Torrential rain forced the Braves and the Reds to stop play after five innings with the score tied, 1-1. The Reds counted their run in the first on a walk to Cesar Geronimo and double by Johnny Bench. The Braves' matching tally came in the fifth on a single by Leo Foster, a sacrifice and double by Marty Perez. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 1, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  -   1  4  0
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  -   1  3  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Rose lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Perez 2b              3   0   2   1     0   1   .260      Geronimo cf           1   1   0   0     2   0   .299
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Bench c               3   0   1   1     0   2   .279
Lum lf                2   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Perez 1b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Johnson 1b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Driessen 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Murrell rf            2   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Correll c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Griffey rf            1   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Foster ss             2   1   1   0     0   0   .209      Chaney 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .208
P. Niekro p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .081

Totals               18   1   4   1     2   4             Totals               16   1   3   1     5   3

Time of Game: 1:18
Left on Base: Braves 5, Reds 5
DP: Braves 2, Reds 0
Doubles: Perez (19), Bench (34)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (9)
Sacrifice Hits: P. Niekro (9)
GIDP: Kirby (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro               5     3   1   1   5   3   0  21   2.66
Totals                  5     3   1   1   5   3   0  21

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   5     4   1   1   2   4   0  21   3.43
Totals                  5     4   1   1   2   4   0  21

Wild Pitches: P. Niekro (6), Kirby 2 (13)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Perez singled to right; Evans
popped to first in foul territory; Lum popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Geronimo walked;
Bench doubled to left [Geronimo scored]; Perez walked; Driessen
lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Bench out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Murrell
struck out; Correll walked; Foster forced Correll (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to center; Griffey walked; Chaney
singled to left [Griffey to third]; Kirby grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro flied out to center; Office singled to
right; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Office to second]; Perez struck
out; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); Bench struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to left; Johnson walked; Murrell
struck out; Correll flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Foster singled to right; P. Niekro out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Foster to second]; Kirby
threw a wild pitch [Foster to third]; Office grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez doubled [Foster scored]; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to center; Griffey stole second; P.
Niekro threw a wild pitch [Griffey to third]; Chaney flied out
to right; Kirby struck out; Rose walked; Geronimo walked [Rose
to second]; Bench struck out; 2:17 rain delay then game
called as tie; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.