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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 5, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, played on September 5, 1969 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,847 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dezelan 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Doug Harvey |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bob Didier | Catcher |
| Gil Garrido | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 5, 1969
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Merritt
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Merritt
Aaron takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Merritt
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Merritt
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
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. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Merritt
Didier hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. Merritt
Garrido hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Didier moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Merritt
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Niekro
May strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Niekro
Woodward strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Merritt
Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Merritt
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Merritt
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Merritt
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Merritt
Didier hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Niekro
Merritt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose 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 -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
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. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, 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 -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Merritt
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench strikes out. Didier drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bench out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Merritt
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Merritt
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Merritt
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Niekro
May strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Niekro
Woodward 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
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Didier vs. Merritt
Didier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Didier reaches second base with a double. Boyer scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrido vs. Merritt
Garrido hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Didier moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Niekro vs. Ramos
Pedro Ramos now pitching.
Niekro bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Garrido moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Ramos
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Millan vs. Ramos
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Didier scores. Garrido scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Ramos
Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Perez catches it and throws to first to double up Millan. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Niekro
Tony Gonzalez now playing left field. Ted Savage pinch hits for Pedro Ramos.
Savage hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ribant
Dennis Ribant now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Ribant
Cepeda strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cepeda out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ribant
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Ribant
Didier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. Ribant
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ribant fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ribant. Didier moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Niekro vs. Ribant
Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Didier scores. Garrido moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Ribant
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out. Garrido moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Millan vs. Ribant
The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Millan vs. Ribant
Millan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward misplays the ball. That's an error on Woodward. Garrido scores. Alou scores. Millan goes all the way around to score. Aaron moves to second. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Granger
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Granger
Cepeda 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
Bottom 8
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Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Niekro
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Niekro
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido misplays the ball. That's an error on Garrido. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Niekro
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
Stewart strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Fisher
Jack Fisher now pitching.
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Didier vs. Fisher
Didier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. Fisher
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Niekro
Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1969 -- Atlanta at Cincinnati (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Alou F, cf 4 1 1 0 Rose P, rf 4 0 0 0
Millan F, 2b 4 2 2 2 Tolan B, cf 4 0 0 0
Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 3 Johnson A, lf 3 1 0 0
Carty R, lf 1 1 0 0 Perez T, 3b 3 1 1 2
Gonzalez T, lf 2 0 0 0 Bench J, c 3 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 0 0 0 May L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Boyer C, 3b 5 2 3 2 Helms T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Didier B, c 5 2 2 1 Woodward W, ss 3 0 0 0
Garrido G, ss 5 2 1 0 Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0
Niekro P, p 3 0 1 1 Ramos P, p 0 0 0 0
Savage T, ph 1 0 0 0
Ribant D, p 0 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 11 11 9 29 2 1 2
Atlanta 004 003 040 -- 11
Cincinnati 200 000 000 -- 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W) 9.0 1 2 2 1 10
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L)* 5.0 7 7 7 3 2
Ramos P 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Ribant D 1.1 2 4 0 1 2
Granger W 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Fisher J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Johnson A, Helms T, Ribant D, Woodward W, Garrido G
DP -- Cincinnati 3
LOB -- Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 1
2B -- Millan F, Boyer C, Didier B
HR -- Perez T, Aaron H, Boyer C
SH -- Niekro P
PB -- Bench J
T -- 2:19
A -- 12847
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