Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
April 7, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1974 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 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Lum 1b 4 1 0 1
Evans 3b 4 1 2 3
Aaron lf 3 0 0 0
  Office cf 1 0 0 0
Baker cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 1 0
Robinson ss 3 1 1 1
Niekro p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Driessen 3b 4 2 1 0
Perez 1b 2 0 0 1
Bench c 3 0 2 0
Foster rf 4 0 1 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Kirby p 1 0 0 0
  Kosco ph 1 0 0 0
  Norman p 0 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Atlanta 004 100 000560
Cincinnati 200 001 000390
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (1-0) 9.0 9 3 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 1 4
  Norman   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hall   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
2
9

  E–None.  PB–Oates (1).  2B–Cincinnati Rose (3,off P Niekro); Foster (1,off P Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Evans (1,3rd inning off Kirby 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Perez (1,off P Niekro).  SB–Driessen (1,2nd base off P Niekro/Oates); Concepcion (2,2nd base off P Niekro/Oates).  CS–Bench (1,2nd base by P Niekro/Oates).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:00.  A–35,588.
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