Hank Aaron hit two homers and drove in five runs to power the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Reds. The superstar's big night raised his career RBI total to 1,953, making him the N. L.'s all-time leader, passing Stan Musial, and putting him fourth on the major leagues' list behind Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb.

Aaron's first homer of the game folowed singles by Felix Millan and Ralph Garr in the first inning. After wasting a double in the third, Aaron homered again with Ron Reed aboard in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       3  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Rose rf               5   0   4   0     0   0   .301
Garr lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .332      Helms 2b              3   0   1   2     1   0   .261
H. Aaron 1b           4   2   3   5     0   0   .327      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Williams c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Baker rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
T. Aaron 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Carbo lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Lum cf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Foster cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Perez ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .228      Chaney ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Reed p                3   1   1   0     0   1   .155      Gullett p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .114
  Upshaw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .198
                                                            Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .180

Totals               35   5  10   5     1   4             Totals               35   2  10   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  8,385
Left on Base: Braves 4, Reds 9
DP: Braves 2, Reds 1
Errors: Perez
Doubles: H. Aaron (22)
Home Runs: H. Aaron 2 (43)
Caught Stealing: Perez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Helms (7)
GIDP: H. Aaron (8), May (12), Bench (19)
Hit by Pitch: Gullett (1,by Reed)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(13-12)           7.2   9   2   2   1   4   0  33   3.54
Upshaw SV(17)           1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.74
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   4   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(15-6)         5     7   5   5   0   1   2  22   2.62
Sprague                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Wilcox                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.78
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   4   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Reed (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled to right; Garr singled to right
[Millan to second]; H. Aaron homered [Millan scored, Garr
scored]; Williams lined to left; Baker singled to left; T. Aaron
popped to third; Lum grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Helms walked [Rose to second];
May struck out; Perez flied out to left [Rose to third]; Bench
forced Helms (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez popped to shortstop; Reed flied out to right;
Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Foster grounded
out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr struck out; H. Aaron doubled to left; Williams
flied out to center; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett was hit by a pitch; Rose singled to left
[Gullett to second]; Helms out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Gullett to third, Rose to second]; May struck out; Perez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Reds 0.

BRAVES 4TH: T. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum
grounded out (second to first); Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench reached on an error by Perez; Carbo popped to
shortstop; Foster forced Bench (shortstop to second); Chaney
singled to center [Foster to second]; Gullett struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 0.

BRAVES 5TH: On a bunt Reed singled to third; Millan flied out to
right; Garr flied out to center; H. Aaron homered [Reed scored];
Williams grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to third; Helms popped to third; May
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rose out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 0.

BRAVES 6TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Baker popped to
first; T. Aaron popped to second; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Perez singled to center; Bench grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; Carbo
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Reds 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez singled to first; Reed struck out; Perez was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds
0.

REDS 7TH: Foster singled to right; Chaney singled to center
[Foster to second]; CLINE BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Cline struck out;
Rose grounded out (second to first) [Foster to third, Chaney to
second]; Helms singled to center [Foster scored, Chaney scored];
May grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 2.

BRAVES 8TH: WILCOX REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Garr singled to
left; H. Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Garr out at second]; Williams walked; Baker struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Perez flied out to right; Bench grounded out (third to
first); Carbo singled to left; UPSHAW REPLACED REED (PITCHING);
Foster popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5,
Reds 2.

BRAVES 9TH: T. Aaron lined to right; Lum struck out; Perez
singled to left; Upshaw lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Chaney popped to shortstop in foul territory; SMITH
BATTED FOR WILCOX; Smith flied out to center; Rose singled to
shortstop; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 2.