Hank Aaron, who opened the season with a homer in his first time at bat, also ended the season with a homer on his last trip as the Braves annihilated the Reds, 13-0. For Phil Niekro, who pitched the shutout, the victory was his 20th of the year. Aaron's homer in the seventh inning was his 20th of the season and 733rd of his major league career as well as his 3,600th hit. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 13, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Wednesday, October   2, 1974 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Braves       4  0  2    0  0  0    1  6  x  -  13 13  1


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 rf,lf            5   2   2   0     1   0   .353
  Armbrister lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Perez 2b              4   2   1   0     1   1   .260
Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Evans 3b              4   1   2   2     1   0   .240
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Aaron lf              3   2   1   1     1   0   .268
Crowley 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Office cf           1   1   0   1     0   0   .246
  Freed ph,1b         1   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Driessen 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .281        Murrell rf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .248
  Knight 3b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Lum 1b                3   3   2   3     2   0   .233
Foster cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Correll c             4   1   2   3     1   0   .238
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Robinson ss           4   0   1   1     1   0   .230
Kennedy 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .158      P. Niekro p           5   0   1   2     0   1   .192
T. Carroll p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Morgan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bench ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Baney p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     3   3             Totals               38  13  13  13     8   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 11,081
Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 9
DP: Reds 0, Braves 1
Errors: T. Carroll, Evans
Doubles: Correll (15), P. Niekro (2)
Home Runs: Lum (11), Aaron (20)
GIDP: Foster (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Carroll L(4-3)       4     4   6   3   5   1   1  22   3.68
Eastwick                3     3   1   1   1   2   1  13   2.04
Baney                   1     6   6   6   2   0   0  11   5.49
Totals                  8    13  13  10   8   3   2  46

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(20-13)      9     4   0   0   3   3   0  33   2.38
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   3   0  33

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey popped to
shortstop; Concepcion singled to third [Concepcion to second
(error by Evans)]; Crowley popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Perez reached on an error by T. Carroll
[Garr to second, Perez to first]; Evans singled to center [Garr
scored, Perez to third, Evans to second (on throw)]; Aaron
popped to shortstop; Baker popped to second; Lum was walked
intentionally; Correll doubled [Perez scored (unearned), Evans
scored (unearned), Lum scored (unearned)]; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 4.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Foster
walked; Plummer struck out; Kennedy walked [Foster to second];
T. Carroll grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: P. Niekro struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop
to first); Perez singled; Evans popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Aaron walked; Baker flied out to right; Lum homered
[Aaron scored]; Correll lined to second; Robinson walked; P.
Niekro flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 6.

REDS 4TH: Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen made
an out to catcher; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans walked; Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 6.

REDS 5TH: Plummer struck out; Kennedy struck out; MORGAN BATTED
FOR T. CARROLL; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 5TH: EASTWICK REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Baker grounded
out (third to first); Lum flied out to center; Correll grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 6.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Griffey forced Rose (second to
shortstop); Concepcion flied out to left; FREED BATTED FOR
CROWLEY; Freed grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: ARMBRISTER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING LF); FREED STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KNIGHT REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B);
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); P. Niekro flied out
to left; Garr singled to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 6.

REDS 7TH: Knight singled to shortstop; Foster grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Knight out at second];
Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Aaron homered; Baker
struck out; Lum walked; Correll singled to center [Lum to
second]; Robinson forced Correll (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 7.

REDS 8TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE REPLACED
AARON (PLAYING CF); MURRELL REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING RF); Kennedy
grounded out (third to first); BENCH BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Bench
popped to first; Armbrister grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: BANEY REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); P. Niekro grounded
out (third to first); Garr singled to center; Perez walked [Garr
to second]; Evans singled to right [Garr scored, Perez to
third]; Office forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Perez
scored]; Murrell singled to left [Office to second]; Lum singled
to center [Office scored, Murrell to third]; Correll walked [Lum
to second]; Robinson singled to right [Murrell scored, Lum to
third, Correll to second]; P. Niekro doubled to left [Lum
scored, Correll scored, Robinson to third]; Garr flied out to
center; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 13.

REDS 9TH: Griffey singled to left; Concepcion popped to first;
Freed walked [Griffey to second]; Knight popped to catcher in
foul territory; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 0, Braves 13.