GAME #14 (winners’ bracket second round):
The Reds broke out to a 6-0 lead, and through the Braves scored four times in the top of the eighth, Cincinnati held on to advance. For the Reds, Dave Concepcion had an RBI single in the first, Johnny Bench knocked a bases-loaded triple in the third and Ken Griffey provided a two-run single in the sixth. Five of Atlanta’s eight hits came in the eighth, with Bruce Benedict, Rafael Ramirez and Bob Horner all contributing RBI doubles. Tom Seaver got the win, going seven innings and allowing six hits and three runs. Tom Hume pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. Atlanta’s Gaylord Perry gave up all six runs in 5 1/3 innings in the loss.
1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament
1981 ATLANTA BRAVES (4) AT 1981 CINCINNATI REDS (6) 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES AB R H BI 1981 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI Brett Butler 3 1 1 1 Dave Collins 4 2 1 0 Claudell Washington 4 0 0 0 Ken Griffey 5 1 2 2 Bob Horner 4 0 2 1 Dave Concepcion 4 0 2 1 Dale Murphy 4 0 0 0 George Foster 2 1 0 0 Chris Chambliss 4 0 1 0 Johnny Bench 4 0 1 3 Glenn Hubbard 4 0 0 0 Dan Driessen 3 0 1 0 Rufino Linares 4 1 1 0 Ray Knight 3 1 0 0 Bruce Benedict 4 1 1 1 Joe Nolan 4 0 1 0 Rafael Ramirez 3 1 2 1 Ron Oester 4 1 1 0 TOTALS 34 4 8 4 TOTALS 33 6 9 6 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES 000 000 040 -- 4 1981 CINCINNATI REDS 103 002 00x -- 6 LOB--1981 ATLANTA BRAVES 4, 1981 CINCINNATI REDS 8. ERR--Rafael Ramirez, Gaylord Perry. 2B--Rafael Ramirez, Bob Horner, Bruce Benedict, Joe Nolan. 3B--Johnny Bench. HBP--George Foster. SB--Rafael Ramirez, Rufino Linares, Dave Collins, Dave Concepcion. 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR Gaylord Perry [L] 5.33 9 6 6 3 4 0 Gene Garber 2.67 0 0 0 1 1 0 1981 CINCINNATI REDS Tom Seaver [W] 7.00 6 3 3 1 3 0 Joe Price 1.00 2 1 1 0 1 0 Tom Hume [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 SO--Dale Murphy, Brett Butler, Glenn Hubbard, Chris Chambliss (2), George Foster (2), Dave Concepcion, Dan Driessen, Ron Oester. BB--Brett Butler, George Foster, Dave Collins, Dan Driessen, Ray Knight.
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 