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.

In the next stanza, the Reds went on the merry-go-round with seven hits, three walks and one error. Andy Kosco homered to add to the Reds' total before the game ended. The Braves collected only four hits off Don Gullett, with one of their runs coming on a homer by Dick Dietz. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 17, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    2, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         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.