Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
August 13, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1968 at Crosley Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 6 1 2 0
Millan 2b 6 2 3 1
Aaron rf 5 3 2 1
Torre c 5 0 2 1
Francona 1b 5 1 2 3
  Johnson D. 1b 0 0 0 0
Johnson B. 3b 5 1 3 0
Lum lf 2 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 1
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Kelley p 2 0 0 0
  Page ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson K. p 1 0 1 1
  Pappas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 16 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 1 4 1
Johnson lf 5 1 1 0
Jones cf 6 1 3 0
Perez 3b 5 0 2 1
Bench c 5 2 1 2
Helms 2b 5 1 3 1
Whitfield 1b 5 1 2 3
Cardenas ss 5 2 2 1
Cloninger p 1 0 0 0
  Culver p 1 0 1 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 9 19 9
Atlanta 301 200 101 08163
Cincinnati 311 200 001 19190
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed   2.2 9 5 4 1 3
  Kelley   3.1 4 2 0 1 5
  Johnson   3.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Pappas  L (8-9) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
19
9
6
2
10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger   2.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Culver   2.0 5 2 2 1 0
  Abernathy   3.0 2 1 1 2 3
  Carroll  W (5-5) 3.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
16
8
8
5
4

  E–Francona (4), B Johnson 2 (7).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Millan (18,off Cloninger); H Aaron (21,off Cloninger), Cincinnati Bench (29,off Reed); Cardenas (10,off Reed); Helms 2 (27,off Kelley 2); Jones (6,off Pappas).  HR–Cincinnati Whitfield (1,3rd inning off Reed 0 on, 1 out); Cardenas (3,9th inning off K Johnson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Reed (8,off Cloninger); Lum (2,off Carroll).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Rose (4,off Reed).  Team–13.  CS–Alou (10,2nd base by Culver/Bench).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–3:21.  A–7,654.
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