Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
June 18, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1968 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 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 2 5 1
Helms 2b 5 0 2 2
Pinson cf 5 0 1 0
Whitfield 1b 3 1 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 1 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 2
Bench c 5 1 2 2
Ruiz 3b 5 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0
Cloninger p 1 0 0 0
  Pavletich ph 1 0 1 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  May 1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 1
Millan 2b 3 0 1 0
Aaron rf 2 1 1 1
Torre c 3 0 0 1
Francona lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson D. 1b 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Martinez 3b 3 1 1 1
Johnson K. p 0 1 0 0
  Britton p 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 4
Cincinnati 001 300 1027141
Atlanta 102 100 100571
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger   5.0 4 4 3 4 5
  Carroll   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Abernathy  W (2-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
5
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   3.1 5 3 3 1 1
  Britton   3.2 6 2 2 1 2
  Raymond  L (2-1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
3
3

  E–Cloninger (1), Jackson (15).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Cincinnati Rose 3 (20,off K Johnson,off Britton 2); Pinson (15,off Britton); Bench (17,off Britton), Atlanta Alou (14,off Carroll).  3B–Cincinnati Helms (2,off K Johnson), Atlanta Jackson (2,off Cloninger).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (5,4th inning off K Johnson 0 on, 0 out); Jones (2,9th inning off Raymond 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Cloninger (1,off Britton); K Johnson (3,off Cloninger); Millan (5,off Cloninger).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–H Aaron (8,by Cloninger).  Team–5.  CS–May (2,2nd base by Raymond/Torre); Martinez (2,2nd base by Cloninger/Bench).  IBB–Cloninger (4,H Aaron).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:36.  A–12,021.
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