A homer by George Foster with a man on base capped a three-run outburst in the third inning and carried the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Braves. Ken Griffey plated the first run with a sacrifice fly before Foster hit his homer. The Braves counted their pair on a round-tripper by Dale Murphy in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, October   4, 1980 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  1
Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Collins cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .300
Ramirez ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .272        Mejias cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Harper rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Oester ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .277
Horner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Griffey rf            2   0   0   1     1   1   .294
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .282      Foster lf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .274
  Cooper pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Murphy cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .283      Knight 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Nolan c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .309
Benedict c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .181      Pastore p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .156
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Matula p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .105

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   7             Totals               27   3   5   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 14,376
Left on Base: Braves 4, Reds 6
DP: Braves 0, Reds 1
Errors: Benedict
Doubles: Murphy (27), Knight (39)
Home Runs: Murphy (33), Foster (25)
Stolen Bases: Collins (79)
Sacrifice Hits: Pastore (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffey (5)
GIDP: Harper (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(14-11)      7     5   3   3   4   3   1  30   4.20
Matula                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.58
Totals                  8     5   3   3   4   3   1  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(13-7)         9     6   2   2   1   7   1  33   3.27
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   7   1  33

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Ramirez struck out;
Harper singled to catcher; Horner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to left; Oester grounded out (second
to first); Griffey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss singled to pitcher; Murphy doubled to
center [Chambliss to third]; Hubbard struck out; Benedict popped
to first; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Knight
walked; Nolan singled to center [Knight to second]; Kennedy
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Ramirez struck out;
Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Pastore grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
walked; Collins stole second [Collins to third (error by
Benedict)]; Oester walked; Griffey hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Collins scored]; Foster homered [Oester scored]; Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner lined to third; Chambliss grounded out (first
to pitcher); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Knight grounded out (second to first); Nolan singled
to shortstop; Kennedy singled to shortstop [Nolan to second];
Pastore out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Nolan to
third, Kennedy to second]; Collins grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard struck out; Benedict lined to first;
Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Oester popped to third in foul territory; Griffey
walked; Foster flied out to center; Driessen forced Griffey
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (second to first); Ramirez
singled to left; Harper grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Ramirez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Knight doubled to center; Nolan flied out to right;
Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Pastore struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner singled to center; Chambliss flied out to
left; Murphy homered [Horner scored]; Hubbard flied out to
right; Benedict flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Collins popped to shortstop; Oester grounded out
(second to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 3.

BRAVES 8TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Pocoroba popped to
shortstop; Royster flied out to right; Ramirez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: MATULA REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Foster popped to
second; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Knight
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 3.

BRAVES 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner flied out to right;
Chambliss walked; COOPER RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; Murphy struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 3.