Joe Morgan decided a tight game with a run-scoring single in the seventh inning to bring the Reds a 2-1 victory over the Braves. Johnny Bench homered for the Reds' initial run off Ron Reed in the fourth. Jack Billingham yielded the tying tally in the Braves' half on a double by Dusty Baker, single by Mike Lum and infield out by Davey Johnson. Pete Rose singled for the Reds in the seventh, moved to second on a grounder by Cesar Geronimo and scored when Morgan singled for his third hit of the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      29, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  2
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .283      Garr rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .362
Geronimo cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Morgan 2b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .326      Baker cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Bench c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Aaron lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .223
  Chaney pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Driessen 3b,1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Robinson ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .259        Tepedino ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Billingham p          4   0   0   0     0   2   .030        Foster ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                          Reed p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .136
                                                            Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   2   7   2     3   4             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 41,427
Left on Base: Reds 9, Braves 5
DP: Reds 2, Braves 0
Errors: Concepcion 2, Robinson
Doubles: Baker (12)
Home Runs: Bench (14)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (35), Concepcion (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (2)
GIDP: Evans (8), Aaron (3)
Hit by Pitch: Garr (2,by Billingham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(8-6)       9     6   1   1   0   3   0  33   3.63
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   3   0  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(5-4)             7     7   2   2   2   2   1  31   3.27
House                   2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.76
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Geronimo made an out to
shortstop; Morgan singled; Morgan stole second; Bench flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans made an
out to second; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
flied out to left; Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron singled; Lum forced Aaron (second to
shortstop) [Lum to first]; Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; Oates grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled; Concepcion stole second; On a bunt
Billingham struck out; Rose walked; Geronimo forced Rose
(shortstop to second) [Concepcion to third, Geronimo to first];
Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Robinson reached on an error by Concepcion [Robinson
to second (error by Concepcion)]; Reed out on a sacrifice bunt
(shortstop to first) [Robinson to third]; Garr was hit by a
pitch; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Perez reached on an error by Robinson
[Perez to first]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted)
[Perez to second]; Rettenmund was called out on strikes;
Concepcion was walked intentionally; Billingham grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker doubled to left; Aaron grounded out (third to
first); Lum singled to center [Baker to third]; Johnson forced
Lum (shortstop to second) [Baker scored, Johnson to first];
Oates flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves
1.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan singled; Bench flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Robinson struck out; Reed struck out; Garr flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez flied out to right; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); Rettenmund singled to left; Concepcion popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans singled to shortstop; Baker forced Evans
(third to second) [Baker to first]; Aaron grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Billingham grounded out (third to first); Rose singled
to center; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to
second]; Morgan singled to left [Rose scored]; Bench forced
Morgan (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson singled
to shortstop; Oates forced Johnson (first to shortstop) [Oates
to first]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Tepedino singled to
left [Oates to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR REED; Office forced
Tepedino (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: FOSTER REPLACED TEPEDINO (PLAYING SS); HOUSE REPLACED
OFFICE (PITCHING); Perez walked; CHANEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Driessen
forced Chaney (catcher to shortstop) [Driessen to first];
Rettenmund flied out to center; Concepcion forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Garr struck out; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

REDS 9TH: Billingham struck out; Rose flied out to right;
Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Aaron flied out to center; Lum flied out to center;
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 2, Braves 1.