Floyd Bannister of the White Sox somehow allowed three singles to start the game against the A's, but no Oakland players scored. Rickey Henderson was thrown out at home on a Tony Phillips single and Dave Kingman grounded into a double play.
Bannister finally allowed a run in the fifth when Bill Almon was driven home by a Phillips double. Kingman singled home Henderson in the tenth just after Bannister was lifted for Ron Reed and that gave the A's a 2-0 lead. Bruce Bochte crossed home in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Henderson.
That's all Ray Burris needed. He pitched into the ninth but gave up a single to Greg Walker and a walk to Ron Kittle when the manager pulled him for their ace reliever Bill Caudill. Caudill induced a double play grounder from Mike Squires and Rudy Law was retired for the final out of the game. This was Carlton Fisk's first game back from injury but he had a quiet day.
Winning Pitcher - Ray Burris
Losing Pitcher - Floyd Bannister
Save - Bill Caudill
Player of the Game - Burris, 8IP, 0R's, 4K's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rickey Henderson, Carlton Fisk
After a scoreless first inning Brad Komminsk and Tim Foley exchanged solo homers in the second to make it a 1-1 game. The Reds added a second run in the bottom of the second when Dave Parker walked with two outs. He attempted to steal second and would have been out but Glen Hubbard dropped the throw. Dave Concepcion then singled home Parker to give the Reds the lead.
The Braves came roaring back in the top of the fifth. With starter Jeff Russell due up in the bottom half of the inning, the manager left him in too long as Atlanta scored three runs, generated in part by doubles from Chris Chambliss, Randy Johnson, and Rafael Ramirez. But the Reds scrambled back!
In the bottom half of the inning Craig McMurtry got shelled. With the bases loaded he walked Duane Walker to plate the first run. Then Dan Driessen stepped up. The smooth hitting lefy went BIG FLY...GRAND SALAMI!!! The Braves tacked on runs in the sixth and ninth innings but it wasn't enough to overcome Cincy. The Reds are 3-1 against the Braves over the last four days.
Winning Pitcher - Jeff Russell
Losing Pitcher - Craig McMurtry
Save - John Franco
Player of the Game - Dan Driessen, 2-4, GS, 4RBI
Hall of Famers in the Game - Tony Perez
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