Where were you when Aaron hit 715?

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Sixth grade. I remember a teacher keeping us informed when Aaron was playing Cincy as he went for 714. Then, the night he hit 715 I had a bet with a kid in my class (started gambling at a young age....at a catholic school nonetheless..lol) that Hank wouldn't hit the homer that night. I lost the bet -- I believe it was for 50 cents -- but I was happy to pay up. I remember watching the call as if were yesterday. I still have a scrapbook which contains clippings from every newspaper I could get my hands on the day after 715.

Amazing the buzz that was created within our school the day after Hank made history. Somehow, I doubt that same excitement exists today with many 12-year-olds outside of SF.

Kind of sad, really. Though I view Barry as the greatest ball player of my generation, the tainted record just doesn't mean much to me.
 

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I was in college, sitting on my sofa, "shooting out" on the Dodgers, watching Monday Night baseball. The Braves trailed early, but rallied to win something like 7-5. Bad night for the kid. I had to "settle up" the next day.
 

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I believe i was at that game with my great grandson
 

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sitting in our green plastic recliner watching it on tv
 

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A- 18,276 , and Al Downing got the win , April 1973.

<TABLE class=boxed width=410><TBODY><TR><TD class=datacol style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 2px" width="50%"><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH class=datacolC noWrap>Atlanta Braves</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap>ab</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap> r</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap> h</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap>rbi</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Garr lf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Gilbreath 3b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Aaron rf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Baker cf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Evans 1b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Johnson 2b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Oates c</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Perez ss</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Gentry p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Upshaw p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Hoerner p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Blanks ph</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> House p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR class=datacolR><TD noWrap align=middle>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>32</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>2</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=datacol style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 2px" width="50%"><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH class=datacolC noWrap>Los Angeles Dodgers</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap>ab</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap> r</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap> h</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap>rbi</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Lacy 2b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Buckner 1b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Davis cf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Crawford rf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Ferguson c</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Joshua lf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Cey 3b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Russell ss</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Downing p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR class=datacolR><TD noWrap align=middle>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>30</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>6</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>8</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol colSpan=2><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=datacol>Atlanta</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol> </TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol> </TD><TD class=datacol>1</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>1</TD><TD class=datacol>–</TD><TD class=datacol>2</TD><TD class=datacol>4</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Los Angeles</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol> </TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol> </TD><TD class=datacol>6</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>x</TD><TD class=datacol>–</TD><TD class=datacol>6</TD><TD class=datacol>8</TD><TD class=datacol>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=7 height=10></TD></TR><TR class=datacolR><TH align=left width="50%"> Atlanta Braves</TH><TH>IP</TH><TH width="8%">H</TH><TH width="8%">R</TH><TH width="8%">ER</TH><TH width="8%">BB</TH><TH width="8%">SO</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Gentry L (1-1)</TD><TD class=datacolR>6.1</TD><TD class=datacolR>5</TD><TD class=datacolR>5</TD><TD class=datacolR>5</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>5</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol> Upshaw </TD><TD class=datacolR>0.1</TD><TD class=datacolR>2</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol> Hoerner </TD><TD class=datacolR>0.1</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol> House </TD><TD class=datacolR>1.0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>11.1
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>8
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>6
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>6
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>2
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>5
</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=7 height=10></TD></TR><TR class=datacolR><TH align=left width="50%"> Los Angeles Dodgers</TH><TH>IP</TH><TH>H</TH><TH>R</TH><TH>ER</TH><TH>BB</TH><TH>SO</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Downing W (1-0)</TD><TD class=datacolR>9.0</TD><TD class=datacolR>4</TD><TD class=datacolR>2</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>7</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>9.0
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>2
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>1
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>1
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>7
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol colSpan=7><HR> E–Lacy (3), Cey (2). 2B–Atlanta Evans (3,off Downing); Perez (3,off Downing), Los Angeles Russell (2,off Gentry); Davis (3,off Gentry). HR–Atlanta Aaron (3,9th inning off Downing 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Joshua (1,7th inning off Gentry 2 on, 1 out). IBB–Crawford (2,by Gentry). IBB–Gentry (1,Crawford). U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Sudol. T–1:54. A–18,276. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 
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....and a year later , on Monday, Apr 8 , 1974 A-53,775

