Gene Garber, who replaced Larry McWilliams in the ninth inning, struck out the last two batters for his 25th save to preserve the Braves' 2-0 victory over the Reds. The Braves scored both their runs in the fifth inning. Joe Nolan walked, went to second on a sacrifice by McWilliams and stopped at third when Eddie Miller singled. After Miller stole second, Nolan scored on an infield out by Glenn Hubbard. Miller then stole home, beating the pitch to the plate by Fred Norman. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .303      Collins rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Hubbard 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .231        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whisenton rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .250        Concepcion ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .313        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Kennedy 2b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .272
Bonnell lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Cruz cf,rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .228
Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .303
Benedict c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Knight 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Nolan ph,c          2   1   1   0     2   0   .248        Oester ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McWilliams p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Spilman 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .218
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Auerbach ss,3b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                          Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
                                                          LaCoss p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
                                                            Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
                                                            Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .153
                                                            Santo Domingo ph    1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Mejias cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .231

Totals               33   2   8   1     2   6             Totals               30   0   5   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 36,466
Left on Base: Braves 8, Reds 5
DP: Braves 2, Reds 0
Doubles: Whisenton (2), Kennedy (7)
Stolen Bases: Miller 2 (15)
Caught Stealing: Bonnell (7)
Sacrifice Hits: McWilliams (2)
GIDP: Correll (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bonnell (3,by LaCoss)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(3-2)       8.1   5   0   0   2   4   0  30   5.56
Garber SV(25)           0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   4.33
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss                  3     2   0   0   1   2   0  12   3.51
Norman L(11-13)         3     4   2   2   1   2   0  14   3.64
Sarmiento               2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.66
Tomlin                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.67
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: LaCoss (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli


BRAVES 1ST: Miller struck out; Hubbard grounded out (second to
first); Whisenton doubled to right; Horner flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Kennedy singled to center;
Cruz walked [Kennedy to second]; Foster flied out to left;
Knight popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Bonnell was
hit by a pitch; Bonnell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Frias lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Spilman walked; Auerbach flied out to center; Correll
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Spilman out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan walked; McWilliams
forced Nolan (pitcher to shortstop); Miller struck out; Hubbard
singled to center [McWilliams to second]; Whisenton grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR
LACOSS; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins flied
out to center; Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 4TH: NORMAN REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Horner struck
out; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell singled
to shortstop; Frias struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Foster struck out; Knight grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds
0.

BRAVES 5TH: Nolan walked; McWilliams out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Nolan to second]; Miller singled to left
[Nolan to third]; Miller stole second; Hubbard grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Nolan scored, Miller to third]; Miller
stole home; Whisenton singled to right; Horner singled to left
[Whisenton to second]; Murphy flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Spilman flied out to right; Auerbach flied out to
center; Correll popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell popped to shortstop; Frias flied out to
left; Nolan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: SANTO DOMINGO BATTED FOR NORMAN; Santo Domingo singled
to left; Collins popped to catcher in foul territory; Kennedy
doubled to center [Santo Domingo to third]; Cruz hit into a
double play (left to catcher) [Santo Domingo out at home]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

BRAVES 7TH: MEJIAS REPLACED SANTO DOMINGO (PLAYING CF); CRUZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS
(PITCHING); McWilliams struck out; On a bunt Miller grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hubbard singled to center; Whisenton flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Knight
lined to shortstop; Spilman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

BRAVES 8TH: OESTER REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING SS); AUERBACH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Horner popped to first in foul
territory; Murphy struck out; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Auerbach flied out to center; Correll struck out;
Mejias singled to right; CONCEPCION BATTED FOR SARMIENTO;
Concepcion popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 0.

BRAVES 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Frias flied
out to right; Nolan singled to shortstop; McWilliams forced
Nolan (pitcher to shortstop); Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: On a bunt Kennedy singled; Cruz struck out; GARBER
REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Oester struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.