Hank Aaron, who opened the season with a homer in his first time at bat, also ended the season with a homer on his last trip as the Braves annihilated the Reds, 13-0. For Phil Niekro, who pitched the shutout, the victory was his 20th of the year. Aaron's homer in the seventh inning was his 20th of the season and 733rd of his major league career as well as his 3,600th hit. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 13, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Wednesday, October 2, 1974 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Braves 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 x - 13 13 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Garr rf,lf 5 2 2 0 1 0 .353 Armbrister lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Perez 2b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .260 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Evans 3b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .240 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Aaron lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .268 Crowley 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Office cf 1 1 0 1 0 0 .246 Freed ph,1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Baker cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Driessen 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Murrell rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 Knight 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Lum 1b 3 3 2 3 2 0 .233 Foster cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Correll c 4 1 2 3 1 0 .238 Plummer c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .225 Robinson ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 .230 Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .158 P. Niekro p 5 0 1 2 0 1 .192 T. Carroll p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Morgan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bench ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Baney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 4 0 3 3 Totals 38 13 13 13 8 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 11,081 Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 9 DP: Reds 0, Braves 1 Errors: T. Carroll, Evans Doubles: Correll (15), P. Niekro (2) Home Runs: Lum (11), Aaron (20) GIDP: Foster (8) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA T. Carroll L(4-3) 4 4 6 3 5 1 1 22 3.68 Eastwick 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 13 2.04 Baney 1 6 6 6 2 0 0 11 5.49 Totals 8 13 13 10 8 3 2 46 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA P. Niekro W(20-13) 9 4 0 0 3 3 0 33 2.38 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 3 0 33 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Lee Weyer REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey popped to shortstop; Concepcion singled to third [Concepcion to second (error by Evans)]; Crowley popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Perez reached on an error by T. Carroll [Garr to second, Perez to first]; Evans singled to center [Garr scored, Perez to third, Evans to second (on throw)]; Aaron popped to shortstop; Baker popped to second; Lum was walked intentionally; Correll doubled [Perez scored (unearned), Evans scored (unearned), Lum scored (unearned)]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 4. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Foster walked; Plummer struck out; Kennedy walked [Foster to second]; T. Carroll grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 2ND: P. Niekro struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled; Evans popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 4. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 3RD: Aaron walked; Baker flied out to right; Lum homered [Aaron scored]; Correll lined to second; Robinson walked; P. Niekro flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6. REDS 4TH: Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen made an out to catcher; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 4TH: Garr flied out to center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6. REDS 5TH: Plummer struck out; Kennedy struck out; MORGAN BATTED FOR T. CARROLL; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 5TH: EASTWICK REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (third to first); Lum flied out to center; Correll grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop); Concepcion flied out to left; FREED BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Freed grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 6TH: ARMBRISTER REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING LF); FREED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KNIGHT REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); P. Niekro flied out to left; Garr singled to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6. REDS 7TH: Knight singled to shortstop; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Knight out at second]; Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Aaron homered; Baker struck out; Lum walked; Correll singled to center [Lum to second]; Robinson forced Correll (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 7. REDS 8TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); MURRELL REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING RF); Kennedy grounded out (third to first); BENCH BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Bench popped to first; Armbrister grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 8TH: BANEY REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); P. Niekro grounded out (third to first); Garr singled to center; Perez walked [Garr to second]; Evans singled to right [Garr scored, Perez to third]; Office forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Perez scored]; Murrell singled to left [Office to second]; Lum singled to center [Office scored, Murrell to third]; Correll walked [Lum to second]; Robinson singled to right [Murrell scored, Lum to third, Correll to second]; P. Niekro doubled to left [Lum scored, Correll scored, Robinson to third]; Garr flied out to center; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 13. REDS 9TH: Griffey singled to left; Concepcion popped to first; Freed walked [Griffey to second]; Knight popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 13.

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