The undefeated Reds recorded their eighth straight victory, 4-1, over the winless Braves behind the five-hit pitching of Frank Pastore. The Reds scored all their runs in the fourth inning on a pair of two-run homers. Dave Concepcion led off with a single and scored on a homer by Dan Driessen. Johnny Bench then walked and Ray Knight followed with a round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     17, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .394      Royster 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .192
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .231      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   2   .344      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .308
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .231      Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .231      Murphy rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .182
Bench c               3   1   2   0     1   1   .300      Asselstine cf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Knight 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .267      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .462        Nolan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Pastore p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Blanks ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Niekro p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     1   9             Totals               32   1   5   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 15,742
Left on Base: Reds 3, Braves 5
DP: Reds 0, Braves 0
Doubles: Bench (2), Royster (3)
Home Runs: Driessen (2), Knight (1), Chambliss (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Pastore (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(2-0)          9     5   1   1   1   6   1  33   0.50
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   6   1  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(0-3)           8     5   4   4   1   8   2  30   7.63
Garber                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4  10.13
Totals                  9     6   4   4   1   9   2  34

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick


REDS 1ST: Collins popped to third; Griffey struck out;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Pocoroba flied
out to center; Matthews popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster was called out on strikes; Driessen flied out
to right; Bench singled to left; Knight flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to left; Horner popped to
shortstop; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Kennedy singled to left; Pastore out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Collins grounded
out (second to first) [Kennedy to third]; Griffey was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Asselstine grounded out (second to first); Gomez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro singled to right;
Royster doubled to left [Niekro to third]; Pocoroba flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to center; Foster was called out on
strikes; Driessen homered [Concepcion scored]; Bench walked;
Knight homered [Bench scored]; Kennedy flied out to center;
Pastore grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss flied out to center; Horner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Collins flied out to left; Griffey grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy walked; Asselstine was called out on strikes;
Gomez forced Murphy (shortstop to second); Niekro forced Gomez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba
flied out to right; Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 7TH: Knight popped to first in foul territory; Kennedy
grounded out (third to first); Pastore popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Horner was called out
on strikes; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 8TH: Collins flied out to right; Griffey struck out;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Asselstine
singled to center; NOLAN BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Nolan singled to
right [Asselstine to second]; LUM BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Lum was
called out on strikes; Royster was called out on strikes;
Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 0.

REDS 9TH: BLANKS REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING SS); GARBER REPLACED
LUM (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (second
to first); Bench doubled to center; Knight flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Matthews popped to first in foul territory;
Chambliss homered; Horner flied out to left; Murphy flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.