Scattering eight hits, Tom Seaver pitched the Reds to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Braves. All Cincinnati runs came in the first inning. Dave Collins and Ken Griffey singled and George Foster belted a homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 10, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .306      Royster lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Hubbard 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .296      Matthews rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .287
  Householder rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Horner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   3   .266      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Foster lf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .277      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Benedict c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Nahorodny ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Knight 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Oester 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Seaver p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .081        Ruiz ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .320
                                                          McWilliams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .146
                                                            Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Asselstine ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .288
                                                            Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               36   3   8   3     0   6             Totals               33   0   8   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 10,516
Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 7
DP: Reds 1, Braves 0
Errors: Gomez
Doubles: Chambliss (34), Matthews (16)
Home Runs: Foster (22)
Stolen Bases: Collins (67)
GIDP: Royster (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(8-7)           9     8   0   0   1   3   0  34   4.13
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   3   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams L(9-11)      0.1   4   3   3   0   1   1   5   5.04
Hanna                   2.2   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.61
Garber                  2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.93
Hrabosky                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.91
Camp                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.07
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   6   1  36

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


REDS 1ST: Collins singled to left; Griffey singled to center
[Collins to second]; Concepcion struck out; Foster homered
[Collins scored, Griffey scored]; Bench singled to left; HANNA
REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Driessen flied out to center;
Knight singled to left [Bench to second]; Oester grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Hubbard singled to
center; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hubbard to
second]; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Seaver grounded out (second to first); Collins
grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Murphy struck out;
Benedict flied out to left; Gomez lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster
singled to right; Bench popped to shortstop; Driessen grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR HANNA; Asselstine singled to
right; RAMIREZ RAN FOR ASSELSTINE; Royster grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ramirez out at
second]; Hubbard singled to right [Hubbard out at second (right
to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: GARBER REPLACED RAMIREZ (PITCHING); Knight grounded
out (second to first); Oester struck out; Seaver struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews walked; Horner singled to center [Matthews
to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; Murphy flied out to
left; Benedict lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Collins singled to right; Collins stole second;
Griffey flied out to center [Collins to third]; Concepcion
struck out; Foster lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); LUM BATTED
FOR GARBER; Lum singled to center; Royster popped to second;
Hubbard forced Lum (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Bench grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen flied out to left; Knight singled
to center; Oester reached on an error by Gomez [Knight to third,
Oester to first]; Seaver forced Oester (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews doubled to right; Horner popped to first;
Chambliss lined to right; Murphy grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 7TH: Collins grounded out (third to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); HOUSEHOLDER
REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); Benedict grounded out (shortstop
to first); POCOROBA BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Pocoroba popped to second;
BURROUGHS BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Burroughs flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 8TH: RUIZ REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); CAMP REPLACED
BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Foster grounded out (third to first);
Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster flied out to left; Hubbard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 9TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Oester grounded
out (second to first); Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner singled to left; Chambliss flied out to left;
Murphy struck out; NAHORODNY BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nahorodny
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 0.