Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 0 (Game 2)

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

Reds         0  0  0    3  2  1    0  0  1  -   7 11  2
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .348      Goggin rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Morgan 2b             3   2   1   1     2   1   .287      Lum lf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .289
Driessen 3b,1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .281
Perez 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .311      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
  Menke 3b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Bench c               5   1   2   4     0   1   .260      Dietz 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .435      Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  Armbrister ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Casanova c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Foster cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .375      P. Niekro p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .130
Chaney ss             2   1   0   1     0   2   .172        Velazquez ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Gullett p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .193        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   7  11   7     3   7             Totals               31   0   4   0     3   7

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 22,304
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 7
DP: Reds 1, Braves 0
Errors: Perez, Chaney, P. Niekro
Doubles: Foster (1), P. Niekro (4)
Home Runs: Bench (25), Morgan (23)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (59), Rose (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Chaney 2 (7), Driessen (1), Gullett (6)
GIDP: Dietz (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(17-8)         9     4   0   0   3   7   0  34   3.38
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   7   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro L(13-8)       7     8   6   4   3   6   1  33   3.38
House                   2     3   1   1   0   1   1   9   4.64
Totals                  9    11   7   5   3   7   2  42

Passed Balls: Casanova (9)

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


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

BRAVES 1ST: Goggin struck out; Lum struck out; Evans flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; Griffey flied out to left;
Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Johnson walked; Dietz
flied out to right; Perez grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney struck out; Gullett singled to center; Rose
singled to right [Gullett to third]; Rose stole second; Morgan
struck out; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Casanova popped to third in foul territory; P.
Niekro doubled to left; Goggin flied out to right; Lum struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez singled to left; Bench homered [Perez scored];
On a bunt Griffey singled to third; Griffey was picked off first
but was safe on an error by P. Niekro [Griffey to third]; Foster
struck out; Chaney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Griffey scored (unearned)]; Gullett flied out to left; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans singled to right; Baker was called out on
strikes; Johnson lined to third; Dietz singled to center [Evans
to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Driessen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Rose to third, Morgan to second]; Perez was walked
intentionally; Bench singled to left [Rose scored, Morgan
scored, Perez to second]; Griffey struck out; Foster made an out
to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova grounded out (first to pitcher); P. Niekro
made an out to third; Goggin singled to center; Lum grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: Chaney struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Chaney to second]; Rose singled to right [Chaney scored
(unearned)]; Morgan flied out to center; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves
0.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans walked; Baker reached on an error by Chaney
[Evans to second, Baker to first]; Perez dropped a foul fly hit
by Johnson for an error; Johnson lined to pitcher; Dietz
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Baker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

REDS 7TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: MENKE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Perez popped to first in foul territory;
Casanova walked; VELAZQUEZ BATTED FOR P. NIEKRO; Velazquez
struck out; Goggin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 0.

REDS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED VELAZQUEZ (PITCHING); Foster doubled to
center; Chaney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Foster to third]; Gullett reached on a fielder's choice [Foster
out at home (third to catcher)]; Rose forced Gullett (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum popped to third in foul territory; Evans popped
to catcher in foul territory; Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

REDS 9TH: Morgan homered; Driessen flied out to center; Menke
singled to left; Bench was called out on strikes; ARMBRISTER
BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; Armbrister flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Johnson
flied out to center; Dietz struck out; Perez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 0.