Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
April 9, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1973 at Atlanta 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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Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 2 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 2
Tolan rf 5 1 2 1
Bench c 2 2 1 2
Perez 1b 4 0 3 2
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 1
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Menke 3b 4 0 0 0
Nelson p 2 1 1 0
  McGlothlin p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 1 0
  Locklear pr 0 1 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 6 0 1 0
Gilbreath 3b 4 2 2 0
Evans 1b 4 0 1 1
Baker cf 4 2 0 0
Lum rf 5 1 1 2
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Oates c 5 1 2 1
Perez ss 4 1 2 3
Morton p 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron ph 0 0 0 0
  Blanks pr 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 9 7
Cincinnati 000 040 0048104
Atlanta 000 300 103791
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson   7.0 5 4 4 5 1
  McGlothlin   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Hall  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Carroll   0.1 3 3 1 1 0
  Borbon  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
7
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Morton   4.1 7 4 4 3 2
  Niekro   2.2 0 0 0 1 1
  House   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hoerner  L (1-1) 0.1 2 3 3 0 0
  Upshaw   0.2 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
6
4

  E–Perez (2), Concepcion 2 (2), Menke (2), Baker (1).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (1,off Morton), Atlanta Evans (2,off Nelson); Perez (1,off McGlothlin).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (1,5th inning off Morton 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Perez (1,4th inning off Nelson 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Nelson (1,off Morton); Rose (1,off Hoerner).  SF–Geronimo (1,off Upshaw).  IBB–Bench (1,by Upshaw); Aaron (1,by Hall).  SB–Morgan (2,2nd base off Morton/Oates); Perez (1,2nd base off P Niekro/Oates); Tolan (2,2nd base off Upshaw/Oates).  CS–Gilbreath (1,2nd base by Nelson/Bench).  IBB–Hall (1,Aaron); Upshaw (1,Bench).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:01.  A–3,920.
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