Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
May 9, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1966 at Atlanta Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Helms 3b 5 1 1 0
Rose 2b 5 3 4 2
Pinson cf 5 1 2 0
Shamsky lf 3 2 2 2
  Harper lf 2 0 1 1
Perez 1b 2 0 1 1
Edwards c 5 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 1
Queen rf 4 0 0 0
Jay p 3 0 0 0
  Nottebart p 1 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf,rf 5 0 1 1
Geiger cf 3 1 1 0
Aaron rf,2b 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliver c 4 0 2 1
Mathews 3b 3 1 1 1
Menke ss 3 1 1 1
  Alomar 2b 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
Woodward 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Cloninger p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Umbach p 0 0 0 0
  Olivo p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Blasingame p 0 0 0 0
  Carty ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Cincinnati 014 010 0017132
Atlanta 002 101 000491
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (3-2) 5.2 7 4 4 1 0
  Nottebart   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  McCool  SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  L (2-3) 3.0 6 5 4 0 1
  Umbach   1.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Olivo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Niekro   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  O'Dell   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
1
8

  E–Perez 2 (3), Cloninger (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Woodward (2,off Jay); Geiger (1,off Jay).  HR–Cincinnati Rose (2,3rd inning off Cloninger 1 on, 1 out); Shamsky (4,3rd inning off Cloninger 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Menke (3,3rd inning off Jay 0 on, 0 out); Mathews (1,4th inning off Jay 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Edwards (1,3rd base by Cloninger/Oliver).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:55.  A–9,718.
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