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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 14, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 14, 1971 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 14, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 14, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tony Cloninger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 9,266 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Lee Weyer |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
Bernie Carbo | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Willie Smith | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | Center Fielder |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
Tony Cloninger | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sonny Jackson | Center Fielder |
Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Hal King | Catcher |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Marty Perez | Shortstop |
Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 14, 1971
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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