Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
July 2, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1970 at Riverfront 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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Atlanta Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garrido ss 5 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Aaron H. rf 4 0 2 0
Carty lf 3 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 2 1 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 1
Tillman c 3 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 1 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
Stone p 3 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 1 0
Tolan cf 1 2 1 0
Perez 3b 1 0 1 0
Bench c 4 0 1 2
May 1b 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 3 0 0 0
  Stewart lf 0 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Woodward ss 4 0 1 0
Merritt p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Atlanta 010 000 000161
Cincinnati 101 000 00x260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (6-4) 8.0 6 2 2 4 5
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
4
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (13-6) 9.0 6 1 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
3

  E–H Aaron (4).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Boyer (8,off Merritt); Gonzalez (10,off Merritt).  3B–Atlanta H Aaron (1,off Merritt).  SH–Tolan 2 (5,off Stone 2).  HBP–Tolan (4,by Stone).  IBB–Perez 2 (7,by Stone 2).  SB–Tolan 2 (25,2nd base off Stone/Tillman,3rd base off Stone/Tillman).  HBP–Stone (4,Tolan).  IBB–Stone 2 (5,Perez 2).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:08.  A–14,599.
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