Saturday September 8, 1973
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Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 8 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .344 Garr rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .283 Lum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Driessen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Aaron lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .279 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Jackson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .410 Goggin ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Geronimo cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .200 Baker cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .288 Chaney ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .168 Johnson 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .273 Tolan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Menke ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Casanova c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .243 Billingham p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .036 Morton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .165 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 J. Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 3 Totals 31 3 8 3 1 5 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 16,381 Left on Base: Reds 5, Braves 6 DP: Reds 0, Braves 1 Errors: Lum Doubles: Billingham (1), Tolan (14), Johnson (23) Home Runs: Morgan (21), Aaron (36), Baker (18), Johnson (39) Caught Stealing: Geronimo (5) Sacrifice Hits: Morton (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham 7 5 2 2 1 4 2 27 3.00 Hall L(7-5) 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 6 3.56 Totals 8 8 3 3 1 5 3 33 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton 8 5 2 2 2 3 1 31 3.72 J. Niekro W(2-3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.29 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 3 1 34 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Driessen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Lum grounded out (catcher to first); Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Aaron struck out; Baker struck out; Johnson doubled; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: Geronimo reached on an error by Lum [Geronimo to first]; Chaney lined into a double play (second to first) [Geronimo out at first]; Billingham doubled to center; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (third to first); Driessen flied out to left; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Evans flied out to left; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 5TH: Bench walked; Griffey flied out to right; Geronimo singled to left [Bench to second]; Chaney forced Geronimo (first to shortstop) [Bench to third]; Billingham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Baker struck out; Johnson popped to second; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 6TH: Rose walked; Morgan flied out to right; Driessen forced Rose (second to shortstop); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Casanova singled to right; Morton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Casanova to second]; Garr flied out to left; Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to center; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Evans popped to second; Aaron homered; Baker homered; Johnson walked; Perez struck out; Casanova singled to left [Johnson to second]; Morton flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 2. REDS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); TOLAN BATTED FOR CHANEY; Tolan doubled to right; KING BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; King struck out; Rose reached on a fielder's choice [Tolan out at third (shortstop to third)]; Morgan homered [Rose scored]; Driessen singled to center; Perez flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: MENKE REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING SS); HALL REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Garr singled to left; Lum singled to third [Garr to second]; Evans forced Garr (catcher to third) [Lum to second]; GOGGIN BATTED FOR JACKSON; Goggin struck out; Baker popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2. REDS 9TH: GOGGIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); J. NIEKRO REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo singled to left; Geronimo was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: Johnson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 3.

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