Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
April 20, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1980 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 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins cf 4 0 0 0
  Mejias cf 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 3 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 1
Foster lf 4 2 2 2
Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0
Knight 3b 1 0 1 1
  Auerbach 3b 1 0 0 0
Kennedy 2b 4 0 0 0
Werner c 4 0 1 1
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 0 0 0
Blanks ss 5 0 0 0
Asselstine lf,cf 3 1 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Murphy rf 4 1 3 2
Nolan c 3 0 1 0
Ruiz 3b 3 1 1 0
  Horner ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Miller cf 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Boggs p 1 0 0 1
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Cincinnati 021 000 020562
Atlanta 000 111 000352
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   6.0 4 3 2 2 5
  Bair   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Tomlin  W (2-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Hume  SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
4
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs   7.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Bradford  L (0-1) 1.0 1 2 0 0 1
  Hrabosky   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
3
4
5

  E–Auerbach (1), Werner (1), Blanks 2 (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Werner (1).  2B–Cincinnati Knight (4,off Boggs); Concepcion (4,off Boggs), Atlanta Ruiz (1,off Seaver).  HR–Cincinnati Foster (3,8th inning off Bradford 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Murphy (2,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Boggs (1,off Seaver).  SB–Driessen (3,2nd base off Boggs/Nolan); Royster (2,2nd base off Seaver/Werner).  CS–Auerbach 2 (2,2nd base by Boggs/Nolan,2nd base by Hrabosky/Nolan).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Fred Brocklander.
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