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Atlanta Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1980-06-25 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 32603 · 2:27

Cincinnati Reds defeated Atlanta Braves 15–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 1st. Tom Seaver earned the win. Ray Knight went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9
CIN	4	3	1	1	0	0	2	4		15	18

W: Tom Seaver L: Rick Matula SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Pryor · 1B: Steve Fields · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Bill Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Glenn Hubbard	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dale Murphy	3	2	3	1	1	0
Chris Chambliss	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gary Matthews	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Horner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Burroughs	3	1	1	1	1	1
Bill Nahorodny	2	0	0	0	1	0
Larvell Blanks	4	0	1	0	0	1
Preston Hanna	1	0	0	0	0	0
Biff Pocoroba	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lum	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bruce Benedict	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Asselstine	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Collins	3	2	1	0	2	1
Junior Kennedy	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ken Griffey	4	3	3	4	2	0
Dan Driessen	5	0	1	1	0	1
Ray Knight	5	1	2	5	0	0
George Foster	3	2	2	0	2	0
Johnny Bench	4	0	2	0	0	1
Dave Concepcion	4	2	2	2	0	0
Tom Seaver	1	1	0	0	1	0
Cesar Geronimo	1	2	1	0	1	0
Joe Nolan	1	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Hume	1	0	1	2	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Matula	1.1	5	4	0
Preston Hanna	1.2	4	1	0
Rick Camp	3.0	3	2	3
Al Hrabosky	1.0	1	1	0
Larry Bradford	1.0	5	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	7.0	9	3	1
Tom Hume	2.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Glenn Hubbard: 8
Dale Murphy: HR/9
Chris Chambliss: 9
Gary Matthews: 9

Bot 1

Dave Collins: W
Junior Kennedy: S8.1-2
Ken Griffey: W.2-3;1-2
Dan Driessen: 6/P
Ray Knight: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
George Foster: W
Johnny Bench: S6.1-2
Dave Concepcion: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Bob Horner: 7/L
Jeff Burroughs: HR/78
Bill Nahorodny: 7
Larvell Blanks: 6/P

Bot 2

Tom Seaver: W
Dave Collins: S7.1-2
Junior Kennedy: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Ken Griffey: S8.3-H;2-3
Dan Driessen: S7.3-H;1-3
Ray Knight: S7.3-H;1-2
George Foster: 8
Johnny Bench: 9

Top 3

Preston Hanna: 13
Glenn Hubbard: K
Dale Murphy: S7
Chris Chambliss: S8.1-2
Gary Matthews: S9.2-H;1-2
Bob Horner: 5/FL

Bot 3

Dave Concepcion: S8
Tom Seaver: 24/SH.1-2
Dave Collins: W
Junior Kennedy: 9
Ken Griffey: S9.2-H;1-3
Dan Driessen: 43

Top 4

Jeff Burroughs: W
Bill Nahorodny: 4/P
Larvell Blanks: S8.1-2
Biff Pocoroba: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3

Bot 4

Ray Knight: 7
George Foster: D8/78
Johnny Bench: S7.2-3
Dave Concepcion: 7/SF.3-H
Tom Seaver: 13

Top 5

Glenn Hubbard: S7
Dale Murphy: S7.1-2
Chris Chambliss: 46(1)3/GDP/RINT.2-2
Gary Matthews: 43

Bot 5

Dave Collins: K/C
Junior Kennedy: S7
Ken Griffey: W.1-2
Dan Driessen: K
Ray Knight: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Bob Horner: 8
Jeff Burroughs: 63
Bill Nahorodny: W
Larvell Blanks: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

George Foster: W
Johnny Bench: K
Dave Concepcion: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Mike Lum: S8
Glenn Hubbard: 54(1)3/GDP
Dale Murphy: W
Chris Chambliss: 6/P

Bot 7

Cesar Geronimo: W
Dave Collins: 7
Junior Kennedy: 3/FL
Ken Griffey: HR/9.1-H
Dan Driessen: 31

Top 8

Gary Matthews: 8
Bob Horner: 63
Jeff Burroughs: K

Bot 8

Ray Knight: 53
George Foster: D8/78
Joe Nolan: S4.2-3
Dave Concepcion: S7.3-H;1-2
Cesar Geronimo: S1.2-3;1-2
Tom Hume: D9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Junior Kennedy: 9/SF.3-H
Ken Griffey: 43

Top 9

Bruce Benedict: 53
Larvell Blanks: K
Brian Asselstine: K/C

Notes & reviews

Dale Murphy called for interference at 2B
Rick Camp warned for throwing at George Foster's head
Atlanta catcher Nahorodny ejected by HP umpire Pryor for arguing ball call to Foster
Atlanta manager Cox ejected by 1B umpire Fields for arguing call at 1B

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