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Cincinnati Reds @
Atlanta Braves
1969-09-30 Β· Night game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 43974 Β· night Β· 2:14
Atlanta Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 3β2. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 7th. Phil Niekro earned the win and Hoyt Wilhelm picked up the save. Tony Gonzalez went 4-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Phil Niekro L: Gary Nolan SV: Hoyt Wilhelm
Umpires β HP: Chris Pelekoudas Β· 1B: Doug Harvey Β· 2B: Frank Dezelan Β· 3B: Shag Crawford Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Rose | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Tolan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Johnny Bench | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Lee May | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jimmy Stewart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woody Woodward | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alex Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Felix Millan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Aaron | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Rico Carty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Orlando Cepeda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clete Boyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Didier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gil Garrido | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Niekro | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Lum | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Garr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Aspromonte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Nolan | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Wayne Granger | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil Niekro | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Hoyt Wilhelm | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pete Rose: 53/G
- Tommy Helms: 53/G
- Bobby Tolan: 13/G
Bot 1
- Felix Millan: 143/G
- Tony Gonzalez: S8
- Hank Aaron: K
- Rico Carty: S7.1-2
- Orlando Cepeda: 8/F
Top 2
- Tony Perez: K
- Johnny Bench: S7
- Lee May: 5/L
- Jimmy Stewart: 13/G
Bot 2
- Clete Boyer: 53/G
- Bob Didier: 4/L
- Gil Garrido: 63/G
Top 3
- Woody Woodward: 63/G
- Gary Nolan: K
- Pete Rose: S3
- Tommy Helms: 8/F
Bot 3
- Phil Niekro: S8
- Felix Millan: 34/SH/BG.1-2
- Tony Gonzalez: S4.2-3
- Hank Aaron: S7.3-H;1-2
- Rico Carty: 9/F
- Orlando Cepeda: 6/P
Top 4
- Bobby Tolan: 13/BG
- Tony Perez: 63/G
- Johnny Bench: K
Bot 4
- Clete Boyer: 63/G
- Bob Didier: 13/G
- Gil Garrido: 6/P
Top 5
- Lee May: D8
- Jimmy Stewart: 31/G.2-3
- Woody Woodward: S7.3-H
- Gary Nolan: 14/SH/BG.1-2
- Pete Rose: S8.2-H
- Tommy Helms: S6.1-2
- Bobby Tolan: K
Bot 5
- Phil Niekro: S7
- Felix Millan: 6(1)3/GDP/G
- Tony Gonzalez: S5.B-2(E5/TH1)
- Hank Aaron: W
- Rico Carty: 64(1)/FO/G
Top 6
- Tony Perez: 3/P
- Johnny Bench: K
- Lee May: 8/F
Bot 6
- Orlando Cepeda: 8/F
- Clete Boyer: 8/F
- Bob Didier: 6/L
Top 7
- Jimmy Stewart: S8
- Woody Woodward: 3/SH/BG.1-2
- Gary Nolan: K
- Pete Rose: IW
- Tommy Helms: 7/L
Bot 7
- Mike Lum: S8
- Ralph Garr: W.1-2
- Felix Millan: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2;B-1
- Tony Gonzalez: S7.2-H;1-2
- Hank Aaron: W.2-3;1-2
- Rico Carty: 9/SF.3-H
- Orlando Cepeda: HP.2-3;1-2
- Clete Boyer: 9/L
Top 8
- Bobby Tolan: 2/BG
- Tony Perez: K23
- Johnny Bench: K
Bot 8
- Bob Didier: 43/G
- Mike Lum: 3/G
- Bob Aspromonte: 53/G
Top 9
- Lee May: K
- Jimmy Stewart: 9/F
- Alex Johnson: 63/G























