Davey Johnson, Marty Perez and Mike Lum smashed homers among the Braves' 13 hits in a 10-3 victory over the Reds. Johnson hit his homer with two men on base. Ralph Garr also drove in three runs with a double and triple. Dave Concepcion had the only telling blow for the Reds, connecting for the circuit with two aboard and two out in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     13, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  8  0
Braves       0  3  4    0  3  0    0  0  x  -  10 13  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .395      Garr lf               5   0   3   4     0   0   .263
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .310      Office cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Driessen 3b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .194
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Baker rf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .367
Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .214      Lum 1b                5   2   2   1     0   1   .216
Rettenmund cf         2   1   1   0     2   0   .370      Johnson 2b            1   3   1   3     2   0   .261
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   3     0   1   .333        Foster 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .150      Oates c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .261
Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez ss              4   3   3   2     0   0   .571
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kosco ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Osburn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McQueen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   3   8   3     5   3             Totals               36  10  13  10     4   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 11,238
Left on Base: Reds 9, Braves 7
DP: Reds 0, Braves 1
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Office (1), Garr (2)
Triples: Garr (1)
Home Runs: Concepcion (2), Johnson (2), Perez (1), Lum (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (3)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Morton (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(1-1)       2     7   6   6   2   1   1  15   9.00
Hall                    2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.08
Osburn                  2     4   3   3   1   0   1  11
McQueen                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8    13  10  10   4   4   3  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(1-1)           8     8   3   3   4   2   1  35   4.98
Aker                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   6.75
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   3   1  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan singled
to right; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr lined to right; Office doubled; Evans walked;
Baker was called out on strikes; Lum grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Bench singled to left [Perez
to second]; Rettenmund walked [Perez to third, Bench to second];
Concepcion grounded into a double play (third to catcher)
[Rettenmund to second, Perez out at home, Bench out at third];
Griffey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson walked; Oates singled to right [Johnson to
second]; Perez singled to left [Johnson scored, Oates to
second]; Morton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Oates to third, Perez to second]; Garr doubled [Oates scored,
Perez scored]; Office grounded out (second to first) [Garr to
third]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 3.

REDS 3RD: Billingham grounded out (second to first); Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Driessen
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker singled to left; Lum singled to right [Baker
to second]; Johnson homered [Baker scored, Lum scored]; HALL
REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Oates grounded out (first
unassisted); Perez homered; Morton lined to third; Garr flied
out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 7.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 7.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Evans struck
out; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 7.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to left; Griffey singled to
center; KOSCO BATTED FOR HALL; Kosco singled to center [Griffey
to second]; Rose lined to left; Morgan reached on an error by
Perez [Griffey to third, Kosco to second]; Driessen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 7.

BRAVES 5TH: OSBURN REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); Lum homered;
Debut game for Pat Osburn; Johnson walked; Oates flied out
to center; Perez singled to center [Johnson to second]; Morton
grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to third, Perez to
second]; Garr tripled [Johnson scored, Perez scored]; Office
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 10.

REDS 6TH: FOSTER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Perez popped to
first in foul territory; Bench lined to third; Rettenmund
singled to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 10.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Baker
singled; Lum flied out to right; Foster forced Baker (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 10.

REDS 7TH: Griffey lined to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR OSBURN;
Crowley flied out to right; Rose singled to right; Morgan flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 10.

BRAVES 7TH: MCQUEEN REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Oates walked;
Perez flied out to left; Morton forced Oates (shortstop to
second); Garr singled [Morton to second]; Office forced Garr
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 10.

REDS 8TH: Driessen struck out; Perez flied out to right; Bench
walked; Rettenmund walked [Bench to second]; Concepcion homered
[Bench scored, Rettenmund scored]; Griffey flied out to right; 3
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 10.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Baker flied
out to right; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 10.

REDS 9TH: AKER REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); GERONIMO BATTED FOR
MCQUEEN; Geronimo popped to first; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Driessen struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 10.