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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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