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April 20, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 10 1
Braves 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 10 1
Braves 2 6 0

Orlando Cepeda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .375
OBP .333 .434
At Bats 3 48
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 7

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 20, 1970
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Strikeout
Jim Merritt
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Dave Concepcion
Jimmy Stewart
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
Orlando Cepeda

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 6 10 1 7
Atlanta Braves 2 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Jim Merritt
Losing Pitcher George Stone
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Bench
Attendance 6,891
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cepeda strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carty hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Millan hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Tolan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Helms hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Merritt strikes out.
Top 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stewart hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bench strikes out.
Top 7 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Helms moves to third.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Bob Priddy now pitching. Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Merritt takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 6 Concepcion is walked intentionally.
Top 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garrido hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Didier hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Perez hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tolan hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Merritt strikes out.
Top 4 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae scores.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Merritt covering, for the out.
Top 3 Bench strikes out.
Top 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Tolan. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Tolan steals third.
Top 3 Tolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Tolan reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May.
Top 2 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Merritt strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 May strikes out.
Top 2 Bench hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Tolan strikes out.
Top 1 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.