Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
April 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1979 at Fulton County Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey rf 4 1 3 2
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 3 2
Bench c 4 1 2 2
Driessen 1b 2 1 0 1
Knight 3b 5 2 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 1 1 2
  Pastore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 11 9
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 1 3 0
Hubbard 2b 2 1 0 0
Matthews rf 4 1 2 3
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Lum 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy c 4 0 0 0
Bonnell cf 4 1 1 1
Frias ss 2 0 0 0
  Beall ph 1 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 1 0 0 0
Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 1 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Cincinnati 311 121 0009110
Atlanta 003 000 100472
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (1-1) 8.0 7 4 4 2 10
  Pastore   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
12
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (0-1) 2.1 5 5 4 2 0
  LaCorte   1.2 3 3 3 2 2
  Skok   3.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Devine   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
8
6
3

  E–Frias (1), M Mahler (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (5,off M Mahler).  3B–Cincinnati Foster (1,off M Mahler).  HR–Cincinnati Seaver (1,4th inning off LaCorte 0 on, 0 out); Bench (1,6th inning off Skok 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Matthews (1,3rd inning off Seaver 2 on, 2 out); Bonnell (1,7th inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Concepcion (1,off M Mahler); Seaver (1,off M Mahler).  SF–Bench (1,off M Mahler); Driessen (1,off M Mahler); Griffey (1,off Skok).  SB–Driessen (1,2nd base off LaCorte/Murphy).  CS–Hubbard (1,3rd base by Seaver/Bench).  U-HP–Dick Tremblay, 1B–Hank Rountree, 2B–Ed Norris, 3B–Andy Anderson.  T–2:32.  A–30,433.
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