Striking out 15 batters, Mario Soto hurled the Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Braves. The Reds broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning on a leadoff single by Ron Oester, a sacrifice, walk to Dave Collins and three-run homer by Ken Griffey. Johnny Bench clouted a solo round-tripper in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  3    1  2  0  -   7 12  0
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            3   2   2   0     1   0   .305      Royster lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Griffey rf            5   1   1   3     0   1   .296        Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Concepcion ss         5   1   2   1     0   1   .268      Matthews rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .287
Foster lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .275      Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Chambliss 1b          4   0   3   1     0   1   .279
Bench c               3   2   1   1     1   0   .263      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   3   .288
  Correll c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hubbard 2b            2   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Knight 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .266        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Oester 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .284        Ruiz 2b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Soto p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .028      Benedict c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .255
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .189
                                                            Nahorodny c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                          Boggs p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .170
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .262
                                                            Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  12   7     2   6             Totals               33   1   7   1     1  15

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 14,165
Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 6
DP: Reds 0, Braves 0
Doubles: Collins (16), Matthews (15), Chambliss (33)
Home Runs: Griffey (10), Bench (23)
Stolen Bases: Benedict (1)
Caught Stealing: Knight (1), Horner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Soto (7)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto W(9-5)             9     7   1   1   1  15   0  34   3.32
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1  15   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(9-9)            6.2   7   5   5   1   2   2  27   3.75
Garber                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.04
Hanna                   1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7   3.76
Bradford                1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4   2.70
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   6   2  40

Wild Pitches: Soto (6), Hanna (5)

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


REDS 1ST: Collins doubled to right; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Collins to third]; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Collins scored]; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to left; Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); Knight grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to shortstop; Horner was caught
stealing second (catcher to first); Chambliss struck out; Murphy
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Oester grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Soto grounded out (catcher to first); Collins grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard was called out on strikes; Benedict singled
to center; Benedict stole second; Boggs struck out; Royster
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion was called out
on strikes; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Ramirez singled to left; Matthews doubled to left
[Ramirez to third]; Horner reached on a fielder's choice
[Ramirez out at home (pitcher to catcher), Matthews to third];
Chambliss singled to left [Matthews scored, Horner to third];
Murphy struck out; Hubbard struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to left; Bench grounded out (third
to first); Knight singled to center; Knight was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Boggs struck
out; Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Oester singled to left; Soto out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Oester to second]; Collins walked; Griffey
homered [Oester scored, Collins scored]; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster singled to left; Driessen grounded
out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Ramirez flied out to left; Matthews grounded out
(first unassisted); Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench homered; Knight flied out to left; Oester
grounded out (first unassisted); Soto singled to center; GARBER
REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); Collins singled to right [Soto to
second]; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Chambliss
doubled to right; Murphy walked; Soto threw a wild pitch
[Chambliss to third, Murphy to second]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR
HUBBARD; Pocoroba popped to catcher in foul territory; LUM
BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Lum struck out; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR
GARBER; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: RUIZ REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING 2B); NAHORODNY
REPLACED LUM (PLAYING C ); HANNA REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING);
Concepcion singled to right; Foster grounded out (third to
first) [Concepcion to second]; Driessen grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Concepcion to third]; Bench walked; Knight singled to
right [Concepcion scored, Bench to third]; Oester singled to
first [Bench scored, Knight to second]; Hanna threw a wild pitch
[Knight to third, Oester to second]; GOMEZ REPLACED RAMIREZ
(PLAYING SS); Soto was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Royster struck
out; Gomez grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 1.

REDS 9TH: BRADFORD REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Geronimo struck
out; Griffey struck out; Concepcion singled to center; Foster
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves
1.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner struck out; Chambliss singled to right;
Murphy was called out on strikes; Ruiz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 1.