Reds hurler Gerry Arrigo ties a National League record by hitting three Braves in the 2nd inning of a 9 – 4 Atlanta win. Reds hurlers plunk two more and the Braves set a post-19th century major-league record of five hit batters in one game. It won’t be matched till April 19, 2000.

On July 2, 1969 Reds hurler Gerry Arrigo ties a National League record by hitting three Braves in the 2nd inning of a 9 – 4 Atlanta win. Reds hurlers plunk two more and the Braves set a post-19th century major-league record of five hit batters in one game. It won’t be matched till April 19, 2000.

 

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Baseball Reference July 2