Tom Seaver and Mike LaCoss combined on a five-hitter as the Reds posted a 4-2 decision over the Braves. Seaver had to retire with a strained muscle in his right thigh after five frames and LaCoss came on to hurl three-hit ball over the final four. The Reds scored three runs in the second inning. Ray Knight led off with a double and Ron Oester and Paul Householder walked to load the sacks. Ken Griffey then cleared the bases with a two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1981 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Householder rf        3   1   0   0     2   2   .246      Butler rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Griffey cf            5   1   2   3     0   0   .316      Linares lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   2   .308      Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .295      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .275
Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Murphy cf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .251
Knight 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .258      Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Oester 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .257      Sinatro c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
O'Berry c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .157      Runge ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Seaver p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .204        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  LaCoss p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                          Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Walk p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Whisenton ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Montefusco p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .067

Totals               35   4   9   4     4   7             Totals               31   2   5   2     0   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  7,455
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 2
DP: Reds 1, Braves 1
Doubles: Foster (22), Knight (20), Griffey 2 (21), Biittner (4), Chambliss (24)
Home Runs: Murphy (12)
Stolen Bases: Householder (3)
GIDP: Biittner (3), Linares (11)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(14-2)          5     2   1   1   0   1   0  17   2.49
LaCoss SV(1)            4     3   1   1   0   0   1  14   6.17
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   1   1  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(7-9)            6     8   4   4   3   5   0  28   3.86
Walk                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.83
Montefusco              1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.49
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   7   0  39

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


REDS 1ST: Householder grounded out (second to first); Griffey
flied to right; Concepcion singled to shortstop; Foster doubled
to right [Concepcion to third]; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: On a bunt Butler singled to pitcher; Linares popped
to second; Horner flied to center; Chambliss doubled to center
[Butler scored]; Murphy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 1.

REDS 2ND: Knight doubled to left; Oester walked; O'Berry struck
out; Seaver flied to right; Householder walked [Knight to third,
Oester to second]; Griffey doubled to left [Knight scored,
Oester scored, Householder scored]; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Hubbard flied to center; Sinatro grounded out (third
to first); Runge grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

REDS 3RD: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
doubled to right; Knight lined to third; Oester struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Perry lined to second; Butler grounded out (second
to first); Linares flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: O'Berry flied to right; Seaver grounded out (second to
first); Householder struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
popped to third; Murphy flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 1.

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

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard flied to right; Sinatro grounded out (third
to first); Runge flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Knight popped to first in foul territory; Oester
grounded out (pitcher to first); O'Berry walked; Seaver singled
to third [O'Berry to second]; Householder struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: LACOSS REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); ASSELSTINE BATTED
FOR PERRY; Asselstine flied to center; Butler singled to third;
Linares grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Butler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: WALK REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Griffey flied to
left; Concepcion struck out; Foster flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Murphy homered; Hubbard popped
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.

REDS 8TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Knight
singled to left; Oester popped to third; O'Berry flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Sinatro grounded out (pitcher to first); POCOROBA
BATTED FOR RUNGE; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first);
WHISENTON BATTED FOR WALK; Whisenton singled to center; Butler
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 2.

REDS 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); MONTEFUSCO
REPLACED WHISENTON (PITCHING); LaCoss flied to center;
Householder walked; Householder stole second; Griffey grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Householder to third]; Concepcion struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Linares popped to second; Horner popped to right;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 2.