The Braves smashed five homers, including Hank Aaron's first of the season and 640th of his career, to defeat the Reds, 11-7. Earl Williams belted two homers and Oscar Brown and Rico Carty rapped one apiece. Bobby Tolan had a homer, double and single for the Reds and drove in five runs. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 11, Cincinnati Reds 7
Game Played on Saturday, April     22, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  4    0  3  0  -   7  9  0
Braves       0  1  7    0  0  2    1  0  x  -  11 17  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .400      Garr rf               5   1   3   2     0   0   .324
Morgan 2b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .227      Millan 2b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .216
Tolan cf              4   2   3   5     0   0   .500      Aaron 1b              4   1   2   3     1   0   .115
Bench c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .050      Carty lf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .438
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .182        Lum lf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Menke 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Williams 3b           4   3   2   2     1   1   .314
Geronimo rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .143      Brown cf              4   1   1   3     1   1   .444
Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Casanova c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Gullett p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Perez ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .333
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jarvis p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Chaney ph           1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000        Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nash p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   7   9   7     4   3             Totals               35  11  17  11     3   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 10,141
Left on Base: Reds 3, Braves 7
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Doubles: Tolan (2), Garr (2)
Home Runs: Tolan (1), Williams 2 (2), Aaron (1), Brown (2), Carty (2)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jarvis 2 (2), Neibauer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (1), Bench (2)
GIDP: Uhlaender (1), Carty (1), Brown (1)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (1,by Borbon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(0-2)          2.1   6   5   5   1   2   2  13  12.27
Borbon                  2.2   5   3   3   1   0   1  15   5.40
Sprague                 1     2   2   2   1   0   2   6   6.00
Carroll                 2     4   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.08
Totals                  8    17  11  11   3   3   5  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis W(1-1)           5.1   5   4   4   2   2   0  21   5.56
Neibauer                1.2   3   3   3   1   1   1   9   6.14
Nash SV(1)              2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   6.23
Totals                  9     9   7   7   4   3   1  37

Passed Balls: Casanova (1)
Hit by Pitch: Borbon (1)
Wild Pitches: Neibauer (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan popped to second; Tolan singled to
right [Rose out at third (right to second to third), Tolan to
second (on throw)]; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to
first); Geronimo singled to center; Geronimo was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams homered; Brown struck out; Casanova flied
out to left; Perez popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to center; Gullett flied out to
center; Rose lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Jarvis struck out; Garr singled to center; Millan
singled to center [Garr to second]; Aaron homered [Garr scored,
Millan scored]; Carty singled; BORBON REPLACED GULLETT
(PITCHING); Williams walked [Carty to second]; Brown homered
[Carty scored, Williams scored]; Casanova singled to left; Perez
singled to right [Casanova to second]; Jarvis out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Casanova to third, Perez to second];
Garr singled to left [Casanova scored, Perez to third]; Millan
forced Garr (shortstop unassisted); 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 8.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Tolan
flied out to center; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron singled to center; Carty grounded out (second
to first) [Aaron to second]; Williams lined to shortstop; Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 8.

REDS 5TH: Perez struck out; Menke popped to first; Geronimo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
was hit by a pitch; Jarvis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Perez to second]; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 8.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to left; CHANEY BATTED FOR BORBON;
Chaney singled to right [Concepcion to third]; Rose hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Concepcion scored]; Morgan walked
[Chaney to second]; Tolan doubled [Chaney scored, Morgan
scored]; NEIBAUER REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Neibauer threw a
wild pitch [Tolan to third]; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Tolan scored]; Perez flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Millan grounded
out (third to first); Aaron grounded out (third to first); Carty
homered; Williams homered; Brown walked; Casanova lined to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 10.

REDS 7TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Menke struck out;
Geronimo walked; Concepcion lined to shortstop; CARBO BATTED FOR
SPRAGUE; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 10.

BRAVES 7TH: CARROLL REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Perez singled to
center; Neibauer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Perez to second]; Garr doubled to left [Perez scored]; Millan
singled to right [Garr out at home (right to catcher), Millan to
second (on throw)]; Aaron flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 11.

REDS 8TH: Rose singled to left; On a bunt Morgan singled [Rose
to second]; Tolan homered [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; NASH
REPLACED NEIBAUER (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke singled
to left; Casanova allowed a passed ball [Menke to second];
Geronimo grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 7, Braves 11.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum singled to left; Williams was called out on
strikes; Brown grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Braves 11.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion walked; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR CARROLL;
Uhlaender grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 11.