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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 8, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 8, 1973 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 16,381 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: John Kibler |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | Third Baseman |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Right Fielder |
| Mike Lum | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Left Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Center Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Carl Morton | Pitcher |
| Eddie Mathews | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 8, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Morton
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Morton
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Morton
Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Billingham
Garr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Billingham
Lum hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Billingham
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Morton
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Morton
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Morton
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Billingham
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Billingham
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Billingham
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Morton
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum juggles the ball. That's an error on Lum. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Morton
Chaney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Geronimo. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Morton
Billingham hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Billingham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Morton
Rose strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Billingham
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Billingham
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Billingham
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Morton
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Morton
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Morton
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Billingham
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Billingham
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Billingham
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Morton
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Morton
Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Morton
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chaney vs. Morton
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum fields it and throws to second for the out. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Billingham vs. Morton
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Billingham
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Billingham
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Morton
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Morton
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Morton
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Morton
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Billingham
Casanova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Billingham
Morton bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Billingham
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lum vs. Billingham
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Morton
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Morton
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Morton
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Billingham
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Billingham
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Billingham
Baker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Billingham
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Billingham
Casanova hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Billingham
Morton hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Morton
Sonny Jackson now playing left field. Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Darrel Chaney.
Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Garr. Tolan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Morton
Hal King pinch hits for Jack Billingham.
King strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Morton
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Morton
Morgan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Morton
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Morton
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Hall
Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Tom Hall now pitching.
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Hall
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Hall
Evans hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to third for the out. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goggin vs. Hall
Chuck Goggin pinch hits for Sonny Jackson.
Goggin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Hall
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Chuck Goggin now playing left field. Joe Niekro now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Niekro
There goes Geronimo. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1973 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 3 1 0 0 Garr R, rf 4 0 1 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 1 1 2 Lum M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Driessen D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Aaron H, lf 3 1 1 1
Bench J, c 3 0 0 0 Jackson S, lf 0 0 0 0
Griffey K, rf 4 0 0 0 Goggin C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Geronimo C, cf 4 0 2 0 Baker D, cf 4 1 1 1
Chaney D, ss 2 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 1 2 1
Tolan B, ph 1 0 1 0 Perez M, ss 3 0 0 0
Menke D, ss 0 0 0 0 Casanova P, c 3 0 2 0
Billingham J, p 2 0 1 0 Morton C, p 2 0 0 0
King H, ph 1 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0
Hall T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 31 3 8 3
Cincinnati 000 000 020 -- 2
Atlanta 000 000 201 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J 7.0 5 2 2 1 4
Hall T (L) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Morton C 8.0 5 2 2 2 3
Niekro J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Lum M
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 6
2B -- Johnson D, Billingham J, Tolan B
HR -- Aaron H, Baker D, Morgan J, Johnson D
CS -- Geronimo C
SH -- Morton C
T -- 2:14
A -- 16381
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