After scoring four times in the third inning, the Reds sent 13 batters to the plate in the fourth and added nine runs en route to a 17-2 trouncing of the Braves. Johnny Bench homered with a man on base in the third and Bobby Tolan stole home on the front end of a double theft with Cesar Geronimo. Cincinnati Reds 17, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Thursday, August 2, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumReds 0 0 4 9 2 1 0 0 1 - 17 17 2 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 4 3 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 5 2 2 2 1 0 .337 Garr rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Stahl lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Perez ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .249 Morgan 2b 1 2 1 1 3 0 .298 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Crosby ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 .149 Aaron lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .252 Driessen 3b,1b 6 2 3 1 0 1 .310 Jackson lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .220 Perez 1b 2 2 1 1 1 1 .298 Baker cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 Menke 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .169 Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Bench c,rf 4 2 2 2 1 1 .247 Goggin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Kosco rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Dietz 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .317 Tolan rf 2 2 1 2 1 0 .205 Casanova c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Plummer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Geronimo cf 6 1 2 0 0 1 .169 Devine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Chaney ss,2b 4 1 1 1 2 1 .192 Harrison p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .065 Gullett p 6 1 1 1 0 2 .189 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Velazquez ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 42 17 17 13 9 7 Totals 29 2 4 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 9,407 Left on Base: Reds 10, Braves 4 DP: Reds 2, Braves 0 Errors: Driessen, Geronimo, Evans, Goggin 2 Doubles: Rose (21), Morgan (27), Tolan (11), Baker (21) Home Runs: Bench (21), Kosco (3), Dietz (2) Stolen Bases: Tolan (14), Geronimo (5) Sacrifice Flies: Perez (4), Tolan (6), Menke (3), Jackson (4) GIDP: Dietz (4), Johnson (8) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(12-8) 9 4 2 2 3 7 1 33 3.92 Totals 9 4 2 2 3 7 1 33 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Harrison L(6-4) 3.1 6 7 7 6 2 1 21 3.27 Panther 0.1 6 6 6 1 0 0 8 7.63 Frisella 1.1 1 2 2 2 3 0 7 4.39 House 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 4.94 Devine 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 10 7.83 Totals 9 17 17 16 9 7 2 54 Wild Pitches: Frisella 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked; Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to first); Driessen singled; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Perez struck out; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Tolan flied out to left; Geronimo flied out to left; Chaney walked [Bench to second]; Gullett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Aaron struck out; Baker doubled; Johnson walked; Dietz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to left; Morgan walked; Driessen singled to right [Morgan to third]; Perez out on an unknown play [Morgan scored]; Bench homered [Driessen scored]; Tolan walked; Geronimo singled to right [Tolan to third]; Tolan stole home and Geronimo stole second; Chaney flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Casanova reached on an error by Driessen [Casanova to first]; Harrison made an out to third; Garr popped to third in foul territory; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 0. REDS 4TH: Gullett grounded out (third to first); Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Driessen singled to center [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; PANTHER REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Perez singled to third [Morgan scored (error by Evans) (no RBI), Driessen scored (no RBI), Perez to third]; Bench walked; Tolan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Perez scored]; Geronimo singled to right [Bench to third]; Chaney singled to center [Bench scored, Geronimo to second]; Gullett singled to center [Geronimo scored, Chaney to second]; Rose doubled to left [Chaney scored, Gullett scored]; Morgan doubled to center [Rose scored]; FRISELLA REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING); Driessen struck out; 9 R, 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 13, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Aaron walked; Baker singled [Aaron to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 13, Braves 0. REDS 5TH: JACKSON REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); Perez walked; Frisella threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Bench struck out; Tolan doubled [Perez scored]; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher) [Tolan to third]; Chaney walked; Frisella threw a wild pitch [Tolan scored, Chaney to second]; Gullett struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 15, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: MENKE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PLUMMER REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CROSBY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Dietz struck out; Casanova flied out to center; VELAZQUEZ BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Velazquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 15, Braves 0. REDS 6TH: VELAZQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HOUSE REPLACED CASANOVA (PITCHING); GOGGIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby singled; Driessen reached on an error by Goggin [Crosby to third]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to left [Crosby scored (unearned), Driessen to second]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Garr struck out; Perez flied out to left; Evans popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0. REDS 7TH: Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: KOSCO REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING RF); Jackson popped to shortstop; Baker grounded out (second to first); Goggin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0. REDS 8TH: DEVINE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Gullett grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to right; Crosby singled to second [Rose to second]; Driessen flied out to center; Menke forced Crosby (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: STAHL REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING LF); Dietz homered; Devine struck out; Velazquez grounded out (second to first); Garr popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 16, Braves 1. REDS 9TH: Kosco homered; Plummer grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Geronimo flied out to right; Chaney reached on an error by Goggin [Chaney to first]; Gullett grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 17, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Perez walked; Evans singled to right [Perez to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored, Evans to second (error by Geronimo)]; Baker grounded out (second to first) [Evans to third]; Goggin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 17, Braves 2. |
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