The Reds erupted for five runs in the second inning and added a homer by Tony Perez in the fifth to gain a 6-5 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Braves combined the shutout pitching of Buzz Capra and a circuit clout by Dusty Baker to win the second game in 10 innings, 1-0.

In the opener, the Reds loaded the bases on a single by Dan Driessen, a walk and hit batsman in the second inning before pushing over their four runs on a pass to Pete Rose, single by Cesar Geronimo, infield out by Joe Morgan and single by Johnny Bench. After Perez hit his homer in the fifth to put the Reds ahead, 6-1, Darrell Evans hit for the circuit with a man on base in the Braves' half. The Braves then rallied for two more runs in the eighth on a bases-loaded single by Baker. However after a pass to Davey Johnson with one out filled the sacks again, the rally died when Johnny Oates fouled out and Marty Perez grounded into a forceout.

Capra allowed only three hits in the nightcap in a duel with Don Gullett, who was beaten when the eighth hit off his deliveries proved to be Baker's homer in the 10th. The Braves' Frisbee Day promotion brought out a crowd of 33,728. The first game was stopped twice in the fourth inning when kids littered the field with the missiles in protest against an umpire's decision. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, June      28, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  5  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   5 12  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .283      Garr lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .370
Geronimo cf           5   1   2   1     0   2   .331      Office cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .256
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   1     2   0   .319      Evans 3b              5   2   2   2     0   0   .256
Bench c               4   0   1   2     1   0   .265      Lum 1b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .223
Perez 1b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .275      Baker rf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .247
  Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Johnson 2b            2   1   1   0     2   0   .256
Driessen 3b,1b        4   1   2   0     1   0   .286      Oates c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .246
Rettenmund rf         2   1   0   0     3   0   .238      Robinson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .262        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
C. Carroll p          4   0   1   0     0   1   .200        Perez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Harrison p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Leon p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Krausse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                            J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Correll ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               35   6  11   6     8   3             Totals               36   5  12   5     3   0

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 7
DP: Reds 4, Braves 3
Errors: Driessen
Doubles: Oates (8), Garr (13)
Home Runs: Perez (13), Evans (8)
GIDP: Perez (8), Geronimo (2), Concepcion (12), Robinson (8), Baker (5), Murrell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (1,by Harrison)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
C. Carroll W(5-1)       6     6   3   3   2   0   1  24   2.49
Borbon SV(9)            3     6   2   2   1   0   0  15   2.31
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   0   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(6-9)         1.1   3   5   5   4   1   0  11   4.49
Leon                    3.2   4   1   1   2   0   1  16   1.65
Krausse                 2     3   0   0   1   1   0  10   3.06
J. Niekro               2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.42
Totals                  9    11   6   6   8   3   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Harrison (3)
Wild Pitches: Leon (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Geronimo singled;
Morgan walked [Geronimo to second]; Bench walked [Geronimo to
third, Morgan to second]; Perez grounded into a double play
(pitcher to catcher to first) [Geronimo out at home]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Office flied
out to right; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen singled; Rettenmund walked [Driessen to
second]; Concepcion was hit by a pitch [Driessen to third,
Rettenmund to second]; C. Carroll struck out; Rose walked
[Driessen scored, Rettenmund to third, Concepcion to second];
Geronimo singled [Rettenmund scored, Concepcion to third, Rose
to second]; LEON REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted) [Concepcion scored, Rose to third,
Geronimo to second]; Bench singled [Rose scored, Geronimo
scored]; Perez flied out to left; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker flied
out to left; Johnson walked; Oates doubled [Johnson scored];
Robinson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 1.

REDS 3RD: Driessen walked; Rettenmund grounded out (second to
first) [Driessen to second]; Concepcion flied out to left; C.
Carroll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr grounded
out (shortstop to first); Office singled; Evans grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled; Geronimo grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum made an out to shortstop; Baker reached on an
error by Driessen [Baker to first]; Johnson hit into a double
play (left to shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez homered;
Driessen singled; Leon threw a wild pitch [Driessen to second];
Rettenmund walked; Concepcion made an out to shortstop; C.
Carroll forced Driessen (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Oates singled; Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Oates out at second]; FOSTER
BATTED FOR LEON; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Rose singled;
Geronimo struck out; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Bench flied
out to left; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Office walked; Evans homered [Office scored]; Lum singled; Baker
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Lum out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 3.

REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion singled; C.
Carroll singled [Concepcion to second]; Rose forced C. Carroll
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Johnson singled; BORBON REPLACED C. CARROLL
(PITCHING); Oates singled [Johnson to third]; TEPEDINO BATTED
FOR ROBINSON; Tepedino flied out to center; MURRELL BATTED FOR
KRAUSSE; Murrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Oates out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 3.

REDS 8TH: PEREZ REPLACED TEPEDINO (PLAYING SS); J. NIEKRO
REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out; Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Bench grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr singled; Office flied out to left; Evans
singled [Garr to second]; Lum singled [Garr to third, Evans to
second]; Baker singled [Garr scored, Evans scored, Lum to third,
Baker to second (on throw)]; Johnson was walked intentionally;
Oates popped to third in foul territory; Perez forced Johnson
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 5.

REDS 9TH: Perez singled; Driessen popped to third in foul
territory; Rettenmund walked [Perez to second]; Concepcion
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rettenmund out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CORRELL BATTED FOR J. NIEKRO; Correll
flied out to left; Garr doubled; Office flied out to center;
Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 5.