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Miley BB CD 1974  Braves-Reds 4/4
 Called by Milo Hamilton & Ernie Johnson

Henry Aaron hits a three-run homer in the first inning to tie Babe Ruth's career total of 714.  The Braves increase their lead to 6-2, but the Reds come back to win in the 11th inning, when Pete Rose scores from second on a wild pitch.

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6

Game Played on Thursday, April 4, 1974 (D) at Riverfront Stadium

ATL N    3  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   6  6  0
CIN N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 - 7 13 1
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Garr rf,lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Lum 1b,cf 5 2 3 0 0 1 13 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Aaron lf 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 0
Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murrell ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tepedino ph,1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Baker cf,rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 5
Oates c 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 1
Robinson ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 5
Morton p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
P. Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Capra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 6 3 5 6 32 15
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Johnson-Robinson-Lum, Evans-Johnson-Lum, Robinson-Lum.
BATTING - 
HR: Aaron (1,1st inning off Billingham 2 on 1 out).
SH: Oates (1,off Billingham); Evans (1,off Hall).
GDP: Robinson (1,off Billingham).
IBB: Tepedino (1,by C. Carroll).
Team LOB: 6.
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose lf 5 3 3 1 1 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0 2 1 2 5
Driessen 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
Gagliano ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geronimo ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perez 1b 5 1 2 4 0 1 15 0
Bench c 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
Rettenmund cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Concepcion ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 7
Billingham p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Kosco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foster ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chaney 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 42 7 13 6 5 12 33 17
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Concepcion-Morgan-Perez.
E: Driessen (1).
PB: Bench (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Driessen (1,off Morton); Concepcion (1,off Morton); Rose 2 (2,off P. Niekro,off
Capra).
HR: Concepcion (1,5th inning off Morton 0 on 2 out); Perez (1,8th inning off
P. Niekro 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Concepcion (1,off Morton); Bench (1,off Morton); Rettenmund (1,off Morton).
IBB: Morgan 2 (2,by P. Niekro,by Capra).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Morgan (1,2nd base off Morton/Oates).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Morton 7 8 3 3 2 6 1 28
P. Niekro 1.2 4 3 3 1 2 1 10
House 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Aker 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4
Capra L(0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
Totals 10.2 13 7 7 5 12 2 47
Morton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
WP: Capra (1).
IBB: P. Niekro (1,Morgan); Capra (1,Morgan).
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Niekro 1-1; House 2-0; Aker 3-0.
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Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Billingham 5 5 6 4 4 3 1 25
Nelson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Borbon 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Hall 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
C. Carroll W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
Totals 11 6 6 4 5 6 1 45
IBB: C. Carroll (1,Tepedino).
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carroll 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge