After Jim Breazeale led off the seventh inning with the first homer of his major league career, the Braves added five unearned runs on three errors to defeat the Reds, 6-2. Following Breazeale's homer, Dusty Baker was safe on an error by Jimmy Stewart and Tony LaRussa and Bob Didier singled to load the bases.

Stewart drew his second error, booting a grounder by Gil Garrido, as two runs scored. Another run counted on a forceout by Leo Foster. Oscar Brown doubled to drive in the fifth run of the frame and the final marker counted when Lee May erred on a grounder by Darrell Evans. Tom House was the beneficiary and gained his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 30, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  3
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    6  0  x  -   6  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .304      Foster ss             4   1   0   0     0   0   .000
McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Brown lf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .209
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Perez 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .269      Breazeale 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .190
  Stewart 3b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Baker rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .226
Foster cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LaRussa 2b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .133
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Didier c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .219
Chaney 2b             3   1   0   0     0   1   .125      House p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Wilcox p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garrido ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .216
  Smith ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .164        Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     2   3             Totals               33   6   8   3     1   3

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance:  5,317
Left on Base: Reds 3, Braves 4
DP: Reds 0, Braves 1
Errors: May, Stewart 2, LaRussa
Doubles: Brown (4)
Home Runs: Perez (25), Breazeale (1)
Caught Stealing: Baker (1)
GIDP: Plummer (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(2-2)           7     8   6   1   1   1   1  31   3.32
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.15
Totals                  8     8   6   1   1   3   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
House W(1-0)            7     4   2   1   0   2   1  24   3.05
Neibauer SV(1)          2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.14
Totals                  9     4   2   1   2   3   1  32

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied
out to left; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown
grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled; Foster flied out to right; Plummer
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Breazeale grounded out (second to first); Baker
singled; Jackson flied out to right; LaRussa singled to left
[Baker out at third (left to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled; Chaney forced Concepcion (third to
second) [Chaney to second (error by LaRussa)]; Wilcox grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Chaney to third]; Rose singled [Chaney
scored (unearned)]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Didier flied out to center; House grounded out
(first unassisted); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: May flied out to center; Perez made an out to third;
Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves
0.

BRAVES 4TH: Brown lined to first; Evans grounded out (first to
pitcher); Breazeale flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Plummer flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Chaney flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker singled; Baker was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Jackson popped to third; LaRussa walked;
Didier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: Wilcox flied out to left; Rose flied out to center;
McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: House singled; Foster popped to first; Brown was
called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 7TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez homered;
Foster struck out; Plummer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: STEWART REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Breazeale
homered; Baker reached on an error by Stewart; Jackson flied out
to right; LaRussa singled [Baker to second]; Didier singled
[Baker to third, LaRussa to second]; GARRIDO BATTED FOR HOUSE;
Garrido reached on an error by Stewart [Baker scored (unearned)
(RBI), LaRussa scored (unearned) (no RBI), Didier to second];
Foster forced Garrido (shortstop to second) [Didier to third];
Brown doubled [Didier scored (unearned), Foster to third]; Evans
reached on an error by May [Foster scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Breazeale grounded out (first
to pitcher); 6 R (1 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 6.

REDS 8TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED GARRIDO (PITCHING); Concepcion flied
out to center; Chaney struck out; SMITH BATTED FOR WILCOX; Smith
walked; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Baker struck out;
Jackson struck out; LaRussa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 6.

REDS 9TH: McRae flied out to left; May made an out to third;
Stewart walked; Foster forced Stewart (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 6.