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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 9, 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 9, 1973 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Gullett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 22,304 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: John Kibler 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Ken Burkhart |
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 |
| George Foster | Center Fielder |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Don Gullett | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Goggin | Right Fielder |
| Mike Lum | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Center Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Dick Dietz | First Baseman |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Eddie Mathews | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 9, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Niekro
There goes Morgan. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen 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: -2-
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goggin vs. Gullett
Goggin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Gullett
Lum strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gullett
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Gullett
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gullett
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Gullett
Dietz hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Gullett
Perez hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gullett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Niekro
Chaney strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gullett vs. Niekro
Gullett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gullett moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Niekro
There goes Rose. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Rose steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Gullett
Casanova 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: ---
Niekro vs. Gullett
Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Niekro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goggin vs. Gullett
Goggin hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey 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. Gullett
Lum strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey bunts towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Niekro fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chaney vs. Niekro
Chaney bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gullett vs. Niekro
Gullett hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gullett
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Gullett
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gullett
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Gullett
Dietz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Gullett
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose scores. Morgan scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Gullett
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gullett covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Gullett
Niekro hits a popup towards third. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goggin vs. Gullett
Goggin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Gullett
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 6
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Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Niekro
Chaney strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gullett vs. Niekro
Gullett bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chaney scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen 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 6
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gullett
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Gullett
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney misplays the ball. That's an error on Chaney. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Gullett
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Gullett
Johnson hits a line drive towards the mound. Gullett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dietz vs. Gullett
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey 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 7
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gullett
Denis Menke now playing third base. Dan Driessen now playing first base.
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Gullett
Casanova takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velazquez vs. Gullett
Freddie Velazquez pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Velazquez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goggin vs. Gullett
Goggin hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. House
Tom House now pitching.
Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chaney vs. House
Chaney bunts towards the mound. House fields it and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gullett vs. House
Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to home to get Foster. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. House
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Gullett
Lum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gullett
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Gullett
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. House
Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. House
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. House
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. House
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armbrister vs. House
Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Ken Griffey.
Armbrister hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gullett
Ed Armbrister now playing right field.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Gullett
Dietz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gullett
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1973, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 5 1 3 1 Goggin C, rf 4 0 1 0
Morgan J, 2b 3 2 1 1 Lum M, lf 4 0 0 0
Driessen D, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Perez T, 1b 3 1 1 0 Baker D, cf 4 0 0 0
Menke D, 3b 1 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bench J, c 5 1 2 4 Dietz D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Griffey K, rf 4 1 1 0 Perez M, ss 4 0 0 0
Armbrister E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Casanova P, c 2 0 0 0
Foster G, cf 4 0 1 0 Niekro P, p 2 0 1 0
Chaney D, ss 2 1 0 1 Velazquez F, ph 1 0 0 0
Gullett D, p 3 0 1 0 House T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 11 7 31 0 4 0
Cincinnati 000 321 001 -- 7
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett D (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 7
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 7.0 8 6 4 3 6
House T 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
E -- Niekro P, Chaney D, Perez T
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 7
2B -- Niekro P, Foster G
HR -- Bench J, Morgan J
SB -- Morgan J, Rose P
SH -- Chaney D 2, Driessen D, Gullett D
PB -- Casanova P
T -- 2:12
A -- 22304
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