Braves @ Reds
May 17, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 7 0
Reds 5 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 7 0
Reds 5 9 0

Sonny Jackson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .264
OBP .500 .423
At Bats 3 110
Hits 1 29
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 0 7

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 2 0
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Crosley Field - May 17, 1970
Out
Jim Merritt
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Woody Woodward
Tony Perez
Darrel Chaney
Jimmy Stewart
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
Sonny Jackson
Tommie Aaron

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 1 7 0 9
Cincinnati Reds 5 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Jim Merritt
Losing Pitcher Pat Jarvis
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tony Perez
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Bob Priddy. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Tillman hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Merritt 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 8 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes Stewart. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Stewart steals second.
Bottom 8 Stewart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodward for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Carty reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 May hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 7 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Priddy now pitching. Rose hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Woody Woodward now playing second base. Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Pat Jarvis. Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Merritt strikes out.
Bottom 6 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carbo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merritt scores. Tolan moves to third.
Bottom 5 Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merritt moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stewart tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Merritt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stewart moves to third.
Bottom 5 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jarvis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stewart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Stewart reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carty hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Jarvis covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bench 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 4 Perez hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jarvis bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. Tillman moves to second.
Top 4 Tillman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 4 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Merritt strikes out.
Top 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Aaron strikes out.
Top 3 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out.
Bottom 2 Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 May strikes out.
Top 2 Jarvis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stewart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tillman strikes out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stewart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tolan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boyer hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carty is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Millan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Millan reaches second base with a double. Jackson moves to third.
Top 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.