Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
June 19, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium. 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 9, Cincinnati Reds 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 1 2 0
Garr lf 4 2 1 0
Aaron 1b 5 2 2 1
Williams 3b 4 1 2 2
Lum rf 4 2 1 1
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 1 1 2
Didier c 4 0 1 1
Niekro p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 3 0 1 1
McRae lf 3 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench 3b,c 4 1 2 1
Foster cf 4 1 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Corrales c 1 0 0 0
  Perez ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
Grimsley p 1 0 0 0
  Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Cline ph 1 0 1 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Atlanta 000 450 0009102
Cincinnati 011 100 000371
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-7) 9.0 7 3 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
2
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (5-2) 4.0 7 7 7 2 3
  Merritt   4.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Gibbon   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
3
4

  E–Garr (2), Williams (9), Concepcion (6).  DP–Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 1.  PB–Didier 3 (8); Corrales (2).  2B–Atlanta Lum (5,off Grimsley), Cincinnati Foster (12,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Perez (1,5th inning off Merritt 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Bench (17,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Millan (3,2nd base by Gibbon/Bench).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:11.  A–34,009.
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