Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
April 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1974 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 14, Atlanta Braves 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 3 0
  Foster lf 1 0 1 1
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
  Kosco ph 0 0 0 0
  Chaney 2b 0 0 0 0
Driessen 3b,1b 5 1 0 2
Perez 1b 4 2 2 0
  Plummer c 1 0 0 0
Bench c,3b 4 2 1 1
Rettenmund cf,rf 4 3 1 4
Concepcion ss 5 3 4 2
Griffey rf 4 0 1 1
  Geronimo cf 1 1 1 0
Kirby p 3 0 0 0
  Nelson p 2 1 2 2
Totals 43 14 18 13
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Lum 1b 4 1 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
Aaron lf 3 0 0 0
  Office cf 1 0 0 0
Baker cf,rf 3 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 2 0 1 0
  Foster 2b 1 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 1 1
Robinson ss 4 0 1 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Correll ph 1 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 1
Cincinnati 000 103 60414181
Atlanta 000 011 000291
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  W (1-1) 5.2 6 2 2 1 4
  Nelson  SV (1) 3.1 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (1-1) 5.1 8 4 4 2 4
  House   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Aker   0.2 3 3 2 1 0
  Easterly   1.0 4 4 4 3 0
  Frisella   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
18
14
13
8
5

  E–Kirby (1), Robinson (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (5,off Reed); Concepcion 2 (5,off Reed,off Aker); Perez (1,off House), Atlanta Baker (3,off Nelson).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (2,4th inning off Reed 0 on, 1 out); Rettenmund (2,7th inning off Aker 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–Bench 2 (2,by Aker,by Frisella).  SF–Oates (1,off Kirby).  CS–Griffey (1,2nd base by House/Oates).  WP–Kirby 2 (2), Reed (2).  BK–Easterly (1).  IBB–Aker (1,Bench); Frisella (1,Bench).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:54.  A–8,112.
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