With a crowd of 22,628 on hand to boost their attendance to 2,032,383 for a new club record, the Reds slugged their way to a sweep of a doubleheader with the Braves, 9-6 and 6-2. Three grand-slam homers marked the day's action. Darrell Evans hit one for the Braves off Tom Carroll in the second inning of the lidlifter after a walk to Davey Johnson, an error and single by Ron Reed loaded the bases. The Reds came back with a grand slam by Cesar Geronimo in their half of the second. Dave Concepcion singled, stole second and third and scored on a wild throw by Vic Correll to start the stanza. A walk to Ken Griffey, pass to Darrel Chaney, forceout by Hal King and infield hit by Pete Rose then loaded the bases for the first jackpot wallop of Geronimo's major league career. The Braves tied the score at 5-5 in fourth, but Geronimo and Johnny Bench walked in the fifth and Dan Driessen drove them home to put the Reds ahead to stay. Tony Perez added a homer in the seventh.

Bench drove in all of the Reds' runs in the nightcap, hitting a two-run homer in the first inning and a grand slam in the fourth. Evans homered for one of the Braves' runs off Pat Darcy, who was a winner in his major league debut with the Reds. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, September 12, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  4  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   6  9  1
Reds         0  5  0    0  2  0    1  1  x  -   9 10  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Evans 3b              3   1   1   4     0   2   .243      Rose lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .287
  Robinson ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Geronimo cf           3   2   2   4     1   0   .301
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Bench c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .278
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .272
Perez 2b,3b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .262      Driessen 3b           3   0   1   2     0   0   .285
Baker cf              3   0   1   0     2   1   .251        Knight 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Aaron lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     0   0   .277
Lum rf                5   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Griffey rf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .216
Johnson 1b,2b         2   1   1   0     2   0   .254      Chaney 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .209
Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      T. Carroll p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Foster ss,3b,ss       4   2   2   0     0   1   .221        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Reed p                1   1   1   0     0   0   .115        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pierce ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .210
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Tepedino ph,1b      1   0   0   1     0   0   .232        C. Carroll p        1   0   1   1     0   0   .200

Totals               36   6   9   6     4   7             Totals               33   9  10   8     3   2

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Braves 8, Reds 4
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Errors: Correll, Chaney
Doubles: Perez (20), Baker (30), Geronimo (17), Driessen (20), Rose (39)
Home Runs: Evans (20), Geronimo (6), Perez (25)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion 2 (35), Geronimo (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (7)
GIDP: Rose (7)
Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (5,by Reed)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(10-9)            5     6   7   7   3   2   1  25   3.17
Leon                    2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   2.57
House                   1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.06
Totals                  8    10   9   9   3   2   2  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Carroll              2     3   4   3   2   3   1  12   3.53
Eastwick                2     3   1   1   1   1   0  10   4.50
Borbon W(10-6)          3.1   2   1   1   1   2   0  13   2.91
C. Carroll SV(5)        1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.34
Totals                  9     9   6   5   4   7   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Reed (2)
Wild Pitches: House (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Evans was called out on strikes; Perez doubled;
Baker walked; Aaron flied out to left; Lum grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Geronimo doubled;
Bench flied out to center; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson walked; Correll flied out to center; Foster
reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson to second (error by
Chaney)]; On a bunt Reed singled [Johnson to third, Foster to
second]; Evans homered [Johnson scored (unearned), Foster
scored, Reed scored]; Perez struck out; Baker was called out on
strikes; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to left; Concepcion singled to
shortstop; Concepcion stole second; Concepcion stole third
[Concepcion scored (error by Correll)]; Griffey walked; Chaney
singled to center [Griffey to second]; KING BATTED FOR T.
CARROLL; King flied out to center; Rose singled to first
[Griffey to third, Chaney to second]; Geronimo homered [Griffey
scored, Chaney scored, Rose scored]; Bench flied out to center;
5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 5.

BRAVES 3RD: EASTWICK REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Aaron flied out
to center; Debut game for Rawly Eastwick; Lum lined to
first; Johnson singled to left; Correll flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 5.

REDS 3RD: Perez flied out to left; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted); Concepcion was hit by a pitch; Griffey flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Foster singled to center; Reed out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Foster to second]; Evans was called
out on strikes; Darrell Evans ejected by HP umpire Art
Williams; Perez singled to right [Foster scored]; Baker
walked [Perez to second]; Aaron forced Baker (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: ROBINSON REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING SS); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Chaney grounded out (second to first);
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Rettenmund struck out; Rose
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Reds 5.

BRAVES 5TH: BORBON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Lum popped to
third; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Correll flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo walked; Geronimo stole second; Bench walked;
Perez lined to center; Driessen doubled to right [Geronimo
scored, Bench scored]; Concepcion popped to second; Griffey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
5, Reds 7.

BRAVES 6TH: KNIGHT REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Foster struck
out; PIERCE BATTED FOR REED; Pierce grounded out (second to
first); Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Reds 7.

REDS 6TH: LEON REPLACED PIERCE (PITCHING); Chaney grounded out
(first unassisted); Borbon grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Rose doubled to left; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez flied out to center; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
homered; Knight grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Reds 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum singled to center; Johnson walked [Lum to
second]; Correll flied out to center; Foster singled [Lum to
third, Johnson to second]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR LEON; C. CARROLL
REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Tepedino forced Foster (first to
shortstop) [Lum scored, Johnson to third]; MILLER BATTED FOR
ROBINSON; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); PEREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TEPEDINO STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 1B); Griffey singled to shortstop; House threw a wild
pitch [Griffey to second]; Chaney flied out to center [Griffey
to third]; C. Carroll singled to left [Griffey scored]; Rose
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [C.
Carroll out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 9.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
doubled to right; Aaron struck out; Lum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 9.