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Driving in five runs with two doubles and a homer, Ray Knight paced the Reds to a 9-4 thumping of the Braves. The Reds took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on a two-run double by Knight and single by Cesar Geronimo. Knight drilled a two-run homer in the seventh and added a run-scoring double in the eighth. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 4Game Played on Sunday, July 29, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumReds 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 - 9 13 0
Braves 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 13 3
Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0 3 1 .253 Royster 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .260
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 2 0 .148 Matthews rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .312
Collins lf 5 0 1 2 1 0 .337 Spikes rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 3 .264 Horner 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .320
Correll c 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245 Burroughs lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .225
Concepcion ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 .306 Murphy 1b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .318
Driessen 1b 4 2 1 0 1 2 .244 Bonnell cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .258
Knight 3b 5 3 3 5 0 0 .309 Office ph,cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .263
Geronimo cf 3 0 2 1 2 0 .251 Frias ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .295
Norman p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .167 Benedict c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .221
Hume p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Nolan ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Matula p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .056
B. McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220
J. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Chaney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .145
Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 9 13 9 11 8 Totals 39 4 13 3 3 5
Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 13,065
Left on Base: Reds 13, Braves 12
DP: Reds 1, Braves 3
Errors: Horner, Burroughs, Murphy
Doubles: Knight 2 (22), Collins (8), Bonnell (11), Burroughs (11), Murphy (5)
Home Runs: Knight (4)
Caught Stealing: Collins (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hume (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Royster (5)
GIDP: Collins 2 (3), Nolan (3)
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Norman W(8-8) 5 7 3 3 2 1 0 25 3.48
Hume SV(5) 4 6 1 1 1 4 0 18 3.20
Totals 9 13 4 4 3 5 0 43
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Matula L(6-7) 3.2 5 5 3 6 3 0 21 3.65
B. McLaughlin 2.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 10 4.44
J. McLaughlin 2 4 3 2 4 1 1 14 1.88
Skok 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.98
Totals 9 13 9 6 11 8 1 49
Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Joe West
REDS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked;
Collins grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0,
Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews singled to
center; Horner flied out to center; Burroughs walked [Matthews
to second]; Murphy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to center;
Driessen walked [Concepcion to second]; Knight doubled to center
[Concepcion scored, Driessen scored]; Geronimo singled to left
[Knight scored]; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Geronimo to second]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Cruz
forced Geronimo (third unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds
3, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell doubled to left; Frias reached on a
fielder's choice [Bonnell to third]; Benedict walked [Frias to
second]; Matula popped to catcher in foul territory; Royster hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Bonnell scored]; Matthews lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 1.
REDS 3RD: Collins walked; Bench singled to left [Collins to
third]; Concepcion lined to shortstop; Driessen struck out while
Collins was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to
catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
lined to second; Murphy singled to left; Bonnell flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 1.
REDS 4TH: Knight reached on an error by Horner [Knight to
first]; Geronimo flied out to center; On a bunt Norman struck
out; Morgan walked [Knight to second]; Cruz walked [Knight to
third, Morgan to second]; Collins doubled to center [Knight
scored (unearned), Morgan scored (unearned), Cruz to third]; B.
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING); Bench struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Frias grounded out (second to first); Benedict flied
out to left; B. McLaughlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 1.
REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Driessen singled to
center; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first) [Driessen to
second]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Norman singled to
left [Driessen scored, Geronimo to second]; Morgan struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
flied out to left; Horner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 1.
REDS 6TH: SPIKES REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING RF); Cruz flied out
to right; Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Bench struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs doubled to center; Murphy singled to left
[Burroughs to third]; Bonnell singled to third [Burroughs
scored, Murphy to second]; On a bunt Frias singled [Murphy to
third, Bonnell to second]; HUME REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING);
NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Murphy scored (no RBI), Bonnell
to third, Frias out at second]; LUM BATTED FOR B. MCLAUGHLIN;
Lum struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 3.
REDS 7TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); NOLAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Concepcion singled to left [Concepcion to
second (error by Burroughs)]; Driessen struck out; Knight
homered [Concepcion scored]; Geronimo singled to third; Hume out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Geronimo to second];
Morgan was walked intentionally; Cruz forced Morgan (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Braves 3.
BRAVES 7TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Royster singled
to shortstop; Spikes singled to left [Royster to third]; Horner
singled to left [Royster scored, Spikes to second]; Burroughs
flied out to center; Murphy struck out; OFFICE BATTED FOR
BONNELL; Office struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8,
Braves 4.
REDS 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Collins flied out
to right; Correll walked; Concepcion walked [Correll to second];
Driessen lined to first [Correll stayed at second (error by
Murphy)]; Knight doubled to center [Correll scored (unearned),
Concepcion to third]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Hume
forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.
BRAVES 8TH: Frias singled to center; Nolan forced Frias (first
to shortstop); CHANEY BATTED FOR J. MCLAUGHLIN; Chaney singled
to right [Nolan to third]; Royster popped to first in foul
territory; Spikes forced Chaney (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.
REDS 9TH: SKOK REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Morgan singled to
left; Cruz singled to left [Morgan to second]; Collins grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan to
third, Cruz out at second]; Correll struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.
BRAVES 9TH: Horner flied out to center; Burroughs struck out;
Murphy doubled to center; Office walked; Frias flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.
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