A five-homer barrage carried the Reds past the Braves, 8-6. Ray Knight drilled a two-run round-tripper in the second inning and Johnny Bench added a solo shot. After a two-run blast by Dave Concepcion put the Reds ahead, 5-4, in the fifth, Dan Driessen also connected for a two-run smash in the same frame. George Foster cracked a leadoff circuit blow in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Thursday, July      10, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  3  0    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   8 10  1
Braves       0  3  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 13  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .293
  Mejias cf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .306      Murphy cf             5   0   2   2     0   0   .302
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   2     1   0   .239      Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .310      Matthews rf           5   1   2   0     0   2   .280
Foster lf             5   2   3   1     0   2   .238      Horner 3b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .228
Driessen 1b           4   2   3   2     1   0   .294      Burroughs lf          5   1   3   1     0   1   .285
Knight 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .289      Benedict c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .260
Bench c               2   1   1   1     2   0   .282      Gomez ss              1   1   1   0     0   0   .212
Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .287        Pocoroba ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Leibrandt p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Blanks ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Moskau p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Niekro p              1   0   1   1     0   0   .128
                                                            Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .147
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  10   8     6   3             Totals               37   6  13   6     2   5

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 19,177
Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 10
DP: Reds 0, Braves 1
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Driessen 2 (18)
Home Runs: Knight (9), Bench (12), Concepcion (4), Driessen (10), Foster (10)
Caught Stealing: Mejias (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (4), Niekro (5), Benedict (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Pocoroba (1)
GIDP: Knight (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leibrandt               4     9   5   5   1   2   0  22   3.75
Moskau W(6-2)           5     4   1   1   1   3   0  21   3.72
Totals                  9    13   6   6   2   5   0  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(6-11)          5     8   7   7   2   2   4  24   4.12
Camp                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.68
Hrabosky                1.1   2   1   1   3   0   1   9   3.97
Garber                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.41
Totals                  9    10   8   8   6   3   5  41

Passed Balls: Benedict (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Steve Fields


REDS 1ST: Collins flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard walked; Murphy flied out to right; Chambliss
struck out; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Driessen doubled to right; Knight
homered [Driessen scored]; Bench homered; Kennedy flied out to
left; Leibrandt grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to center; Burroughs singled to right
[Horner to second]; Benedict singled to center [Horner scored,
Burroughs to second]; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Burroughs to third, Benedict to second]; Niekro singled
to center [Burroughs scored, Benedict to third]; Hubbard flied
out to right; Murphy singled to right [Benedict scored, Niekro
to second]; Chambliss flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 3.

REDS 3RD: Collins grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Matthews
singled to second; Horner flied out to right; Burroughs struck
out; Benedict grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 3.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Driessen walked [Foster to
second]; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Foster to third, Driessen out at second]; Bench
walked; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Gomez singled to right; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gomez to second]; Hubbard flied out to
right [Gomez to third]; Murphy singled to right [Gomez scored];
Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Braves 4.

REDS 5TH: On a bunt Leibrandt made an out to pitcher; Mejias
singled to left; Concepcion homered [Mejias scored]; Griffey
popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster singled to left;
Benedict allowed a passed ball [Foster to second]; Driessen
homered [Foster scored]; Knight flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews singled to center; MOSKAU REPLACED
LEIBRANDT (PITCHING); Horner singled to left [Matthews to
second]; Burroughs singled to center [Matthews scored, Horner to
second]; Benedict out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Horner to third, Burroughs to second]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Pocoroba hit a sacrifice fly to left [Horner scored]; LUM
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Lum walked; Hubbard flied out to left; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 6.

REDS 6TH: BLANKS REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); CAMP REPLACED
LUM (PITCHING); Bench popped to first in foul territory; Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moskau grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy reached on an error by Concepcion; Chambliss
flied out to center; Matthews was called out on strikes; Horner
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 6.

REDS 7TH: Mejias walked; Mejias was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs singled to left; On a bunt Benedict forced
Burroughs (first to shortstop); Blanks grounded out (second to
first) [Benedict to second]; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMP;
Asselstine flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Braves 6.

REDS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Foster
homered; Driessen doubled to left; Knight popped to third in
foul territory; Bench was walked intentionally; Kennedy flied
out to center; Moskau flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 8, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard singled to left; Murphy popped to second;
Chambliss forced Hubbard (third to second); Matthews struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 6.

REDS 9TH: Mejias flied out to left; Concepcion walked; Griffey
walked [Concepcion to second]; GARBER REPLACED HRABOSKY
(PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
flied out to center; Benedict struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 8, Braves 6.