Although Carl Morton was tagged for 9 hits, the Braves were able to beat the Reds, 1-0, thanks to game-saving relief work by Tom House. Morton gave up successive two-out singles by Dan Driessen and Pete Rose in the ninth inning before House took over. House walked Joe Morgan to load the bases but then retired Johnny Bench on a fly for the final out. Atlanta Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 0Game Played on Friday, June 21, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr rf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .368 Rose lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .311 Baker cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Bench c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Aaron lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Office cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Geronimo cf 4 0 4 0 0 0 .354 Lum 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .233 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .258 Rettenmund rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Casanova c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Chaney 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 .194 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .207 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Oates c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Billingham p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .038 Robinson ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .209 Driessen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Morton p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Foster pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 3 Totals 33 0 9 0 4 4 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 31,128 Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 12 DP: Braves 1, Reds 0 Doubles: Aaron (9), Garr (12), Geronimo 3 (8) Caught Stealing: Geronimo (1) Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (3), Billingham (5) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton W(9-6) 8.2 9 0 0 3 4 0 37 2.84 House SV(6) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.62 Totals 9 9 0 0 4 4 0 39 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(6-6) 9 5 1 1 3 3 0 34 4.01 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 3 0 34 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Evans singled to center; Baker forced Evans (shortstop to second) [Baker to first]; Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan flied out to right; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to left; Johnson flied out to center; Casanova flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Geronimo doubled to left; Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice [Geronimo out at third (pitcher to third)]; Rettenmund flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 3RD: Robinson struck out; Morton was called out on strikes; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Chaney singled to center; On a bunt Billingham struck out; Rose singled to shortstop [Chaney to second]; Morgan walked [Chaney to third, Rose to second]; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (second to first); Aaron grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Geronimo doubled to left; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Geronimo to third]; Rettenmund was walked intentionally; Chaney struck out while Geronimo was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson walked; Casanova flied out to right; Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Billingham struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 6TH: Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez singled to center; Geronimo singled to center [Perez to second]; Concepcion struck out; Rettenmund flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 7TH: Baker flied out to right; Aaron doubled; Lum was walked intentionally; Johnson singled to shortstop [Aaron to third, Lum to second]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Tepedino grounded out (second to first) [Aaron scored, Lum to third, Johnson to second]; Robinson was walked intentionally; Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); OATES REPLACED TEPEDINO (PLAYING C ); Chaney walked; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Rose popped to shortstop; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. BRAVES 8TH: Garr doubled to right [Garr out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; Evans popped to third in foul territory; Baker lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out to center; Geronimo doubled to left; Concepcion lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. BRAVES 9TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Lum singled to center; Johnson struck out; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. REDS 9TH: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR CHANEY; Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Driessen singled to center; FOSTER RAN FOR DRIESSEN; Rose singled to left [Foster to second]; HOUSE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Morgan walked [Foster to third, Rose to second]; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. |
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