Joe Price and Tom Hume combined on a three-hitter to give the Reds a 1-0 victory over the Braves. The run came in the eighth inning when Junior Kennedy and pinch-hitter Ken Griffey drew two-out walks and moved up on a wild pitch. Dave Collins then hit a grounder to shortstop Rafael Ramirez and beat the throw to first for an infield single. [The Sporting News]



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


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Collins rf            4   0   3   1     0   0   .303
Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Oester ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Householder cf        3   0   1   0     0   2   .244
Harper cf,rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Bench c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Matthews pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Nolan c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Spilman 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Spikes rf             2   0   0   0     1   2   .278      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Cooper pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kennedy 2b            2   1   0   0     1   1   .261
Hubbard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Price p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .128
Benedict c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .253        Griffey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               30   0   3   0     2   6             Totals               25   1   5   1     3   5

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 30,478
Left on Base: Braves 5, Reds 3
DP: Braves 0, Reds 0
Errors: Oester, Kennedy
Doubles: Oester (16)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (11)
Caught Stealing: Royster (13), Collins 2 (21)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(15-18)         8     5   1   1   3   5   0  28   3.63
Totals                  8     5   1   1   3   5   0  28

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Price W(7-3)            8     3   0   0   2   4   0  28   3.56
Hume SV(25)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.56
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   6   0  32

Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (9)

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


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

REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Oester
grounded out (pitcher to first); Householder was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
flied out to right; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out
to left; Spilman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard popped to shortstop; Benedict flied out to
right; Niekro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Knight flied out to left; Kennedy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Price was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster singled to center; Ramirez forced Royster
(pitcher to shortstop); Harper grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Ramirez to second]; Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: On a bunt Collins singled to first; Collins was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oester grounded out
(shortstop to first); Householder struck out (catcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
struck out; Hubbard singled to pitcher; Benedict singled to left
[Hubbard to second]; Niekro grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Foster popped to second; Bench grounded out (shortstop
to first); Spilman walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Spilman to
second]; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 6TH: NOLAN REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Royster flied out
to left; Ramirez flied out to left; Harper popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Kennedy struck out; Price flied out to left; Collins
singled to right; Collins was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner flied out to left; Murphy struck out; Spikes
walked; COOPER RAN FOR SPIKES; Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HARPER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Oester doubled to center; On a bunt
Householder singled to first [Oester out at home (first to
third)]; Foster struck out; Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Benedict flied out to right; Niekro lined to third;
Royster walked; Royster was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Spilman flied out to center; Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kennedy walked; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR PRICE;
Griffey walked [Kennedy to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch
[Kennedy to third, Griffey to second]; Collins singled to
shortstop [Kennedy scored, Griffey to third]; Collins was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 9TH: HUME REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); POCOROBA BATTED
FOR RAMIREZ; Pocoroba struck out; Harper flied out to left;
Horner reached on an error by Oester [Horner to first]; MATTHEWS
RAN FOR HORNER; Matthews stole second [Matthews to third (error
by Kennedy)]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 1.