Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
April 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1973 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 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 1 1 0
Oates c 4 1 2 0
Aaron rf 3 0 0 0
  Gilbreath 3b 0 0 0 0
Evans 3b,1b 4 1 1 3
Lum 1b,rf 4 1 2 0
Baker cf 4 0 1 1
Johnson 2b 4 1 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 2 1
Dobson p 3 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 1 2 1
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Tolan cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Bench c 4 0 2 1
Perez 1b 3 0 0 1
Scheinblum rf 4 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Menke 3b 3 1 1 0
Billingham p 1 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 1 0
  McGlothlin p 0 0 0 0
  Hague ph 1 0 1 0
  Locklear pr 0 1 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Atlanta 300 001 001592
Cincinnati 100 001 200491
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   6.0 6 3 3 2 0
  Niekro  W (1-0) 3.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham   5.0 6 3 3 0 3
  McGlothlin   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Hall   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Borbon  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
2
4

  E–Johnson (2), Perez (5), Tolan (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  PB–Oates (2).  2B–Atlanta Oates (2,off Billingham); Lum (1,off McGlothlin), Cincinnati Bench (1,off Dobson); Hague (1,off P Niekro).  3B–Atlanta Perez 2 (2,off Billingham,off Borbon).  HR–Atlanta Evans (3,1st inning off Billingham 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Morgan (1,off P Niekro).  SF–Perez (2,off Dobson).  CS–Bench (1,2nd base by Dobson/Oates).  WP–P Niekro (1), Billingham (1).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:25.  A–15,171.
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