Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
July 17, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1969 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 12, Cincinnati Reds 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 3 3 1
Millan 2b 6 1 2 1
Aaron rf 5 1 0 1
Carty lf 4 1 3 2
  Lum lf 1 1 1 1
Boyer 3b 5 0 3 2
Cepeda 1b 5 2 2 0
Garrido ss 5 0 1 1
Didier c 3 2 3 1
Niekro p 4 1 2 2
Totals 42 12 20 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 2 2 1
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 3 0
Perez 3b 4 0 0 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
Ruiz ss 4 0 1 0
Corrales c 4 0 0 0
Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Pascual p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 2
Atlanta 113 100 06012201
Cincinnati 100 010 000281
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (15-7) 9.0 8 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (9-4) 3.0 10 6 6 1 0
  Fisher   4.0 4 0 0 1 1
  Jackson   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Granger   0.0 3 3 1 0 0
  Pascual   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
20
12
10
5
1

  E–Garrido (2), Stewart (3).  DP–Cincinnati 3.  2B–Atlanta Alou (10,off Merritt); Didier (6,off Merritt); Garrido (4,off Pascual), Cincinnati Rose (13,off Niekro); Helms (13,off Niekro).  3B–Cincinnati Tolan (9,off Niekro).  HR–Cincinnati Rose (10,5th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  SF–H Aaron (1,off Granger).  WP–Pascual (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:41.  A–12,491.
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