A grand-slam homer by Dave Concepcion highlighted the Reds' 9-5 thumping of the Braves. The shortstop's blast came off reliever Adrian Devine in the fifth inning and gave the Reds a 9-3 lead. George Foster drove in two runs with a single in the first and Ray Knight batted in a pair with a double in the third. The Braves had homers by Barry Bonnell and Dale Murphy. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Wednesday, April     11, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         2  0  3    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   9 13  0
Braves       0  0  1    2  1  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffey rf            5   2   2   0     1   0   .375      Royster 3b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .455
Concepcion ss         6   2   3   4     0   0   .281      Hubbard 2b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .143
Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .379      Matthews rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Kennedy 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .111
Foster lf             3   0   1   2     2   0   .444      Lum 1b                3   1   0   0     1   0   .143
Driessen 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .321      Murphy c              4   2   2   1     0   0   .263
Bench c               4   1   0   0     1   2   .200      Bonnell cf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .263
  Correll c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .071
Knight 3b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .421        Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Geronimo cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .231      Solomon p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hume p                5   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Pastore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Skok p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  13   9     6   6             Totals               35   5   9   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  3,021
Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 7
DP: Reds 1, Braves 2
Errors: Hubbard, Murphy, Frias
Doubles: Knight 2 (3), Driessen (2), Geronimo (1), Frias (1)
Home Runs: Concepcion (1), Bonnell (2), Murphy (2)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (1), Morgan (3)
GIDP: Knight (2), Frias (2)
Hit by Pitch: Geronimo (1,by Solomon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume W(1-1)             8.2   9   5   5   4   3   2  38   4.30
Pastore SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   3   2  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon L(0-1)          4     6   5   5   4   4   0  24  11.25
Devine                  1     3   4   4   1   0   1   7   9.00
Skok                    4     4   0   0   1   2   0  16   1.13
Totals                  9    13   9   9   6   6   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Solomon (1)
Wild Pitches: Solomon (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Rountree, 1B - Andy Anderson, 2B - Dick Tremblay, 3B - Ed Norris


REDS 1ST: Griffey singled to left; Concepcion singled to right
[Griffey to third]; Concepcion stole second; Morgan struck out;
Foster singled to center [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored];
Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Bench struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Hubbard popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Knight doubled to left; Geronimo flied out to center;
Hume grounded out (third to first) [Knight to third]; Griffey
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Lum
grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Solomon threw a wild pitch [Morgan to second]; Foster
grounded out (third to first); Driessen doubled to left [Morgan
scored]; Bench was walked intentionally; Knight doubled to
center [Driessen scored, Bench scored]; Geronimo was hit by a
pitch; Hume was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell homered; Frias doubled to center; Solomon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster walked; Hubbard
walked [Frias to third, Royster to second]; Matthews flied out
to center; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion
reached on an error by Hubbard; Morgan walked [Concepcion to
second]; Morgan stole second [Concepcion to third (error by
Murphy)]; Foster was walked intentionally; Driessen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum walked; Murphy singled to second [Lum to
second]; Bonnell singled to center [Lum scored, Murphy to
third]; Frias grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Murphy scored (no RBI), Bonnell out at second]; BEALL
BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Beall struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 3.

REDS 5TH: DEVINE REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Knight singled to
right; Geronimo doubled to center [Knight to third]; Hume popped
to first; Griffey was walked intentionally; Concepcion homered
[Knight scored, Geronimo scored, Griffey scored]; Morgan
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Foster grounded out (pitcher
to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (third to first); Hubbard
singled to left; Matthews singled to right [Hubbard to second];
Burroughs singled to left [Hubbard scored, Matthews to second];
Lum popped to catcher in foul territory; Murphy popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 6TH: SKOK REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Driessen singled to
left; Bench flied out to center; Knight flied out to center;
Geronimo singled to left [Driessen to third]; Hume struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell popped to catcher in foul territory; Frias
grounded out (shortstop to first); Skok flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 7TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
singled to center; Morgan flied out to center; Foster walked
[Concepcion to second]; Driessen popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Royster flied
out to center; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 8TH: Bench reached on an error by Frias; Knight grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Bench out at second];
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Burroughs
popped to second; Lum grounded out (second to first); Murphy
homered; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 5.

REDS 9TH: Hume was called out on strikes; Griffey singled to
right; Concepcion lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Griffey out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: CHANEY BATTED FOR FRIAS; Chaney struck out; OFFICE
BATTED FOR SKOK; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster
singled; Hubbard walked [Royster to second]; PASTORE REPLACED
HUME (PITCHING); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 5.