Batting with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, Terry Harper cleared the sacks with a double to bring the Braves a 1-1 victory over the Reds. The RBIs were the first in the major leagues for the Braves' rookie outfielder. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Friday, October   3, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  5  3
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster lf            3   1   0   0     1   2   .244      Collins cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .301
Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Oester ss             4   0   0   1     0   0   .279
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .295
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Harper rf             4   0   1   3     0   1   .196      Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Knight 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Murphy cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .282      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Hubbard 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .249      Soto p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .043
Benedict c            3   1   0   0     0   1   .255        Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Boggs p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .159        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pocoroba ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .191

Totals               32   4   5   4     2   7             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 18,868
Left on Base: Braves 5, Reds 6
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Errors: Ramirez, Hubbard, Benedict, Knight
Doubles: Harper (2)
Home Runs: Murphy (32)
Stolen Bases: Murphy (9), Collins 2 (78)
Caught Stealing: Collins (19), Driessen (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Benedict (13), Pocoroba (1)
GIDP: Nolan (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs W(12-9)           7     5   1   1   1   2   0  26   3.42
Camp SV(22)             2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.91
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   2   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(10-8)            8     4   4   4   2   6   1  32   3.07
Bair                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.24
Totals                  9     5   4   4   2   7   1  36

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Ramirez struck out; Harper
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: On a bunt Collins singled to first; Collins stole
second [Collins to third (error by Benedict)]; Oester grounded
out (second to first) [Collins scored]; Griffey reached on an
error by Hubbard [Griffey to first]; Foster flied out to left;
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied out to left; Chambliss struck out;
Murphy homered; Hubbard flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Knight singled to left; Nolan grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Knight out at second];
Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Boggs
singled to center; Royster struck out; Ramirez singled to right
[Boggs to second]; Harper popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Soto struck out; Collins singled to right; Collins
stole second; Collins was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Oester reached on an error by Ramirez [Oester to first];
Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to
left; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen singled
to left; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict
flied out to center; Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy
grounded out (first unassisted); Soto singled to center; Collins
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez
grounded out (second to first); Harper was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Oester grounded out (second to first); Griffey popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Foster grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to right; Knight walked; Nolan
flied out to left; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard walked; Benedict reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Hubbard to second]; POCOROBA BATTED
FOR BOGGS; Pocoroba out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Hubbard to third, Benedict to second]; Royster was walked
intentionally; LUM BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Lum struck out; Harper
doubled to left [Hubbard scored, Benedict scored, Royster
scored]; Horner reached on an error by Knight [Harper to third,
Horner to first]; Chambliss flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); GOMEZ REPLACED POCOROBA
(PLAYING SS); SPILMAN BATTED FOR SOTO; Spilman grounded out
(first unassisted); Collins grounded out (second to first);
Oester grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Reds 1.

BRAVES 9TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Murphy singled to
left; Murphy stole second; Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict
struck out; Gomez lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Griffey walked; Foster singled to right [Griffey to
second]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first) [Griffey to
third, Foster to second]; Knight grounded out (pitcher to
first); Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.