A five-run outburst in the first inning carried the Reds to a 6-1 victory over the Braves, ending Atlanta's seven-game winning skein. The Reds opened with five consecutive singles with the last three -- by Dave Concepcion, George Foster and Dan Driessen -- each driving in a run. With two out, Ron Oester was intentionally walked to load the bases but winning pitcher Frank Pastore foiled that strategy by dumping a single to short right, driving in two runs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         5  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .302      Royster lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .233
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Ramirez ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Griffey rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Matthews rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .287
Concepcion ss         5   1   1   1     0   1   .267      Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Foster lf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .276      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .272      Murphy cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .290
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Knight 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .264      Benedict c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Oester 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Alexander p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Pastore p             4   0   2   2     0   1   .148        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   6     1   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 15,951
Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 6
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Errors: Concepcion
Home Runs: Murphy (29)
GIDP: Driessen (13), Benedict (10), Matthews (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(11-6)         7     6   1   1   2   5   1  29   3.27
Hume                    2     0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.68
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(13-8)       5    11   6   6   1   2   0  27   4.01
Hanna                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.53
Garber                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.06
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.06
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Griffey singled to right
[Collins to third]; Concepcion singled to pitcher [Collins
scored, Griffey to second]; Foster singled to center [Griffey
scored, Concepcion to second]; Driessen singled to right
[Concepcion scored, Foster to second]; Bench popped to catcher
in foul territory; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Foster to third, Driessen to second]; Oester was walked
intentionally; Pastore singled to right [Foster scored, Driessen
scored, Oester to third]; Collins flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Ramirez
struck out; Matthews walked; Horner forced Matthews (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Griffey grounded out (catcher to first); Concepcion
flied out to right; Foster singled to left; Driessen struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to left; Murphy homered; Hubbard
reached on an error by Concepcion [Hubbard to first]; Benedict
singled to center [Hubbard to third]; Alexander popped to third;
Royster forced Benedict (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 3RD: Bench grounded out (second to first); Knight singled
to shortstop; Oester flied out to left; Pastore singled to
center [Knight to second]; Collins singled to center [Knight
scored, Pastore to second]; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez flied out to right; Matthews singled to
second; Horner was called out on strikes; Chambliss struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion lined to right; Foster flied out to right;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Hubbard walked;
Benedict grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Hubbard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Bench singled to center; Knight popped to second;
Oester flied out to center; Pastore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Pocoroba popped to
third; Royster singled to center; Ramirez grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Royster to second]; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: HANNA REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Collins was called
out on strikes; Griffey grounded out (second to first);
Concepcion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to
right; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves
1.

REDS 7TH: Foster singled to left; Driessen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at
second]; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard popped to second; Benedict popped to third;
LUM BATTED FOR HANNA; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Knight struck out;
Oester grounded out (pitcher to first); Pastore grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Royster
singled to left; Ramirez singled to left [Royster to second];
HUME REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Matthews grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Royster to third,
Ramirez out at second]; Horner grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Geronimo grounded
out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Murphy flied out to left; Hubbard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.