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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 17, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, played on July 17, 1969 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,491 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Lee Weyer |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Gil Garrido | Shortstop |
| Bob Didier | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Chico Ruiz | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Catcher |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 17, 1969
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Merritt
Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Merritt
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Merritt
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ruiz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Niekro
Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garrido. Rose scores. Tolan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Niekro
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tolan moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruiz vs. Niekro
Ruiz hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Merritt
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. Merritt
Garrido hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Didier vs. Merritt
Didier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Merritt
Niekro bunts towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cepeda moves to third. Didier moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Didier moves to third. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Millan vs. Merritt
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Merritt
Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Niekro
Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Niekro
Merritt hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Merritt
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Merritt
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Carty moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrido vs. Merritt
Garrido hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Didier vs. Merritt
Didier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Didier reaches second base with a double. Carty scores. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Niekro vs. Merritt
Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Niekro is thrown out after the base hit. Cepeda scores. Didier scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Niekro
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Tolan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Didier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Niekro
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Fisher
Jack Fisher now pitching.
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Fisher
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ruiz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Fisher
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Fisher
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Niekro
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Niekro
Corrales hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Fisher
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. Fisher
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Fisher
Didier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Fisher
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Niekro
Fisher strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Niekro
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fisher
Alou 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 -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Fisher
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Fisher
Aaron hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Niekro
May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Didier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Niekro
Ruiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corrales vs. Niekro
Corrales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Fisher
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Fisher
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Fisher
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrido vs. Fisher
Garrido hits a fly ball towards right. Rose catches it and throws to home to double up Boyer. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Niekro
Mike Lum now playing left field. Ted Savage pinch hits for Jack Fisher.
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Niekro
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Jackson
Al Jackson now pitching.
Didier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Jackson
Niekro takes first base on ball four. Didier moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Jackson
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Didier moves to third. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Millan vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ruiz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Didier scores. Niekro moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Granger
Aaron hits a fly ball towards left. Stewart settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Stewart. Niekro tags and scores. Alou tags and moves to third. Millan tags and moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lum vs. Granger
Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou scores. Millan moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Granger
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Millan scores. Aaron scores. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Pascual
Camilo Pascual now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lum moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garrido vs. Pascual
Garrido hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Garrido reaches second base with a double. Lum scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Didier vs. Pascual
Didier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Garrido trying to get to home. Stewart throws the ball in to Corrales who tags Garrido, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Niekro
May hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Pascual
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Pascual
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Pascual
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Pascual
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Pascual
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Helms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruiz vs. Niekro
Ruiz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corrales vs. Niekro
Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Camilo Pascual.
Whitfield strikes out. Didier drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Whitfield out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1969 -- Atlanta at Cincinnati (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Alou F, cf 4 3 3 1 Rose P, rf 4 2 2 1
Millan F, 2b 6 1 2 1 Stewart J, lf 4 0 0 0
Aaron H, rf 5 1 0 1 Tolan B, cf 4 0 3 0
Carty R, lf 4 1 3 2 Perez T, 3b 4 0 0 1
Lum M, lf 1 1 1 1 May L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer C, 3b 5 0 3 2 Helms T, 2b 4 0 2 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 2 2 0 Ruiz C, ss 4 0 1 0
Garrido G, ss 5 0 1 1 Corrales P, c 4 0 0 0
Didier B, c 3 2 3 1 Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0
Niekro P, p 4 1 2 2 Fisher J, p 1 0 0 0
Savage T, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson A, p 0 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Pascual C, p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 12 20 12 36 2 8 2
Atlanta 113 100 060 -- 12
Cincinnati 100 010 000 -- 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L)* 3.0 10 6 6 1 0
Fisher J 4.0 4 0 0 1 1
Jackson A+ 0.0 1 3 3 2 0
Granger W# 0.0 3 3 1 0 0
Pascual C 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
# Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Garrido G, Stewart J
DP -- Cincinnati 3
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Alou F, Rose P, Didier B, Garrido G, Helms T
3B -- Tolan B
HR -- Rose P
SF -- Aaron H
WP -- Pascual C
T -- 2:41
A -- 12491
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