While Hank Aaron sat idle, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench stepped into the slugging spotlight with consecutive homers in the seventh inning to power the Reds to a 7-5 victory over the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     6, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  5  0
Reds         1  0  0    2  2  0    2  0  x  -   7  9  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rose lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Robinson ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     2   0   .286
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Driessen 3b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Evans 3b              3   2   1   1     2   0   .286        Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson 2b            2   2   1   1     2   0   .200      Perez 1b              3   2   2   2     0   0   .500
Baker cf,rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Bench c               3   2   1   1     1   0   .125
Murrell rf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .500      Griffey rf            3   1   1   2     1   2   .143
  Tepedino ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lum 1b,cf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .444      Rettenmund cf,rf      4   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   1     1   1   .375
  Oates ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gullett p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Harrison p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   5   5     6   4             Totals               32   7   9   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 17,703
Left on Base: Braves 7, Reds 8
DP: Braves 1, Reds 1
Errors: Gullett, Borbon
Doubles: Evans (1), Johnson (1), Rettenmund (1), Concepcion (2)
Triples: Griffey (1)
Home Runs: Perez (2), Bench (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (2), Concepcion (1), Rettenmund (1)
GIDP: Oates (1), Bench (2)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (1,by Harrison)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(0-1)         6     8   7   7   6   2   2  32  10.50
Frisella                1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Easterly                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   7   7   6   4   2  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 4.2   5   5   2   5   3   0  25   3.86
C. Carroll              1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Borbon W(1-0)           3     0   0   0   1   0   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     5   5   2   6   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Harrison (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
walked; Evans walked [Robinson to second]; Johnson flied out to
left; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Driessen walked; Perez singled to left
[Morgan scored, Driessen to second]; Bench grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Murrell lined to center; Lum flied out to center;
Correll flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Griffey struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (first
unassisted); Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Gullett
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Harrison grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr flied
out to left; Robinson reached on an error by Gullett [Robinson
to second]; Evans doubled to center [Robinson scored
(unearned)]; Johnson doubled to center [Evans scored
(unearned)]; Baker singled to right [Johnson scored (unearned)];
Murrell singled to right [Baker to second]; Lum struck out; 3 R
(0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Correll flied out to center; Harrison struck out;
Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to center; Bench flied out to right;
Griffey walked; Rettenmund doubled to center [Griffey scored];
Concepcion doubled to left [Rettenmund scored]; Gullett singled
to third [Concepcion to third]; Rose flied out to left; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
walked; Johnson walked [Evans to second]; Baker grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Evans to third, Johnson to second]; Murrell
was walked intentionally; Lum singled to center [Evans scored,
Johnson scored, Murrell to second]; C. CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT
(PITCHING); Correll struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Morgan flied out to left; Driessen lined to first;
Perez was hit by a pitch; Bench walked [Perez to second];
Griffey tripled [Perez scored, Bench scored]; Rettenmund
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5,
Reds 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Harrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion popped to first; KOSCO BATTED FOR C.
CARROLL; Kosco grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled;
Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 5.

BRAVES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); Evans flied out to
left; Johnson walked; Baker flied out to left; TEPEDINO BATTED
FOR MURRELL; Tepedino forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TEPEDINO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Perez
homered; Bench homered; FRISELLA REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING);
Griffey struck out; Rettenmund singled to left; Rettenmund stole
second; Concepcion struck out; Borbon grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 7.

BRAVES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lum reached on an error by
Borbon [Lum to first]; OATES BATTED FOR CORRELL; Oates grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lum out at
second]; MILLER BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Miller grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: OATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); EASTERLY REPLACED
MILLER (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (pitcher to first);
Debut game for Jamie Easterly; Morgan grounded out (second
to first); Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Reds 7.

BRAVES 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Garr grounded
out (pitcher to first); OFFICE BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Office
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 7.