Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Stone
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Stone
  
  Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Stone
  
  Tolan strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Merritt
  
  Millan 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 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Merritt
  
  Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Merritt
  
  Aaron strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Stone
  
  Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bench vs. Stone
  
  Bench hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Stone
  
  May strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Stone
  
  McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Stone
  
  Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merritt vs. Stone
  
  There goes Concepcion. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Concepcion steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Merritt vs. Stone
  
  Merritt strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rose vs. Stone
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carty vs. Merritt
  
  Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. Merritt
  
  Cepeda strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aspromonte vs. Merritt
  
  Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Stone
  
  Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Stone
  
  Tolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Tolan reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Stone
  
  There goes Tolan. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Tolan steals third. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Perez vs. Stone
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bench vs. Stone
  
  Bench strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Didier vs. Merritt
  
  Didier hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Merritt covering, for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garrido vs. Merritt
  
  Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stone vs. Merritt
  
  Stone 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 4

• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Stone
  
  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 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Stone
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Concepcion vs. Stone
  
  Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae scores. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merritt vs. Stone
  
  Merritt strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rose vs. Stone
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Merritt
  
  Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Merritt
  
  Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aaron vs. Merritt
  
  Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Millan moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Carty vs. Merritt
  
  Carty hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cepeda vs. Merritt
  
  Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Stone
  
  Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Stone
  
  Tolan hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Stone
  
  Perez hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aspromonte vs. Merritt
  
  Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Didier vs. Merritt
  
  Didier hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garrido vs. Merritt
  
  Garrido hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Stone
  
  Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Stone
  
  May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. May reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McRae vs. Stone
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Concepcion vs. Stone
  
  Concepcion is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Merritt vs. Stone
  
  Merritt takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rose vs. Stone
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Merritt
  
  Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Tommie Aaron pinch hits for George Stone.
  
  Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Merritt
  
  Millan 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 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Merritt
  
  Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Priddy
  
  Bob Priddy now pitching.
  
  Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tolan vs. Priddy
  
  Tolan 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 second. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Priddy
  
  There's a wild pitch. Helms moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Perez vs. Priddy
  
  Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Priddy
  
  Bench strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Priddy
  
  May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Merritt
  
  Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carty vs. Merritt
  
  Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Merritt
  
  Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aspromonte vs. Merritt
  
  Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stewart vs. Priddy
  
  Stewart hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Priddy
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merritt vs. Priddy
  
  Merritt strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Didier vs. Merritt
  
  Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garrido vs. Merritt
  
  Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tillman vs. Merritt
  
  Bob Tillman pinch hits for Bob Priddy.
  
  Tillman hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Wilhelm
  
  Helms hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolan vs. Wilhelm
  
  Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Wilhelm
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Merritt
  
  Millan hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Merritt
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 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 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carty vs. Merritt
  
  Carty hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 6 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Merritt
  
  Cepeda strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/20/1970 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, rf            5  0  0  0   Millan F, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Helms T, 2b           5  1  1  0   Gonzalez T, cf        4  1  1  0   
Tolan B, cf           4  0  1  0   Aaron H, rf           4  0  2  0   
Perez T, 3b           5  2  2  2   Carty R, lf           4  1  1  2   
Bench J, c            4  1  1  2   Cepeda O, 1b          4  0  1  0   
May L, 1b             4  0  1  0   Aspromonte B, 3b      3  0  0  0   
McRae H, lf           3  2  2  1   Didier B, c           3  0  0  0   
Stewart J, lf         1  0  0  0   Garrido G, ss         3  0  0  0   
Concepcion D, ss      3  0  2  1   Stone G, p            1  0  0  0   
Merritt J, p          3  0  0  0   Aaron T, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Priddy B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Tillman B, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 10  6                        32  2  6  2

Cincinnati       030 100 200 --  6
Atlanta          000 000 002 --  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W)         9.0  6  2  2  0  3

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stone G (L)           6.0  8  4  4  2  5
Priddy B              2.0  2  2  2  0  2
Wilhelm H             1.0  0  0  0  1  0

E -- May L
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Atlanta 3
2B -- Perez T, Tolan B, May L, Gonzalez T
3B -- McRae H
HR -- Bench J, McRae H, Perez T, Carty R
SB -- Concepcion D, Tolan B
WP -- Priddy B
T -- 2:14
A -- 6891

    

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