Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
September 5, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 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 11, Cincinnati Reds 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 0
Millan 2b 4 2 2 2
Aaron rf 4 1 1 3
Carty lf 1 1 0 0
  Gonzalez lf 2 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 2 3 2
Didier c 5 2 2 1
Garrido ss 5 2 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 1
Totals 38 11 11 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 1 0 0
Perez 3b 3 1 1 2
Bench c 3 0 0 0
May 1b 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Woodward ss 3 0 0 0
Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Ribant p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 1 2
Atlanta 004 003 04011111
Cincinnati 200 000 000214
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (19-12) 9.0 1 2 2 1 10
Totals
9.0
1
2
2
1
10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (16-6) 5.0 7 7 7 3 2
  Ramos   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Ribant   1.1 2 4 0 1 2
  Granger   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Fisher   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
11
7
5
5

  E–Garrido (6), Johnson (17), Helms (16), Woodward (11), Ribant (1).  DP–Cincinnati 3.  PB–Bench (12).  2B–Atlanta Millan (20,off Merritt); Boyer (14,off Merritt); Didier (14,off Merritt).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (38,3rd inning off Merritt 1 on, 1 out); Boyer (13,3rd inning off Merritt 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Perez (34,1st inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Niekro (7,off Ramos).  IBB–Alou (4,by Ramos).  IBB–Ramos (9,Alou).  U-HP–Frank Dezelan, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:19.  A–12,847.
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