Hank Aaron set a new record for most homers by a player with one club, hitting the 660th and 661st of his career with the Braves, his second circuit clout coming in the 10th inning to beat the Reds, 4-3. The former homer mark for one club was 659 by Babe Ruth with the Yankees. Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Office cf 4 1 2 0 1 2 .400 Rose lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Garr lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .322 Morgan 2b 4 1 3 0 0 1 .289 Aaron 1b 4 2 2 2 1 0 .259 Tolan cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .291 Williams c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Bench c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .280 Lum rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Perez 1b 4 0 2 2 0 2 .282 Millan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .245 Menke 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Blanks 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .412 Uhlaender rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .165 Perez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 McRae ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Simpson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .081 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hague ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Totals 38 4 9 4 2 11 Totals 37 3 7 3 0 7 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 29,149 Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 4 DP: Braves 0, Reds 1 Errors: Perez Doubles: Perez (22) Home Runs: Garr (7), Aaron 2 (22) GIDP: Perez (17) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(10-10) 10 7 3 3 0 7 0 37 3.23 Totals 10 7 3 3 0 7 0 37 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson 5 4 3 3 1 5 2 20 3.54 Sprague 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 3.38 Gullett L(3-6) 3 4 1 1 0 5 1 13 5.46 Totals 10 9 4 4 2 11 3 40 Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello BRAVES 1ST: Office walked; Garr homered [Office scored]; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan singled to pitcher; Tolan struck out; Bench forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Millan flied out to center; Blanks struck out; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Menke grounded out (third to first) [Perez to second]; Uhlaender popped to catcher in foul territory; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Office struck out; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Simpson struck out (catcher to first); Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan singled to right; Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. BRAVES 4TH: Aaron homered; Williams struck out; Lum grounded out (second to first); Millan singled to left; Blanks struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez struck out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0. BRAVES 5TH: Perez struck out; Niekro grounded out (third to first); Office singled to center; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Chaney grounded out (second to first); Simpson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0. BRAVES 6TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Aaron walked; Williams flied out to right; Lum flied out to center; Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to center; Morgan singled to second; Tolan singled to center [Morgan to third]; Bench singled to center [Morgan scored, Tolan to second]; Perez doubled [Tolan scored, Bench scored]; Menke popped to center; Uhlaender struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. BRAVES 7TH: Blanks singled to left; Perez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blanks out at second]; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); HAGUE BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Hague popped to second; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. BRAVES 8TH: GULLETT REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Office singled to center; On a bunt Garr singled [Office to third (error by Perez)]; Aaron reached on a fielder's choice [Office out at home (third to catcher), Garr to second]; Williams flied out to center; Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Tolan popped to shortstop; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. BRAVES 9TH: Millan struck out; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to center; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: Perez struck out; Menke grounded out (third to first); Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. BRAVES 10TH: Office was called out on strikes; Garr struck out; Aaron homered; Williams grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 3. REDS 10TH: MCRAE BATTED FOR CHANEY; McRae flied out to center; GERONIMO BATTED FOR GULLETT; Geronimo struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 3. |
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