Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
8
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Atlanta Braves
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil NiekroW | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 49 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Grimsley Jr.L | 6.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 38 |
| Pedro Borbón | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Tom Hall | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Hank Aaron hits a home run (33).
1–0
▼ 2nd
Johnny Bench hits a home run (40).
1–1
▼ 2nd
Darrel Chaney triples (2). Tony Perez scores.
1–2
▼ 2nd
Ross Grimsley singles on a to center fielder Dusty Baker Jr. Darrel Chaney scores.
1–3
▲ 5th
Larvell Blanks doubles (4) on a to left fielder Pete Rose. Bob Didier scores.
2–3
▼ 5th
Joe Morgan singles on a to right fielder Oscar Brown. Darrel Chaney scores. Joe Morgan out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Oscar Brown to first baseman Hank Aaron to shortstop Gil Garrido.
2–4
▲ 6th
Bob Didier doubles (2). Oscar Brown scores. Gil Garrido scores.
4–4
▲ 7th
Hank Aaron singles on a to center fielder Bobby Tolan. Larvell Blanks scores.
5–4
▲ 7th
Oscar Brown singles on a to center fielder Bobby Tolan. Hank Aaron scores. Earl Williams to 3rd. Dusty Baker Jr. to 2nd.
6–4
▲ 7th
Bob Didier out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Pete Rose. Earl Williams scores.
7–4
▼ 7th
Dave Concepcion flies out to first baseman Hank Aaron.
7–5
▲ 9th
Earl Williams hits a home run (28).
8–5
Box Score
Atlanta Braves
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFRalph Garr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BLarvell Blanks | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BHank Aaron | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BEarl Williams | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CFDusty Baker Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFOscar Brown | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSGil Garrido | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CBob Didier | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PPhil Niekro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFPete Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SSDave Concepcion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFBobby Tolan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJohnny Bench | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CBill Plummer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BTony Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BDenis Menke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFCesar Geronimo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BDarrel Chaney | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PRoss Grimsley Jr. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PPedro Borbón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHTed Uhlaender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJoe Hague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |