Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
June 3, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 2 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 2 1 0
Torre c 3 1 1 2
Francona lf 3 0 1 1
  Lum pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson D. 1b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Johnson K. p 2 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 1 1 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 1
Pinson cf 3 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 1
Whitfield 1b 4 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 2 0
  Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 2 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph 1 0 0 0
Culver p 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Atlanta 000 201 000361
Cincinnati 200 000 000260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (3-3) 6.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Raymond  SV (4) 3.0 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Culver  L (4-4) 7.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Abernathy   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
6

  E–Alou (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (15,off K Johnson); Helms (13,off K Johnson).  HR–Atlanta Torre (4,4th inning off Culver 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Alou (1,by Culver).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Cardenas (7,by Raymond).  Team–6.  SB–H Aaron (7,2nd base off Culver/Bench).  CS–Lum (3,2nd base by Abernathy/Bench).  HBP–Culver (5,Alou).  IBB–Raymond (4,Cardenas).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:24.  A–5,564.
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