After pounding out an 8-6 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, the Reds were stopped on their five-game winning streak by the Braves, who captured the nightcap, 8-5. In the first game, the Braves had a three-run homer by Jerry Royster and a pair of solo swats by Gary Matthews, but the Reds prevailed with a 15-hit attack. Johnny Bench drove in three runs with a pair of singles and Dave Collins accounted for two with a single. Ken Griffey had four hits and Dave Concepcion contributed three.

In the second game, Bob Horner drove in three runs for the Braves with a homer and single. Bruce Benedict batted in two with a double and Darrel Chaney added a pair with a single. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1979 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         1  4  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   8 15  0
Braves       0  0  1    0  1  4    0  0  0  -   6  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             4   2   1   0     2   0   .252      Royster 2b            5   1   1   3     0   0   .261
Collins lf            5   1   1   2     0   0   .349      Matthews rf           4   2   3   2     1   0   .314
Griffey rf            5   2   4   1     0   1   .315      Office cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Bench c               4   0   2   3     1   0   .264      Horner 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Concepcion ss         4   0   3   1     1   0   .304      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     1   2   .219
Knight 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Murphy 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .310
Driessen 1b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .241      Nolan c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .256
Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .246      Frias ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Bonham p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .175      Brizzolara p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .042
  Moskau p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .179        B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                            Devine p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Spikes ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .328
                                                            J. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Chaney ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .105
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               41   8  15   8     5   2             Totals               35   6   9   6     5   5

Time of Game: 3:14
Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 8
DP: Reds 1, Braves 1
Doubles: Driessen (16), Griffey (26)
Triples: Griffey (4), Driessen (2)
Home Runs: Matthews 2 (22), Royster (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 3 (17), Bench (4)
GIDP: Bench (7), Murphy (7)
Hit by Pitch: Frias (1,by Bonham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(5-4)           5.2   8   6   6   3   4   3  28   4.25
Moskau                  1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   8   3.43
Hume SV(4)              1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.23
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   5   3  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brizzolara L(5-6)       1     4   3   3   1   0   0   8   5.21
Skok                    0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   4   4.05
B. McLaughlin           0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.27
Devine                  4     6   3   3   1   0   0  18   2.79
J. McLaughlin           2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   1.49
Garber                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.02
Totals                  9    15   8   8   5   2   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (5)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale


REDS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Collins
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey tripled to right;
Bench singled to left [Griffey scored]; Concepcion singled to
center [Bench to third]; Knight forced Concepcion (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews singled to
center; Office popped to catcher in foul territory; Horner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen doubled to center; Geronimo walked; SKOK
REPLACED BRIZZOLARA (PITCHING); On a bunt Bonham popped to
catcher in foul territory; Morgan walked [Driessen to third,
Geronimo to second]; Collins singled to center [Driessen scored,
Geronimo scored, Morgan to second]; Griffey singled to right
[Morgan to third, Collins to second]; B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED
SKOK (PITCHING); Bench singled to left [Morgan scored, Collins
scored, Griffey to second]; Concepcion lined to right; Knight
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Burroughs to second]; Nolan grounded out
(second to first) [Burroughs to third]; Frias was hit by a
pitch; LUM BATTED FOR B. MCLAUGHLIN; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: DEVINE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Driessen tripled to
right; Geronimo grounded out (third to first); Bonham singled to
right [Driessen scored]; Morgan forced Bonham (second to
shortstop); Collins grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster lined to second; Matthews homered; Office
walked; Horner singled to left [Office to second]; Burroughs
walked [Office to third, Horner to second]; Murphy grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Burroughs out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey singled to second; Bench grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Griffey out at second];
Concepcion singled to left; Knight forced Concepcion (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Frias grounded
out (pitcher to first); Devine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to
left; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Matthews homered;
Office flied out to right; Horner flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Collins grounded
out (second to first) [Morgan to third]; Griffey doubled to
center [Morgan scored]; Bench flied out to center; Concepcion
singled to center [Griffey scored]; Knight forced Concepcion
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs struck out; Murphy struck out; Nolan
walked; Frias singled to left [Nolan to third]; SPIKES BATTED
FOR DEVINE; Spikes singled to center [Nolan scored, Frias to
second]; Royster homered [Frias scored, Spikes scored]; MOSKAU
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Matthews walked; Office grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 6.

REDS 7TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SPIKES (PITCHING); Driessen
popped to third in foul territory; Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moskau flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner popped to second; Burroughs flied out to
right; Murphy singled to left; Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 6.

REDS 8TH: Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Collins
flied out to left; Griffey struck out; Bench walked; Morgan
stole third and Bench stole second; Concepcion was walked
intentionally; Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 8,
Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Frias flied out to center; CHANEY BATTED FOR J.
MCLAUGHLIN; Chaney walked; HUME REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING);
Royster flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 6.

REDS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Driessen grounded
out (pitcher to first); Geronimo singled to center; On a bunt
Hume made an out to pitcher; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Horner popped
to shortstop; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
8, Braves 6.