez popped to third in foul territory; McRae grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WOODWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); Cepeda grounded out
(third to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 1.

REDS 9TH: Helms struck out; FERRARA BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Ferrara
struck out; BRADFORD BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Bradford popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.