The Reds battered the Braves from pillar to post in pounding out a 15-3 victory. After the Braves scored a run in the top of fthe irst inning on a homer by Dale Murphy, Ray Knight put the Reds ahead in the bottom of the frame with a grand slam. Ken Griffey belted a circuit clout in the seventh. Tom Seaver, going the first seven innings, picked up the victory, only his third of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 15, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      25, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Reds         4  3  1    1  0  0    2  4  x  -  15 18  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Collins cf            3   2   1   0     2   1   .284
Murphy cf             3   2   3   1     1   0   .281        Hume p              1   0   1   2     0   0   .167
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Kennedy 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .296
Matthews rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .260      Griffey rf            4   3   3   4     2   0   .318
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .164      Driessen 1b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .276
Burroughs lf          3   1   1   1     1   1   .258      Knight 3b             5   1   2   5     0   0   .286
Nahorodny c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Foster lf             3   2   2   0     2   0   .226
  Benedict c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Bench c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .254
Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .194        Nolan c             1   1   1   0     0   0   .324
Matula p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .036      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   2     0   0   .232
  Hanna p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              1   1   0   0     1   0   .053
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Geronimo ph,cf      1   2   1   0     1   0   .274
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .263

Totals               33   3   9   3     3   4             Totals               36  15  18  15     8   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 32,603
Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 9
DP: Braves 2, Reds 3
Doubles: Foster 2 (6), Hume (1)
Home Runs: Murphy (12), Burroughs (4), Knight (8), Griffey (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Kennedy (3), Seaver (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (1), Kennedy (7)
GIDP: Pocoroba (2), Chambliss (6), Hubbard (1), Concepcion 2 (9)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula L(5-6)           1.1   5   7   7   4   0   1  12   3.59
Hanna                   1.2   4   1   1   1   0   0  10   5.06
Camp                    3     3   1   1   2   3   0  13   2.36
Hrabosky                1     1   2   2   1   0   1   5   3.95
Bradford                1     5   4   4   0   0   0   8   3.41
Totals                  8    18  15  15   8   3   2  48

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(3-4)           7     9   3   3   3   1   2  30   4.54
Hume                    2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.51
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   2  36

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard flied out to center; Murphy homered;
Chambliss flied out to right; Matthews flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Kennedy singled to center [Collins to
second]; Griffey walked [Collins to third, Kennedy to second];
Driessen popped to shortstop; Knight homered [Collins scored,
Kennedy scored, Griffey scored]; Foster walked; Bench singled to
shortstop [Foster to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner lined to left; Burroughs homered; Nahorodny
flied out to left; Blanks popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Seaver walked; Collins singled to left [Seaver to
second]; Kennedy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Seaver to third, Collins to second]; Griffey singled to center
[Seaver scored, Collins to third]; HANNA REPLACED MATULA
(PITCHING); Driessen singled to left [Collins scored, Griffey to
third]; Knight singled to left [Griffey scored, Driessen to
second]; Foster flied out to center; Bench flied out to right; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 7.

BRAVES 3RD: Hanna grounded out (pitcher to first); Hubbard
struck out; Murphy singled to left; Chambliss singled to center
[Murphy to second]; Matthews singled to right [Murphy scored,
Chambliss to second]; Horner popped to third in foul territory;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 7.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to center; Seaver out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Concepcion to second];
Collins walked; Kennedy flied out to right; Griffey singled to
right [Concepcion scored, Collins to third]; Driessen grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs walked; Nahorodny popped to second; Blanks
singled to center [Burroughs to second]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR
HANNA; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Burroughs to third, Blanks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 8.

REDS 4TH: CAMP REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Knight flied out to
left; Foster doubled to center; Bench singled to left [Foster to
third]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foster scored];
Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Reds 9.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard singled to left; Murphy singled to left
[Hubbard to second]; Chambliss grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hubbard stayed at second, Murphy
out at second]; Dale Murphy called for interference at
2B; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 9.

REDS 5TH: Collins was called out on strikes; Kennedy singled to
left; Griffey walked [Kennedy to second]; Driessen struck out;
Knight forced Griffey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Reds 9.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nahorodny walked; Blanks forced Nahorodny
(third to second); Rick Camp warned for throwing at George
Foster's head; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 9.

REDS 6TH: Foster walked; Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Foster out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 9.

BRAVES 7TH: LUM BATTED FOR CAMP; Lum singled to center; Hubbard
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lum out
at second]; Murphy walked; Chambliss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); GERONIMO BATTED FOR
SEAVER; Geronimo walked; Collins flied out to left; Kennedy
popped to first in foul territory; Griffey homered [Geronimo
scored]; Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 11.

BRAVES 8TH: HUME REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); NOLAN REPLACED
BENCH (PLAYING C ); GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
Matthews flied out to center; Horner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Reds 11.

REDS 8TH: BENEDICT REPLACED NAHORODNY (PLAYING C ); BRADFORD
REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Knight grounded out (third to
first); Foster doubled to center; Nolan singled to second
[Foster to third]; Concepcion singled to left [Foster scored,
Nolan to second]; Geronimo singled to pitcher [Nolan to third,
Concepcion to second]; Hume doubled to right [Nolan scored,
Concepcion scored, Geronimo to third]; Kennedy hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Geronimo scored]; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 15.

BRAVES 9TH: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Blanks
struck out; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Asselstine was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 15.