Lashing out 14 hits, the Reds romped to a 10-2 trouncing of the Braves as Mario Soto went the route in scattering eight hits. The Reds tallied twice in their first turn at bat on a run-scoring forceout by Johnny Bench and an RBI double by Joe Nolan.

Ron Oester smacked a solo homer in the second stanza. The Reds broke the game open with three runs in the fifth on a bases-empty circuit clout by Ray Knight and two-run single by George Foster. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         2  1  2    0  3  0    2  0  0  -  10 14  0
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Householder rf,cf     5   2   2   1     1   2   .260      Butler cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Griffey cf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .313      Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .289
  Milner rf           1   0   1   1     1   0   .200        Whisenton lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     2   1   .313      Linares lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
  Landestoy 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .134        Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Foster lf             4   0   2   2     2   0   .295      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Bench 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .344        Smith 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Nolan c               4   1   2   1     1   0   .311        Jacoby 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Knight 3b             5   2   2   1     0   0   .259      Hubbard 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .236
Oester 2b,ss          5   1   2   2     0   1   .261      Sinatro c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Soto p                5   1   1   0     0   3   .075      Ramirez ss            2   1   1   1     0   0   .218
                                                            Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .181
                                                            Runge ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Boggs p               1   0   1   1     0   0   .171
                                                            Walk p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
                                                            Bedrosian p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hall ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               42  10  14   9     8   7             Totals               35   2   8   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  7,817
Left on Base: Reds 13, Braves 8
DP: Reds 0, Braves 1
Errors: Whisenton, Ramirez 2
Doubles: Nolan 2 (16), Knight (19), Householder (3), Milner (1), Hubbard (12)
Triples: Ramirez (2)
Home Runs: Oester (5), Knight (6)
Stolen Bases: Oester (2)
GIDP: Bench (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto W(10-9)            9     8   2   2   2   5   0  37   3.53
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   5   0  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(3-12)           2     5   5   4   5   2   1  17   4.21
Walk                    2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.08
Bedrosian               3     6   5   5   2   0   1  17   4.43
Bradford                2     1   0   0   1   3   0   9   3.71
Totals                  9    14  10   9   8   7   2  50

Passed Balls: Sinatro (1)
Wild Pitches: Soto (3)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


REDS 1ST: Householder flied to center; Griffey singled to
center; Concepcion walked [Griffey to second]; Foster walked
[Griffey to third, Concepcion to second]; Bench forced Foster
(third to second) [Griffey scored, Concepcion to third]; Nolan
doubled to center [Concepcion scored, Bench to third]; Knight
flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
struck out; Linares singled to right; Chambliss flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Oester homered; Soto struck out; Householder walked;
Griffey reached on an error by Ramirez [Householder to second];
Concepcion struck out; Sinatro allowed a passed ball
[Householder to third, Griffey to second]; Foster was walked
intentionally; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (third to first); Hubbard
doubled to left; Sinatro flied to left; Ramirez tripled to
center [Hubbard scored]; Boggs singled to center [Ramirez
scored]; Butler flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 2.

REDS 3RD: Nolan walked; Knight doubled to left [Nolan to third];
Oester singled to right [Nolan scored, Knight to third]; WALK
REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); On a bunt Soto struck out; Oester
stole second [Knight scored (error by Ramirez) (unearned)];
Householder struck out; Griffey grounded out (second to first);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Washington grounded out (second to pitcher); Linares
flied to right; Chambliss walked; Horner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 2.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to center; Foster singled to left
[Concepcion to second]; Bench grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Concepcion to third, Foster out at second];
Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard struck out; Sinatro singled to center;
Ramirez forced Sinatro (shortstop unassisted); ASSELSTINE BATTED
FOR WALK; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 2.

REDS 5TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Knight
homered; Oester flied to left; Soto popped to first in foul
territory; Householder singled to center; Griffey walked
[Householder to second]; Concepcion walked [Householder to
third, Griffey to second]; Foster singled to left [Householder
scored, Griffey scored, Concepcion to third]; Bench flied to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: MILNER REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); HOUSEHOLDER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Butler grounded out (second to
first); Washington struck out; Linares flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 2.

REDS 6TH: Nolan flied to center; Knight flied to left; Oester
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss singled to right; Soto threw a wild pitch
[Chambliss to second]; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hubbard flied to center; Sinatro singled to shortstop [Chambliss
to third]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Pocoroba grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 2.

REDS 7TH: RUNGE REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); Soto singled to
left; Debut game for Paul Runge; Householder doubled to
left [Soto scored]; Milner doubled to right [Householder
scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
grounded out (third to first); BIITTNER BATTED FOR BENCH;
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 10, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HALL BATTED
FOR BEDROSIAN; Hall struck out; Butler walked; Washington popped
to second; Linares grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Braves 2.

REDS 8TH: HALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WHISENTON REPLACED
WASHINGTON (PLAYING LF); BRADFORD REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING);
Nolan doubled to center; Knight reached on an error by
Whisenton; Oester struck out; Soto struck out; Householder
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 10, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING 2B); OESTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Chambliss flied to left; Horner
popped to third; Hubbard singled to left; Sinatro forced Hubbard
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Braves 2.

REDS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING 1B); JACOBY REPLACED
HORNER (PLAYING 3B); Milner walked; Landestoy grounded out
(third to first) [Milner to second]; Foster lined to third;
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 10, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Runge struck out; Hall flied to center; Butler
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Braves 2.