Pushing across the tie-breaking run in the top of the eighth inning, the Reds snapped a three-game losing streak by edging the Braves, 6-5. The score was 5-5 when Ray Knight led off the Reds' eighth with a single and stole second. Two outs later, Dave Collins ripped a single to right and Knight crossed the plate with the decisive run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  0  3    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   6 11  3
Braves       0  0  0    2  2  0    1  0  0  -   5 11  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .330      Royster 2b            5   2   3   0     0   0   .267
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Miller cf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .455
Morgan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .254      Matthews rf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .311
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Horner 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .318
Foster lf             5   2   2   4     0   0   .311      Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .298
Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Bonnell lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Driessen 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Nolan c               3   0   2   2     1   0   .246
Knight 3b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .306      Frias ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Bonham p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .154        Chaney ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .122
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Matula p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .043
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Cruz ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .232

Totals               40   6  11   6     2   2             Totals               34   5  11   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  3,139
Left on Base: Reds 9, Braves 6
DP: Reds 3, Braves 1
Errors: Bench 2, Bair, Royster 2, Horner
Doubles: Bonnell (17)
Home Runs: Foster (24)
Stolen Bases: Collins (13), Knight (4), Matthews (15), Royster (27), Miller (1)
Caught Stealing: Horner (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller 2 (2)
GIDP: Foster (8), Matula (2), Office (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  4.1   9   4   3   1   1   0  22   3.94
Soto                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.26
Bair W(10-6)            2     2   1   0   0   4   0   9   3.65
Hume SV(12)             2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.81
Totals                  9    11   5   3   2   7   0  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula                  6.2   9   5   4   2   1   1  32   3.96
Bradford                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Garber L(6-15)          2     2   1   1   0   1   0   9   4.38
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   2   1  42

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Steve Fields


REDS 1ST: Collins reached on an error by Royster [Collins to
first]; Collins stole second; Morgan struck out; Concepcion
walked; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
walked; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first) [Miller to
second]; Horner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded
out (second to first); Knight singled to center; Geronimo
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Bonham singled to left; Collins walked [Bonham to
second]; Morgan grounded out (first to second to pitcher)
[Bonham to third, Collins to second]; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Foster singled to center [Bonham scored,
Collins scored]; Bench reached on an error by Horner [Foster to
second, Bench to first]; Driessen singled to left [Foster scored
(unearned), Bench to second]; Knight flied out to center; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Frias grounded out (third to first); Matula struck
out; Royster singled to right; Miller singled to left [Royster
to third]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Bonham
grounded out (third to first); Collins flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner singled to right; Murphy popped to third in
foul territory; Bonnell doubled to left [Horner to third]; Nolan
singled to right [Horner scored, Bonnell scored]; Frias singled
to right [Nolan to third]; Matula grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Frias out at second]; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion
flied out to center; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster singled to second; Miller out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Royster to second]; Matthews singled to
left [Royster scored]; Matthews stole second [Matthews to third
(error by Bench)]; Horner singled to left [Matthews scored
(unearned)]; SOTO REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Murphy struck out
while Horner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 4.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Driessen flied
out to right; Knight singled to left; Geronimo singled to left
[Knight to second]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SOTO; Spilman popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Bonnell grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Nolan singled to pitcher [Nolan to
second (error by Bair)]; Frias grounded out (shortstop to
first); Matula struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves
4.

REDS 7TH: Collins flied out to center; Morgan singled to center;
Concepcion flied out to center; Foster homered [Morgan scored];
Bench singled to center; BRADFORD REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING);
Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Royster singled to center; Miller reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Royster to second];
Royster stole third and Miller stole second [Royster scored
(error by Bench) (unearned), Miller to third]; Matthews struck
out; Horner struck out; Murphy struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 5.

REDS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Knight singled to
center; Knight stole second; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to
first); CRUZ BATTED FOR BAIR; Cruz popped to shortstop; Collins
singled to right [Knight scored]; Morgan reached on an error by
Royster [Collins to third, Morgan to second]; Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HUME REPLACED
COLLINS (PITCHING); Bonnell flied out to center; Nolan walked;
OFFICE BATTED FOR FRIAS; Office grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 5.

REDS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED OFFICE (PLAYING SS); Foster grounded
out (third to first); Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: LUM BATTED FOR GARBER; Lum struck out; Royster
grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 5.