After a rocky first inning, Carl Morton steadied and pitched the Braves to a 7-3 victory over the Reds. In the first, Pete Rose singled, Dan Driessen doubled and Joe Morgan singled for two runs before Morton could get his bearings. Morgan later crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Merv Rettenmund, but that was the extent of the Reds' scoring.

The Braves came back with two runs in the fourth on a double by Ralph Garr and then took command of the game with four runs in the fifth. Singles by Dusty Baker, Mike Lum, Paul Casanova and Craig Robinson accounted for two runs and chased Fred Norman. Morton singled off reliever Tom Hall to drive in another tally and the fourth run of the frame followed on walks to Garr and Darrell Evans. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      30, 1974 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2
Braves       0  0  0    2  4  1    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Garr rf,lf            4   0   1   2     1   1   .361
Driessen 1b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .283      Evans 3b              2   0   1   1     3   0   .258
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .325      Baker cf,rf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .249
Bench 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Aaron lf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .253
Crowley rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .253        Office pr,cf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Rettenmund cf         3   0   0   1     0   0   .234      Johnson 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .184      Lum 1b                4   2   2   1     1   1   .230
Plummer c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Casanova c            3   1   1   2     0   1   .164
Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .091      Robinson ss           4   2   1   0     0   0   .205
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morton p              4   0   2   1     0   1   .098
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Baney p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   2     6   5             Totals               34   7  11   7     7   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 25,546
Left on Base: Reds 10, Braves 11
DP: Reds 0, Braves 0
Errors: Chaney, Plummer
Doubles: Driessen (10), Office (11)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rettenmund (2), Casanova (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(8-6)           4.2   8   6   4   4   4   0  26   2.45
Hall                    2.1   2   1   0   3   2   0  12   4.28
Baney                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   7.88
Totals                  8    11   7   4   7   6   0  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(10-6)          9     7   3   3   6   5   0  40   2.89
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   5   0  40

Passed Balls: Plummer (3)
Wild Pitches: Norman (3), Hall (3), Morton (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Driessen doubled [Rose scored]; Morgan
singled [Driessen to third]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Morgan to second]; Crowley walked; Rettenmund hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Driessen scored, Morgan to third,
Crowley to second]; Morton threw a wild pitch [Morgan scored,
Crowley to third]; Chaney was walked intentionally; Plummer made
an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Evans walked; Baker flied out to
right; Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Norman struck out; Rose was called out on strikes;
Driessen singled; Morgan walked [Driessen to second]; Bench
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Lum singled; Casanova
popped to catcher in foul territory; Robinson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Crowley walked; Rettenmund grounded out (third to
first) [Crowley to second]; Crowley advanced to third; Chaney
was walked intentionally; Plummer struck out; Norman struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton singled; Plummer allowed a passed ball
[Morton to second]; Garr made an out to catcher; Evans walked;
Baker struck out; Aaron walked [Morton to third, Evans to
second]; Johnson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose made an out to shortstop; Driessen singled;
Morgan flied out to right; Bench walked [Driessen to second];
Crowley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum walked; Casanova was called out on strikes;
Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Lum to second (error by
Chaney)]; Morton grounded out (first to pitcher) [Lum to third,
Robinson to second]; Garr singled [Lum scored (unearned),
Robinson scored (unearned), Garr to second (on throw to home)];
Evans singled to right [Garr out at home (right to first to
catcher)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 5TH: Rettenmund popped to catcher in foul territory; Chaney
grounded out (first unassisted); Plummer singled; Norman forced
Plummer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker singled; Aaron struck out; Johnson grounded
out (third to first) [Baker to second]; Lum singled [Baker
scored]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Lum to second]; Casanova
singled [Lum scored]; Robinson singled [Casanova to second];
HALL REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Morton singled [Casanova
scored, Robinson to second]; Garr walked [Robinson to third,
Morton to second]; Evans walked [Robinson scored, Morton to
third, Garr to second]; Baker forced Evans (third to second); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 6.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to center; Driessen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron walked; OFFICE RAN FOR AARON; Hall threw a
wild pitch [Office to second]; Plummer dropped a foul fly hit by
Johnson for an error; Johnson singled to second [Office to
third]; Lum struck out; Casanova hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Office scored (unearned)]; Johnson stole second; Robinson made
an out to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.

REDS 7TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
Bench struck out; Crowley lined to second; Rettenmund grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Morton struck out; Garr popped to third in foul
territory; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 7.

REDS 8TH: Chaney flied out to center; Plummer singled to right;
KING BATTED FOR HALL; King popped to third in foul territory;
Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: BANEY REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office doubled to right; Johnson flied out
to right; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 7.

REDS 9TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); Bench grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.