Sunday September 16, 1973
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Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 16, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 11 1 Reds 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr rf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .301 Rose lf 5 0 2 0 1 1 .349 Foster ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Morgan 2b 6 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Evans 3b 5 0 0 0 1 3 .283 Driessen 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .305 Baker cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .285 Menke 3b 1 1 0 0 1 1 .190 Johnson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .275 Perez 1b 4 1 1 0 2 1 .307 Dietz 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Bench c 6 1 0 0 0 1 .259 Aaron ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Griffey rf 4 1 2 1 2 1 .407 Goggin pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 Tolan cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Velazquez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Lum lf 5 0 4 3 0 0 .298 Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 Casanova c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Stahl ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .240 Tepedino ph,1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .304 Chaney ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .189 Schueler p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .161 Armbrister ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Geronimo ph,cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .203 Neibauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Grimsley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Closter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Baney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 J. Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 Oates ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Cheadle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kosco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 3 11 3 2 9 Totals 43 4 12 4 8 7 Time of Game: 3:30 Attendance: 50,381 Left on Base: Braves 9, Reds 13 DP: Braves 2, Reds 1 Errors: Evans Doubles: Foster (1), Johnson (25), Aaron (10), Lum (22), Garr (30), Perez (31), Griffey (4) Triples: Rose (7) Caught Stealing: Driessen (3), Griffey (2) Sacrifice Hits: Foster (1), Grimsley (8) GIDP: Baker (11), Chaney (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schueler 7 10 3 2 3 2 0 33 3.78 House 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.68 Neibauer 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6.10 Closter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.43 J. Niekro 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 4.71 Cheadle L(0-1) 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 5 9.00 Devine 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6.82 Totals 11.2 12 4 3 8 7 0 52 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 8 6 2 2 0 6 0 30 3.07 Baney 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 3.68 Hall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.56 Carroll 2.1 3 0 0 2 0 0 11 3.92 Tomlin W(1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.21 Totals 12 11 3 3 2 9 0 48 Balks: Cheadle (1) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Foster flied out to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan made an out to shortstop; Driessen singled; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Johnson flied out to center; Dietz made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez doubled to center; Bench made an out to third; Griffey doubled [Perez scored]; Tolan singled [Griffey to third]; Chaney singled [Griffey scored, Tolan to second]; Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tolan to third, Chaney to second]; Rose flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 3RD: Lum flied out to right; Casanova struck out; Schueler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Morgan singled; Driessen singled to right [Morgan to third]; Perez walked [Driessen to second]; Bench made an out to shortstop; Griffey popped to first in foul territory; Tolan flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster doubled; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Chaney struck out; Grimsley flied out to center; Rose singled to left; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 5TH: Johnson struck out; Dietz grounded out (second to first); Lum singled to right; Casanova flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out to left; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 6TH: Schueler popped to shortstop; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Griffey walked; Tolan flied out to right; Chaney grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 7TH: Evans struck out; Baker singled to left; Johnson doubled to left [Baker to third]; Dietz lined to third; Lum singled to center [Baker scored, Johnson scored]; Casanova grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Grimsley flied out to right; Rose tripled to right; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen was walked intentionally; Perez lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2. BRAVES 8TH: Schueler singled to left; Garr popped to shortstop; Foster grounded out (third to first) [Schueler to second]; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Bench reached on an error by Evans [Bench to first]; Griffey singled to right [Bench to third]; HOUSE REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); GAGLIANO BATTED FOR TOLAN; Gagliano was called out on strikes; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR CHANEY; NEIBAUER REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); GERONIMO BATTED FOR ARMBRISTER; On a bunt Geronimo singled [Bench scored (unearned), Griffey to second]; KING BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; King grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffey to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose was walked intentionally; CLOSTER REPLACED NEIBAUER (PITCHING); Morgan flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 3. BRAVES 9TH: MENKE REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); CROSBY REPLACED GAGLIANO (PLAYING SS); GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BANEY REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Baker struck out; Johnson grounded out (second to first); AARON BATTED FOR DIETZ; Aaron doubled; GOGGIN RAN FOR AARON; HALL REPLACED BANEY (PITCHING); Lum doubled to left [Goggin scored]; CARROLL REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); TEPEDINO BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Tepedino was walked intentionally; JACKSON BATTED FOR CLOSTER; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: J. NIEKRO REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); TEPEDINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); VELAZQUEZ REPLACED GOGGIN (PLAYING C ); Menke struck out; Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. BRAVES 10TH: Garr doubled; Foster out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Garr to third]; Evans was walked intentionally; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. REDS 10TH: Griffey walked; Griffey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Crosby walked; On a bunt Geronimo hit into a double play (pitcher to first) [Crosby out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. BRAVES 11TH: Johnson singled to left; Velazquez flied out to right; Lum singled to center [Johnson to third]; Tepedino reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson out at home (first to catcher), Lum to second]; OATES BATTED FOR J. NIEKRO; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. REDS 11TH: CHEADLE REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); KOSCO BATTED FOR CARROLL; Kosco grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Dave Cheadle; Rose struck out; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. BRAVES 12TH: TOMLIN REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); Garr lined to second; Foster struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 3. REDS 12TH: Menke walked; Cheadle balked [Menke to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; DEVINE REPLACED CHEADLE (PITCHING); Bench out on an unknown play; Griffey struck out; STAHL BATTED FOR CROSBY; Stahl singled to left [Menke scored, Perez to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 4.

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