<TABLE class=boxed width=410><TBODY><TR><TH class=banner colSpan=2>Game played on Monday, April 8, 1974 at Atlanta Stadium</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 2px" width="50%"><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH class=datacolC noWrap>Los Angeles Dodgers</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap>ab</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap> r</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap> h</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap>rbi</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Lopes 2b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Lacy ph,2b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Buckner lf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Wynn cf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Ferguson c</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Crawford rf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Cey 3b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Garvey 1b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Russell ss</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Downing p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Marshall p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Joshua ph</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Hough p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Mota ph</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR class=datacolR><TD noWrap align=middle>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>34</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>7</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=datacol style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 2px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 2px" width="50%"><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TH class=datacolC noWrap>Atlanta Braves</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap>ab</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap> r</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap> h</TH><TH class=datacolR noWrap>rbi</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Garr rf,lf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Lum 1b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>5</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Evans 3b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Aaron lf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Office cf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Baker cf,rf</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Johnson 2b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>3</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Foster 2b</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Correll c</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>4</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Robinson ss</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Tepedino ph</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Perez ss</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap>Reed p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>2</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Oates ph</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol noWrap> Capra p</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD><TD class=datacolR noWrap>0</TD></TR><TR class=datacolR><TD noWrap align=middle>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>29</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>7</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol colSpan=2><TABLE width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=datacol>Los Angeles</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>3</TD><TD class=datacol> </TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>1</TD><TD class=datacol> </TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>–</TD><TD class=datacol>4</TD><TD class=datacol>7</TD><TD class=datacol>6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Atlanta</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>1</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol> </TD><TD class=datacol>4</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>2</TD><TD class=datacol> </TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD><TD class=datacol>x</TD><TD class=datacol>–</TD><TD class=datacol>7</TD><TD class=datacol>4</TD><TD class=datacol>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=7 height=10></TD></TR><TR class=datacolR><TH align=left width="50%"> Los Angeles Dodgers</TH><TH>IP</TH><TH width="8%">H</TH><TH width="8%">R</TH><TH width="8%">ER</TH><TH width="8%">BB</TH><TH width="8%">SO</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Downing L (0-1)</TD><TD class=datacolR>3.0</TD><TD class=datacolR>2</TD><TD class=datacolR>5</TD><TD class=datacolR>2</TD><TD class=datacolR>4</TD><TD class=datacolR>2</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol> Marshall </TD><TD class=datacolR>3.0</TD><TD class=datacolR>2</TD><TD class=datacolR>2</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol> Hough </TD><TD class=datacolR>2.0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>2</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>8.0
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>7
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>3
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>7
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4
</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=7 height=10></TD></TR><TR class=datacolR><TH align=left width="50%"> Atlanta Braves</TH><TH>IP</TH><TH>H</TH><TH>R</TH><TH>ER</TH><TH>BB</TH><TH>SO</TH></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Reed W (1-0)</TD><TD class=datacolR>6.0</TD><TD class=datacolR>7</TD><TD class=datacolR>4</TD><TD class=datacolR>4</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>4</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol> Capra SV (1)</TD><TD class=datacolR>3.0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>0</TD><TD class=datacolR>1</TD><TD class=datacolR>6</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol>Totals</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>9.0
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>7
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>4
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>2
</TD><TD class=totalcell noWrap align=right>10
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datacol colSpan=7><HR> E–Lopes (2), Buckner (1), Ferguson (1), Cey (1), Russell 2 (3). PB–Ferguson (1). 2B–Los Angeles Russell (1,off Reed); Wynn (2,off Reed), Atlanta Baker (1,off Downing). HR–Atlanta Aaron (2,4th inning off Downing 1 on, 0 out). SH–Garr (1,off Marshall). SF–Garr (1,off Marshall). WP–Reed (1). U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer. T–2:27. A–53,775. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TH class=banner colSpan=2>Game played on Monday, April 8, 1974 at Atlanta Stadium</TH></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
 

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cey, russell , lopes and garvey.. what an infield that was...
 
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Last year of college...was across the river in Illinois watching the game in a pool hall...drinking age was 18 in Illinois and 21 in Missouri where I went to college...
 

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I was sitting in left field. Dodgers gave the game away, made six errors. Ive still got my ticket stub from the game.

side note--- He hit 714 off Jack Billingham.
 

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i was still shitting in diapers.....
 

I say vee cut off your Chonson !!!!
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2 years old , probably playing with a telephone cord and chewing on a banana peel ...
 

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When he came back to MKE I was at a game, maybe 13 or so, and left in the 7th because we walked, an hour walk home, and a mile or so from the stadium we here this major cheer. Find out Aaron hits one to tie or win, do not remember, but to this day I will never leave a game early. Unless I was in Colorado today.
 

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