Snapping their seven-game losing streak, the Braves won the nightcap of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-4, to stop the six-game winning streak of the Reds, who captured the opener, 5-3. Dan Driessen smashed his first major league homer for the Reds in the lidlifter, accounting for two of their three runs in the third inning. Singles by Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and Bobby Tolan, together with a walk to Johnny Bench, figured in the Reds' two other runs in the sixth. Davey Johnson hit a two-run homer for the Braves.

Johnson homered again in the second game and the Braves also had a circuit clout by Paul Casanova. Pete Rose rapped five straight hits, including a homer, for the Reds. With the score tied, 3-3, Hank Aaron walked in the eighth, stole his first base of the season and scored on a single by Mike Lum to put the Braves ahead. The Braves then added the deciding pair in the ninth on a run-scoring single by Darrell Evans and sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      26, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  5  1
Reds         0  0  3    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Rose lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .323
Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .297
Evans 3b              3   2   1   0     1   1   .269      Driessen 3b,1b        4   1   1   2     0   0   .312
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Bench c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .246
Johnson 2b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .249      Perez 1b              3   0   2   1     0   1   .285
Dietz 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Menke 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
  Tepedino ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .311      Tolan rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .200
Lum lf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .301      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .162
Velazquez c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Chaney ss             2   1   0   0     1   1   .189
Schueler p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .129      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .059
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Goggin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .296
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               31   3   5   3     3   6             Totals               31   5   7   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:08
Left on Base: Braves 4, Reds 4
DP: Braves 0, Reds 1
Errors: Garr, Norman
Doubles: Lum (15), Morgan (23)
Home Runs: Johnson (24), Driessen (1)
GIDP: Lum (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(5-6)         5.1   6   5   5   2   6   1  24   4.37
Leon                    1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.00
House                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.18
Totals                  8     7   5   5   2   7   1  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(9-9)           8.1   4   3   3   3   6   1  32   3.10
Carroll SV(9)           0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.22
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   6   1  34

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Garr made an out to third; Perez struck out; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to center;
Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
struck out; Dietz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (second to first); Perez singled to
center; Tolan flied out to center; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Lum flied out to center; Velazquez flied out to
right; Schueler grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney walked; Norman grounded out (second to first)
[Chaney to second]; Rose singled to left [Chaney scored, Rose to
second (on throw)]; Morgan popped to second; Driessen homered
[Rose scored]; Bench struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 4TH: On a bunt Garr singled to pitcher [Garr to second
(error by Norman)]; Perez struck out; Evans grounded out (second
to first) [Garr to third]; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Tolan struck out; Geronimo struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson popped to second; Dietz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lum doubled to right; Velazquez flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Chaney flied out to center; Norman struck out; Rose
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Schueler grounded out (third to first); Garr flied
out to center; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Morgan singled to right [Morgan to second (error by
Garr)]; Driessen flied out to center [Morgan to third]; Bench
was walked intentionally; Perez singled to center [Morgan
scored, Bench to third]; Tolan singled to left [Bench scored,
Perez to third]; LEON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Geronimo
forced Tolan (first to shortstop); Chaney was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 5.

BRAVES 7TH: MENKE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Evans singled to center; Baker flied out
to left; Johnson homered [Evans scored]; Dietz grounded out
(third to first); Lum walked; Velazquez forced Lum (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Norman grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out
to right; Morgan doubled to right; Driessen flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 5.

BRAVES 8TH: GOGGIN BATTED FOR LEON; Goggin struck out; Garr
lined to second; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); Bench popped to
second; Menke flied out to left; Tolan flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans walked; Baker flied out to center; Johnson
walked [Evans to second]; CARROLL REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
TEPEDINO BATTED FOR DIETZ; Tepedino singled to left [Evans
scored, Johnson to second]; Lum grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Tepedino out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 5.