The Reds' faint hopes of tying the Dodgers for the West Division lead were extinguished with a 7-1 loss to the Braves. However, even a victory would not have helped Reds since the Dodgers won the title in their own right by beating the Astros. Buzz Capra, observing his 27th birthday, pitched for the Braves and held the Reds to four hits.

The Braves gave Capra more than enough runs to win with three off Jack Billingham in the first inning. Ralph Garr and Marty Perez led off with singles and scored on a double by Darrell Evans. Mike Lum followed after one out with a triple. Dusty Baker made it 4-0 with a run-scoring single off Pedro Borbon in the second. The Reds picked up their lone tally in the seventh on a pass to Dan Driessen and double by Dave Concepcion, but errors by Ken Griffey, Concepcion and Tony Perez enabled the Braves to fatten their lead with three unearned runs. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, October   1, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  2
Braves       3  1  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   7 14  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Garr lf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .353
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .294      Perez 2b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .260
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .281      Evans 3b              4   1   1   2     1   2   .238
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Baker rf              4   1   3   1     1   1   .258
Driessen 3b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .282      Lum 1b                4   0   1   1     1   0   .229
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .281      Office cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .247
Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .251      Correll c             5   1   2   0     0   0   .232
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Robinson ss           4   1   1   1     1   1   .230
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .075      Capra p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .164
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .065
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .131
  Armbrister ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Darcy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     4   9             Totals               37   7  14   6     6   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  4,257
Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 13
DP: Reds 1, Braves 1
Errors: Perez, Concepcion
Doubles: Concepcion (25), Evans (21), Correll (14), Baker (35)
Triples: Lum (2), Correll (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1)
GIDP: Perez (17), Correll (5)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (5,by Capra)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(19-11)     0.1   4   3   3   0   1   0   5   3.94
Borbon                  1.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   9   3.24
Norman                  3     3   0   0   3   1   0  14   3.14
Darcy                   1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.71
Eastwick                2     4   3   2   0   3   0  11   1.84
Totals                  8    14   7   6   6   6   0  44

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra W(16-8)           9     4   1   1   4   9   0  35   2.28
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   9   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Capra (3)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (second
to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to first; Perez singled to second [Garr
to second]; Evans doubled [Garr scored, Perez scored]; Baker
struck out; Lum tripled to center [Evans scored]; BORBON
REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Office was walked intentionally;
Correll popped to second; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 3.

REDS 2ND: Perez was called out on strikes; Driessen walked;
Concepcion struck out; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Capra grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr popped
to first in foul territory; Perez singled; Evans walked [Perez
to second]; Baker singled to center [Perez scored, Evans to
second]; Lum popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 4.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (third to first); GAGLIANO
BATTED FOR BORBON; Gagliano grounded out (third to first); Rose
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: NORMAN REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Office singled
to center; Correll grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Office out at second]; Robinson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

REDS 4TH: Morgan walked; Bench struck out; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Capra flied out to right; Garr singled to center;
Perez walked [Garr to second]; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted) [Garr to third, Perez to second]; Baker was walked
intentionally; Lum popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 4.

REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion
flied out to left; Griffey walked; Geronimo flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Office struck out; Correll doubled; Robinson walked;
On a bunt Capra forced Correll (catcher to third) [Robinson to
second]; Garr forced Capra (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

REDS 6TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NORMAN; Armbrister singled to
left; Rose was hit by a pitch [Armbrister to second]; Morgan
struck out; Bench struck out; Perez forced Armbrister (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: DARCY REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (pitcher to first); Evans struck out; Baker doubled to
right; Lum was walked intentionally; Office flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

REDS 7TH: Driessen walked; Concepcion doubled [Driessen scored];
Griffey flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to right; KING
BATTED FOR DARCY; King struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Correll tripled;
Robinson singled [Correll scored]; Capra struck out; Garr
singled [Robinson to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Robinson scored]; Evans struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Braves 6.

REDS 8TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan struck out; Bench flied
out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker singled to shortstop [Baker to second (error
by Concepcion)]; Lum grounded out (third to first); Office
grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll reached on an error
by Perez [Baker scored (unearned) (no RBI), Correll to first];
Robinson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 7.

REDS 9TH: Driessen flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to
left; Griffey singled to second; Geronimo popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 7.