Cincinnati Reds 14, Atlanta Braves 6 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium

Reds         0  1  3    0  2  2    1  3  2  -  14 18  0
Braves       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   6 14  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   2   3   1     1   0   .346      Garr rf               6   0   1   0     0   0   .302
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Lum 1b                5   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Morgan 2b             4   2   3   3     1   0   .287      Evans 3b              5   2   4   0     0   1   .281
  Crosby 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Aaron lf              5   1   3   1     0   1   .284
Tolan cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Baker cf              5   2   3   2     0   1   .291
  Armbrister ph,rf    3   1   1   0     0   1   .353      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Perez 1b              4   2   2   0     1   2   .311        Dietz c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .292
  Stahl 1b            0   1   0   0     1   0   .230      Perez ss              5   0   1   1     0   1   .249
Driessen 3b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .303      Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Menke ph,3b         1   1   1   1     2   0   .190        Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Griffey rf            3   2   3   3     0   0   .452        J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Foster ph,cf,lf     3   1   2   5     0   1   .500        Tepedino ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .323
Chaney ss             5   1   2   1     1   2   .174      Harrison p            1   0   0   0     1   0   .065
Plummer c             6   0   0   0     0   3   .170        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .069        Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Baney p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Closter p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Goggin ph,2b        1   0   0   0     1   1   .295

Totals               45  14  18  14     7  11             Totals               41   6  14   6     4   7

Time of Game: 3:31
Left on Base: Reds 12, Braves 13
DP: Reds 0, Braves 0
Errors: Johnson 2
Doubles: Griffey (3), Perez (29), Morgan (32), Rose 2 (32), Armbrister (2), Aaron (9)
Home Runs: Morgan (22), Griffey (1), Foster (1), Baker (19), Lum (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Baney (1)
Hit by Pitch: Casanova (1,by Baney)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  2.2   5   3   3   2   3   1  15   3.47
Baney W(1-0)            5.2   7   3   3   2   3   1  27   4.09
Borbon SV(12)           0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.12
Totals                  9    14   6   6   4   7   2  46

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(10-5)        5.1  11   8   8   1   6   2  29   3.87
House                   0.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.64
Closter                 2     4   4   4   2   2   1  12  18.00
Neibauer                0.2   2   2   2   3   0   0   7   6.27
J. Niekro               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.19
Totals                  9    18  14  14   7  11   3  53

Hit by Pitch: Baney (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan reached
on an error by Johnson [Morgan to second]; Tolan flied out to
right [Morgan to third]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Lum flied out to left;
Evans singled; Aaron doubled [Evans scored]; Baker homered
[Aaron scored]; Johnson flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 3.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Griffey
doubled to left; Chaney singled [Griffey scored]; Plummer forced
Chaney (third to second) [Plummer to second (error by Johnson)];
Norman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Casanova
struck out; Harrison walked; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 3.

REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Morgan homered [Rose scored]; Tolan
grounded out (third to first); Perez doubled; Driessen struck
out; Griffey singled to center [Perez scored]; Chaney struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Lum struck out; Evans singled; Aaron singled to
shortstop [Evans to second]; Baker struck out; Johnson walked
[Evans to third, Aaron to second]; BANEY REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 3.

REDS 4TH: Plummer struck out; Baney flied out to center; Rose
singled; Morgan doubled [Rose to third]; Tolan popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Casanova grounded out (third to first); Harrison
popped to second; Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 3.

REDS 5TH: Perez struck out; Driessen singled to left; Griffey
homered [Driessen scored]; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to
first); Plummer grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Evans singled;
Aaron struck out; Baker singled to center [Evans to second];
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 3.

REDS 6TH: Baney struck out; Rose doubled; Morgan singled to
center [Rose scored, Morgan to second (on throw)]; HOUSE
REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR TOLAN;
Armbrister struck out; Perez was walked intentionally; MENKE
BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Menke singled to left [Morgan scored, Perez
to second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; Foster was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MENKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Perez
struck out; Casanova popped to shortstop; OATES BATTED FOR
HOUSE; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 3.

REDS 7TH: CLOSTER REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Chaney singled to
center; Plummer flied out to center; Baney out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Rose doubled
[Chaney scored]; Morgan walked; Armbrister lined to third; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: CROSBY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Garr singled;
Lum flied out to right; Evans struck out; Aaron singled to left
[Garr to second]; Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 3.

REDS 8TH: Perez singled to left; Menke walked [Perez to second];
Foster homered [Perez scored, Menke scored]; Chaney was called
out on strikes; Plummer struck out; Baney grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 12, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: STAHL REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 1B); Johnson flied out
to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Casanova was
hit by a pitch; GOGGIN BATTED FOR CLOSTER; Goggin walked
[Casanova to second]; Garr popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 12, Braves 3.

REDS 9TH: GOGGIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); NEIBAUER REPLACED
CASANOVA (PITCHING); DIETZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); Rose
flied out to left; Crosby popped to third; Armbrister doubled;
Stahl walked; Menke walked [Armbrister to third, Stahl to
second]; Foster singled [Armbrister scored, Stahl scored, Menke
to third]; Chaney walked [Foster to second]; J. NIEKRO REPLACED
NEIBAUER (PITCHING); Plummer struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 14, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Lum homered; Evans singled to left;
Aaron popped to shortstop; Baker singled [Evans to third]; Dietz
walked [Baker to second]; BORBON REPLACED BANEY (PITCHING);
Perez singled to left [Evans scored, Baker to third, Dietz to
second]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR J. NIEKRO; Tepedino singled to
center [Baker scored, Dietz to third, Perez to second]; Goggin
struck out; Garr forced Tepedino (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 14, Braves 6.