Earl Williams hit a homer for the Braves, but the rookie catcher lost the game with a wild throw in the 13th inning that enabled the Reds to gain a 2-1 victory. The Reds counted their first run in the second on a double by Johnny Bench and single by Darrel Chaney. Williams tied the score in the fourth.

Pete Rose singled for the Reds in the 13th and advanced on a sacrifice by Woody Woodward. After an intentional pass to Lee May, Rose stole third as Tony Perez struck out and continued home to score the winning run when Williams threw the ball away. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Monday, September 13, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  7  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            6   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Rose rf               6   1   1   0     0   0   .296
  Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .109      Woodward 2b,ss        4   0   2   0     1   0   .244
Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .331      May 1b                4   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Lum rf,cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Perez 3b              6   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Williams c            4   1   1   1     1   0   .271      Bench c               5   1   2   0     0   0   .242
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Carbo lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
  H. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Foster cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .248
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Chaney ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .143
Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .293        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Breazeale 1b          5   0   0   0     0   2   .100        Concepcion ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Foster pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  T. Aaron 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .129
Neibauer p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .199        Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Nash p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .152        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Baker ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Helms ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               45   1   7   1     1   7             Totals               43   2   8   1     3   3

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance:  7,144
Left on Base: Braves 7, Reds 9
DP: Braves 1, Reds 1
Errors: Garrido, Carroll
Doubles: Garr (23), Bench (18), Woodward (9)
Home Runs: Williams (32)
Stolen Bases: Rose (12), May (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (17), Carbo (2), Woodward (7)
GIDP: Perez (15), May (11)
Hit by Pitch: May (4,by Neibauer)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Neibauer                7     5   1   1   0   1   0  27   1.86
Nash                    5     2   0   0   2   1   0  18   4.72
Jarvis L(5-13)          0.2   1   1   0   1   1   0   4   4.14
Totals                 12.2   8   2   1   3   3   0  49

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                  10     6   1   1   0   7   1  36   3.18
Merritt                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.49
Carroll                 1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.42
Gibbon W(5-6)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.94
Totals                 13     7   1   1   1   7   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Neibauer (1)
Wild Pitches: Neibauer (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lum singled to pitcher; Williams flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Woodward lined to second;
May singled to left; Perez forced May (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans struck out; Millan singled to left; Breazeale
struck out; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench doubled to left; Carbo lined to third; Foster
flied out to center; Chaney singled to center [Bench scored,
Chaney to second (on throw)]; Nolan grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Neibauer struck out; Jackson popped to first in foul
territory; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to left; Woodward doubled to right; May
was hit by a pitch; Perez popped to shortstop; Bench flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum popped to first in foul territory; Williams
homered; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds
1.

REDS 4TH: Carbo struck out; Foster flied out to left; Chaney
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Breazeale flied out to center; Perez struck out;
Neibauer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Nolan made an out to first; Rose grounded out (pitcher
to first); Woodward lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson lined to center; Garr doubled to right; Lum
popped to second; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: May lined to third; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans singled to right; Millan flied out to right;
Breazeale flied out to center; Perez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Carbo lined to right; Foster singled to shortstop;
Chaney flied out to right; Neibauer threw a wild pitch [Foster
to second]; Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 8TH: KING BATTED FOR NEIBAUER; King popped to second;
Jackson lined to right; Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: NASH REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Rose grounded out
(second to first); Woodward singled to left; May grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Woodward out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Lum singled to center; Williams popped to third in
foul territory; Evans forced Lum (first to shortstop); Millan
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Perez flied out to right; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carbo grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 10TH: Breazeale struck out; Perez popped to shortstop;
Nash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 10TH: Foster struck out; SMITH BATTED FOR CHANEY; Smith
flied out to right; STEWART BATTED FOR NOLAN; Stewart popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 11TH: MERRITT REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); CONCEPCION
REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); Jackson singled to right; Garr out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Jackson to second]; Lum
flied out to left; Williams was walked intentionally; CARROLL
REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); H. AARON BATTED FOR EVANS; H. Aaron
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Reds 1.

REDS 11TH: GARRIDO REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING 3B); Rose lined to
left; Woodward walked; May forced Woodward (third to second);
Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds
1.

BRAVES 12TH: Millan reached on an error by Carroll; Breazeale
forced Millan (first to shortstop); FOSTER RAN FOR BREAZEALE;
Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Foster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 12TH: T. AARON REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING 1B); Bench singled
to second; Carbo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Bench to second]; Foster was walked intentionally; CLINE BATTED
FOR CONCEPCION; Cline popped to first in foul territory; HELMS
BATTED FOR CARROLL; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 13TH: WOODWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HELMS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GIBBON REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING);
BAKER BATTED FOR NASH; Baker grounded out (third to first);
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 13TH: LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BAKER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); JARVIS REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Rose
singled to right; Woodward out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Rose to second]; May was walked intentionally; Perez
struck out; Rose stole third and May stole second [Rose scored
(error by Garrido) (unearned)]; throw hit 3B, Gil Garrido
late covering bag; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Reds 2.