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Braves 11 @ Reds 2
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. The home team Reds were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 11 to 2.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1969 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 11 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 11
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 2 H: 1 E: 4 LOB: 1
Runs: 2
Hits: 1
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 1
Winning Pitcher—Phil Niekro  
Losing Pitcher—Jim Merritt  
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Game Winning RBI—Clete Boyer 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1969 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherPhil Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherJim Merritt  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance12,847 
Time of Game2 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: 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 

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1 Re: Cincinnati Reds versus Atlanta Braves - September 5, 1969 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Bud Leonhardt – 04/19/2015 at 4:12 PM
I was there and ran on the field from my third base seat. I put a beer cup on 2nd base, ran to the right field exit, and suddenly stopped to shake hands with Hank Aaron. Jumped the short railing back into the stands, and quickly grabbed by security. Off to jail by the Cincinnati PD, and faced with trespassing and Disorder Conduct. About 40 members of my “THE Club” took a bus from Skips Tavern in St. Bernard, Ohio to see the Reds and Braves ballgame at Crosley Field. Since I did not return to the bus they figure out I had a problem. On their return, they passed a hat and a few sober ones traveled to the police station and bailed me out. Saw Judge Nurre the next morning the judge dropped the trespassing and I pleaded no contest on the DC. The story would come up every so often among my friends but I never told it outside my circle until I retired. Now it is a great memory and a fun story from September 5, 1969.

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Braves 11 @ Reds 2
Crosley Field
September 5, 1969

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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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