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 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         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.