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Braves
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
October 5, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, played on October 5, 1980 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 5, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 5, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Price |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 30,478 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: John McSherry 3B: Joe West |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Left Fielder |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Terry Harper | Center Fielder |
| Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Ron Oester | Shortstop |
| Paul Householder | Center Fielder |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Harry Spilman | First Baseman |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Junior Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Joe Price | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
October 5, 1980
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Price
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Price
Ramirez hits a popup towards first. Spilman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Price
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Niekro
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Niekro
Householder is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Price
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Price
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Price
Spikes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Niekro
Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Price
Hubbard hits a popup towards short. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Price
Benedict hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Price
Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Niekro
Price is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Price
Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Price
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Price fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Price
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Price fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horner vs. Price
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins bunts towards first. Murphy fields the ball and throws to Niekro covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Niekro
There goes Collins. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Niekro
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Niekro
Householder strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Householder out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Price
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Price
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Price
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Price fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benedict vs. Price
Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Price
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Niekro
Spilman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Spilman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Price
Joe Nolan now catching.
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Price
Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Price
Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Niekro
Price hits a fly ball into left field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Niekro
Niekro fires to first and picks off Collins. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Price
Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Price
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Price
Spikes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Price
Gary Cooper pinch runs for Charlie Spikes.
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Niekro
Gary Cooper now playing center field. Terry Harper now playing right field.
Oester hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cooper. Oester reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Householder vs. Niekro
Householder bunts towards first. Murphy fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Oester trying to get to third. Murphy throws to Horner who tags Oester for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Niekro
Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Cooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Price
Benedict hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Price
Niekro hits a line drive towards third. Knight reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Price
Royster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Price
Price fires to first and has Royster trapped. There's the throw to Kennedy who tags Royster for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Niekro
Spilman hits a fly ball into center field. Cooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Niekro
Ken Griffey pinch hits for Joe Price.
Griffey takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Kennedy moves to third. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy scores. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oester vs. Niekro
There goes Collins. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching. Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Rafael Ramirez.
Pocoroba strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hume
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Hume
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oester misplays the ball. That's an error on Oester. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hume
Gary Matthews pinch runs for Bob Horner.
There goes Matthews. The throw from Nolan, and Kennedy drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Hume
Murphy strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/5/1980 -- Atlanta at Cincinnati (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Royster J, lf 3 0 1 0 Collins D, rf 4 0 3 1
Ramirez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Oester R, ss 3 0 1 0
Pocoroba B, ph 1 0 0 0 Householder P, cf 3 0 1 0
Harper T, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 3 0 0 0
Horner B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 2 0 0 0
Matthews G, pr 0 0 0 0 Nolan J, c 1 0 0 0
Murphy D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Spilman H, 1b 2 0 0 0
Spikes C, rf 2 0 0 0 Knight R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Cooper G, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 2b 2 1 0 0
Hubbard G, 2b 3 0 1 0 Price J, p 2 0 0 0
Benedict B, c 3 0 1 0 Griffey K, ph 0 0 0 0
Niekro P, p 3 0 0 0 Hume T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 25 1 5 1
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati 000 000 01x -- 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 8.0 5 1 1 3 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Price J (W) 8.0 3 0 0 2 4
Hume T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Oester R, Kennedy J
LOB -- Atlanta 5, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Oester R
SB -- Matthews G
CS -- Collins D 2, Royster J
WP -- Niekro P 2
T -- 1:52
A -- 30478
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