| Mike LaCoss raised his record to 12-4 as the Reds prevailed over the Braves, 3-1. The Reds tallied twice in their first turn at bat when they filled the bases on walks, Ray Knight delivered a sacrifice fly and Hector Cruz belted a double. They added their third run in the fifth frame when Johnny Bench singled, took third on a single by Knight and came home when Brave second baseman Jerry Royster mishandled the throw from the outfield. [The Sporting News] |
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Monday, August 6, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Reds 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 3 7 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .264 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .253 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Auerbach ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .213 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Collins lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .329 Horner 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .321 Bench 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .269 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Driessen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Knight 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .314 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Cruz rf 2 0 1 1 2 0 .186 Frias ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Blair cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .174 M. Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Geronimo ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Devine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Correll c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Chaney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .129 LaCoss p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .127 J. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 3 Totals 27 3 7 2 9 5 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 23,891 Left on Base: Braves 5, Reds 10 DP: Braves 3, Reds 1 Errors: Royster, Auerbach Doubles: Office (13), Cruz (5), Correll (9) Stolen Bases: Royster (19) Sacrifice Flies: Knight (8) GIDP: Burroughs (13), Knight (15), Geronimo (7) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA M. Mahler L(3-10) 0.2 1 2 2 3 1 0 6 6.14 Devine 3.1 4 0 0 2 2 0 14 2.75 J. McLaughlin 3 2 1 1 4 0 0 14 1.84 Bradford 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 7 3 3 9 5 0 37 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss W(12-4) 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 33 2.70 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 33 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Royster stole second; Matthews singled to left [Royster to third]; Office lined to shortstop; Horner singled to center [Royster scored, Matthews to second]; Burroughs struck out; Murphy forced Horner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Morgan walked; Auerbach walked [Morgan to second]; Collins struck out; Bench walked [Morgan to third, Auerbach to second]; Knight hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morgan scored]; Cruz doubled to left [Auerbach scored, Bench to third]; DEVINE REPLACED M. MAHLER (PITCHING); Blair flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 2ND: Nolan flied out to center; Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); Devine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 2ND: Correll popped to second; LaCoss singled to left; Morgan singled to right [LaCoss to second]; Auerbach walked [LaCoss to third, Morgan to second]; Collins lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 12 minute rain delay; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Bench singled to center; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Cruz popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 4TH: Horner walked; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horner out at second]; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Blair struck out; Correll doubled to left; LaCoss struck out; Morgan was walked intentionally; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 5TH: Nolan flied out to left; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); CHANEY BATTED FOR DEVINE; Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Bench singled to shortstop; Knight singled to center [Bench scored (error by Royster) (no RBI)]; Cruz walked [Knight to second]; Blair walked [Knight to third, Cruz to second]; Correll forced Knight (third to catcher) [Cruz to third, Blair to second]; LaCoss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (third to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Office doubled to center; Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Morgan popped to third; Auerbach flied out to right; Collins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); Nolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Knight walked; Cruz walked [Knight to second]; GERONIMO BATTED FOR BLAIR; Geronimo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 8TH: DRIESSEN REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING 1B); GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Frias flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR J. MCLAUGHLIN; Lum reached on an error by Auerbach [Lum to second]; Royster singled to shortstop [Lum stayed at second]; Matthews flied out to right; Office forced Lum (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Correll struck out; LaCoss struck out; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 9TH: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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