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Tuesday July 31, 1973
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Cincinnati Reds 13, Atlanta Braves 11 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, July 31, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Reds         0  3  0    2  0  3    0  0  5  -  13 11  2
Braves       3  4  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -  11 12  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   2   3   1     1   1   .337      Garr rf               5   2   2   0     1   0   .281
Morgan 2b             5   2   4   5     1   0   .299      Perez ss              6   3   2   2     0   1   .245
Bench rf,c            5   0   0   1     0   1   .244      Evans 3b              3   2   2   2     2   0   .282
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .293      Baker cf              3   2   1   1     1   0   .290
Kosco cf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Johnson 2b            3   1   2   1     2   0   .254
  Tolan ph,cf         1   2   1   1     1   0   .203      Dietz 1b              2   0   1   2     0   0   .316
Menke 3b              3   2   0   0     2   2   .170        Tepedino ph,1b      3   0   0   0     0   2   .311
Plummer c             3   1   1   3     1   0   .195      Lum lf                4   0   0   0     1   1   .284
  Driessen ph,rf      1   1   0   0     0   0   .306      Velazquez c           1   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Chaney ss             4   1   0   1     1   1   .172        Aaron ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .253
Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Casanova c          2   0   1   0     0   0   .229
  Gagliano ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Freeman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Leon p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Crosby ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .045

Totals               39  13  11  12     8   8             Totals               37  11  12   9     8   4

Time of Game: 3:26   Attendance: 25,506
Left on Base: Reds 9, Braves 9
DP: Reds 1, Braves 0
Errors: Morgan, Bench, Evans, Johnson, Tepedino
Doubles: Morgan (26), Garr 2 (21), Dietz (3), Johnson (16), Evans (21)
Triples: Perez (4)
Home Runs: Plummer (2), Morgan 2 (15), Tolan (9), Evans (30)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (40), Rose (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (8), Baker (5), Aaron (1)
GIDP: Tepedino (3)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (3,by Leon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                3     4   7   6   6   2   0  19   2.99
McGlothlin              0     3   3   1   0   0   1   4   6.12
Gullett                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.05
Borbon                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.81
Carroll W(3-5)          2     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.11
Nelson                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.22
Hall SV(5)              0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.86
Totals                  9    12  11   8   8   4   1  47

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freeman                 3.1   6   5   5   4   2   1  20   7.71
Leon                    3.2   3   3   3   2   5   2  17   6.55
Frisella L(1-1)         2     2   5   1   2   1   1  12   4.08
Totals                  9    11  13   9   8   8   4  49

Hit by Pitch: Leon (1)
Wild Pitches: Grimsley 2 (4)
Balks: Grimsley (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Johnson [Rose out at
second (center to shortstop)]; Morgan walked; Bench flied out to
left; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr doubled to left; Perez struck out; Evans flied
out to right; Baker walked; Johnson walked [Garr to third, Baker
to second]; Dietz doubled [Garr scored, Baker scored, Johnson to
third]; Grimsley balked [Johnson scored, Dietz to third]; Lum
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 3.

REDS 2ND: Kosco singled to left; Menke walked [Kosco to second];
Plummer homered [Kosco scored, Menke scored]; 12 minute rain
delay; Chaney struck out; Grimsley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 22 minute rain delay; Rose singled to right;
Morgan singled to center [Rose to second]; Bench popped to
shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Velazquez singled to center; On a bunt Freeman made
an out to third; Garr walked [Velazquez to second]; Perez
tripled to right [Velazquez scored, Garr scored]; Evans walked;
Baker reached on an error by Bench on a sacrifice fly [Perez
scored (RBI), Evans to third, Baker to second]; Grimsley threw a
wild pitch [Evans scored (unearned), Baker to third]; Johnson
was walked intentionally; Baker was out trying to advance to
home and Johnson advanced to second (catcher to pitcher); Dietz
popped to first; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.

REDS 3RD: Perez walked; Kosco popped to first in foul territory;
Menke flied out to left; Plummer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.

BRAVES 3RD: Lum popped to shortstop; Velazquez walked; On a bunt
Freeman forced Velazquez (third to shortstop); Grimsley threw a
wild pitch [Freeman to second]; Garr grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.

REDS 4TH: Chaney walked; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Gagliano
singled to center [Chaney to second]; Rose was called out on
strikes; Morgan doubled to left [Chaney scored, Gagliano to
third]; LEON REPLACED FREEMAN (PITCHING); Bench hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Gagliano scored, Morgan to third]; Perez was hit
by a pitch; Kosco struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 7.

BRAVES 4TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Perez
reached on an error by Morgan [Perez to first]; Evans homered
[Perez scored (unearned)]; Baker singled to center; Johnson
doubled to left [Baker to third]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR DIETZ;
GULLETT REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PITCHING); Tepedino struck out; Lum
was walked intentionally; AARON BATTED FOR VELAZQUEZ; Aaron hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Baker scored (unearned), Johnson to
third]; Leon grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 10.

REDS 5TH: CASANOVA REPLACED AARON (PLAYING C ); TEPEDINO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Menke struck out; Plummer walked; Chaney
flied out to center; STAHL BATTED FOR GULLETT; Stahl struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 10.

BRAVES 5TH: BORBON REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Garr grounded out
(second to first); Perez flied out to left; Evans walked; Baker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 10.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to left; Morgan homered [Rose scored];
Bench popped to shortstop; Perez struck out; TOLAN BATTED FOR
KOSCO; Tolan homered; Menke struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 8, Braves 10.

BRAVES 6TH: TOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Johnson flied out
to left; Tepedino struck out; Lum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 10.

REDS 7TH: Plummer popped to shortstop; Chaney grounded out
(second to first); GERONIMO BATTED FOR BORBON; Geronimo grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves
10.

BRAVES 7TH: CARROLL REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Casanova flied
out to right; Leon grounded out (third to first); Garr popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 10.

REDS 8TH: Rose walked; FRISELLA REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Morgan
forced Rose (first to shortstop); Morgan stole second; Bench
struck out; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 10.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez singled to left; Evans doubled to center
[Perez to third]; Baker grounded out (second to first); Johnson
singled to center [Perez scored, Evans to third]; Tepedino
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves
11.

REDS 9TH: Tolan walked; Menke walked [Tolan to second]; DRIESSEN
BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Driessen reached on an error by Tepedino
[Tolan scored (no RBI), Menke to third, Driessen to second];
Chaney grounded out (second to first) [Menke scored (unearned),
Driessen to third]; CROSBY BATTED FOR CARROLL; Crosby grounded
out (second to first); Rose singled to second [Driessen scored
(unearned)]; Rose stole second; Morgan homered (unearned) [Rose
scored (unearned)]; Bench reached on an error by Evans [Bench to
first]; Perez flied out to right; 5 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 13, Braves 11.

BRAVES 9TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); NELSON REPLACED CROSBY (PITCHING); Lum
flied out to right; Casanova singled to left; JACKSON BATTED FOR
FRISELLA; Jackson flied out to left; HALL REPLACED NELSON
(PITCHING); Garr doubled to right [Casanova to third]; Perez
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 13, Braves 11.



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