Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
June 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 2 1
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 3 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 3 1 0 0
Maloney p 1 1 1 1
  Whitfield ph 1 0 1 0
  Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 0
Millan 2b 5 0 1 1
Aaron rf 4 1 2 1
Torre c 4 0 0 0
Francona lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 2 0
Martinez 3b 3 1 1 0
Jarvis p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 2
Cincinnati 001 010 000261
Atlanta 000 110 0013102
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney   7.0 8 2 2 3 4
  Abernathy  L (1-1) 1.2 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.2
10
3
2
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis  W (7-4) 9.0 6 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–Perez (10), Martinez (4), Jarvis (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Jackson (2,off Maloney); Alou (13,off Abernathy).  HR–Cincinnati Maloney (1,5th inning off Jarvis 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta H Aaron (12,4th inning off Maloney 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Maloney (2,off Jarvis).  IBB–Bench (4,by Jarvis); Martinez (2,by Maloney).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–Pinson (9,3rd base off Jarvis/Torre).  CS–A Johnson (1,2nd base by Jarvis/Torre); Jackson (3,2nd base by Abernathy/Bench).  IBB–Maloney (3,Martinez); Jarvis (3,Bench).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:14.  A–10,352.
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