Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Niekro
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. Niekro
  
  Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Niekro
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Cloninger
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Cloninger
  
  Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aaron vs. Cloninger
  
  Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Cloninger
  
  Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Cloninger
  
  King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Niekro
  
  Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Niekro
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McRae vs. Niekro
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Helms vs. Niekro
  
  Helmshits a dribbler in front of the plate. King interferes with Helms who is awarded first base. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Woodward vs. Niekro
  
  Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench scores. Helms moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cloninger vs. Niekro
  
  Cloninger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Helms scores. Woodward moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rose vs. Niekro
  
  Rose takes first base on ball four. Woodward moves to third. Cloninger moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Carbo vs. Niekro
  
  Carbo hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Cloninger
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Cloninger
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Cloninger
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Niekro
  
  Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. Niekro
  
  Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Niekro
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro juggles the ball. That's an error on Niekro. Perez scores. Bench moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McRae vs. McQueen
  
  Mike McQueen now pitching.
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. McRae reaches second base with a double. Bench scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. McRae moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Helms vs. McQueen
  
  Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McRae scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodward vs. McQueen
  
  Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cloninger vs. McQueen
  
  Cloninger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Helms moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rose vs. McQueen
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McQueen vs. Cloninger
  
  McQueen hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Cloninger
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Cloninger
  
  Garr hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. McQueen
  
  Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. McQueen
  
  Perez hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. McQueen
  
  Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. McQueen
  
  There goes Carbo. The throw from King and he is safe. Carbo steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. McQueen
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Cloninger
  
  Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Cloninger
  
  Cepeda strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Cloninger
  
  King hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Cloninger
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. McQueen
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. McQueen
  
  Helms hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodward vs. McQueen
  
  Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Cloninger
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Cloninger
  
  Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McQueen vs. Cloninger
  
  McQueen bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Cloninger
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garr vs. Cloninger
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cloninger vs. McQueen
  
  Cloninger strikes out. King drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cloninger out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. McQueen
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. McQueen
  
  Carbo strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Cloninger
  
  Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Cloninger
  
  Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Cloninger
  
  King strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. McQueen
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. McQueen
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. McQueen
  
  Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. McQueen
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Cloninger
  
  Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Cloninger
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Cloninger
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. Millan moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lum vs. Carroll
  
  Mike Lum pinch hits for Mike McQueen. Clay Carroll now pitching.
  
  Lum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jackson vs. Carroll
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Helms fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Priddy
  
  Bob Priddy now pitching.
  
  Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodward vs. Priddy
  
  There goes Helms. The throw from King and he is out, Perez applying the tag. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodward vs. Priddy
  
  Woodward takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carroll vs. Priddy
  
  Carroll bunts towards the mound. Priddy fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rose vs. Priddy
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Carroll
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Carroll
  
  Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. Carroll
  
  Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  King vs. Carroll
  
  King hits a line drive towards the mound. Carroll catches it and throws to first to double up Cepeda. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carbo vs. Priddy
  
  Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Priddy
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. Priddy
  
  Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 8 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Barber
  
  Steve Barber now pitching.
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 8 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Barber
  
  McRae hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 8 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Helms vs. Barber
  
  Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Reds, 8 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Carroll
  
  Frank Duffy now playing shortstop. Woody Woodward now playing third base.
  
  Millan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae who is chasing the ball. Millan reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Reds, 8 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Boyer vs. Carroll
  
  Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Woodward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 8 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Perez vs. Carroll
  
  Perez hits a popup towards third. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 8 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Staehle vs. Carroll
  
  Marv Staehle pinch hits for Steve Barber.
  
  Staehle hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/14/1971 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, rf            4  0  0  0   Jackson S, cf         4  0  1  0   
Carbo B, lf           4  0  0  0   Garr R, lf            4  1  1  0   
Perez T, 3b           4  2  1  0   Aaron H, rf           4  2  3  3   
Duffy F, ss           0  0  0  0   Cepeda O, 1b          3  0  0  0   
Bench J, c            5  3  3  2   King H, c             4  0  0  0   
Smith W, 1b           5  1  3  0   Millan F, 2b          4  0  2  0   
McRae H, cf           5  1  1  2   Boyer C, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Helms T, 2b           4  1  1  1   Perez M, ss           3  0  1  0   
Woodward W, ss-3b     3  0  1  1   Niekro P, p           0  0  0  0   
Cloninger T, p        3  0  2  1   McQueen M, p          1  0  0  0   
Carroll C, p          0  0  0  0   Lum M, ph             1  0  0  0   
                                   Priddy B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Barber S, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Staehle M, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 12  7                        33  3  8  3

Cincinnati       024 000 002 --  8
Atlanta          200 100 000 --  3

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cloninger T (W)       6.1  6  3  3  1  2
Carroll C (S)         2.2  2  0  0  1  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L)*         2.0  6  5  2  1  1
McQueen M             5.0  3  1  1  1  3
Priddy B              1.1  2  2  2  2  0
Barber S              0.2  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd

E -- King H, Niekro P
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 6
2B -- McRae H
3B -- Millan F
HR -- Aaron H 2, Bench J
SB -- Carbo B
CS -- Helms T
SH -- McQueen M, Carroll C
T -- 2:22
A -- 9266

    

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