Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
July 26, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 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 6, Cincinnati Reds 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 4 1 2 0
Perez ss 3 2 1 0
Evans 3b 5 0 3 2
Aaron lf 2 1 1 0
  Jackson lf 0 0 0 0
  Dietz ph 1 0 0 0
  Tepedino 1b 0 0 0 0
Baker cf 4 0 0 1
Johnson 2b 2 1 1 1
Lum 1b,lf 5 0 1 1
Casanova c 4 1 1 1
Niekro p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 2 5 2
Morgan 2b 5 0 0 0
Driessen 3b 3 1 1 1
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 1
Tolan rf 4 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0
Chaney ss 4 1 1 0
Grimsley p 3 0 1 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Gullett p 0 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Atlanta 110 001 0126102
Cincinnati 200 010 0014112
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (10-5) 9.0 11 4 4 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (10-6) 7.1 8 4 4 6 1
  Borbon   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gullett   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
7
2

  E–Perez (14), Casanova (5), Driessen (5), Tolan (9).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Atlanta Evans 2 (20,off Grimsley 2), Cincinnati Driessen (8,off P Niekro); Chaney (2,off P Niekro).  3B–Cincinnati Perez (2,off P Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Casanova (2,2nd inning off Grimsley 0 on, 1 out); Johnson (25,6th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Rose (3,9th inning off P Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Perez (8,off Gullett).  SF–Baker (4,off Gullett).  IBB–Johnson 2 (7,by Grimsley,by Gullett).  SB–Aaron (1,2nd base off Grimsley/Bench); Rose 3 (5,2nd base off P Niekro/Casanova 3); Perez (3,2nd base off P Niekro/Casanova).  CS–Garr (7,2nd base by Grimsley/Bench).  IBB–Grimsley (7,Johnson); Gullett (6,Johnson).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:09.  A–47,051.
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