Atlanta Braves 11 – 2 Cincinnati Reds
5 September 1969 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 2-1-4 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 223,931 games |
| 33 | final score 11–2 | 1 in 258 games | |
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | Phil Niekro | 1 in 113 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Box score
Atlanta Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Felix Millan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Aaron | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Rico Carty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orlando Cepeda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Clete Boyer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Bob Didier | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gil Garrido | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Niekro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Atlanta Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Tolan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tony Perez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Johnny Bench | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lee May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Woody Woodward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Merritt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Savage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Pedro Ramos | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ribant | 1.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Granger | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Fisher | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |