Two new Braves, Ken Henderson and Lee Lacy, drove in three runs apiece to help pin a 10-5 defeat on the previously unbeaten Reds. Jerry Royster, also a new member of the Atlanta cast, contributed four hits to the victory. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Thursday, April     15, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  1  -   5 10  1
Braves       2  1  3    2  0  1    1  0  x  -  10 16  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   2   1   0     0   1   .522      Office cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .158
Griffey rf            5   0   1   2     0   1   .304      Royster 3b            5   3   4   1     0   0   .211
Morgan 2b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .529      Wynn lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .333
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paciorek pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Lum ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .500      Evans 1b              3   1   1   0     2   2   .133
Bench c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .095      Henderson rf          5   1   3   3     0   1   .455
Perez 1b              5   0   0   0     0   3   .190      Lacy 2b               5   1   2   3     0   0   .263
Foster lf             4   1   3   1     0   1   .381      Pocoroba c            3   2   2   1     0   0   .313
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Chaney ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .154
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .400      Niekro p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Zachry p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Youngblood ph       1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Flynn 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     2   9             Totals               36  10  16  10     4   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,716
Left on Base: Reds 9, Braves 8
DP: Reds 2, Braves 0
Errors: Concepcion, Pocoroba, Niekro
Doubles: Foster (1), Griffey (1), Rose (2), Lum (1), Pocoroba (1), Royster (1), Lacy (2), Chaney (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (6), Bench (2), Foster (2)
Caught Stealing: Office (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Pocoroba (1), Chaney (1)
GIDP: Lacy 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (1,by Niekro), Geronimo (1,by Niekro)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(1-1)       2     8   6   6   2   0   0  15  11.25
Zachry                  2     3   2   0   1   1   0  10   0.00
Borbon                  2     3   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.18
McEnaney                2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.00
Totals                  8    16  10   8   4   3   0  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(2-0)           9    10   5   3   2   9   0  41   1.65
Totals                  9    10   5   3   2   9   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Niekro 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Griffey popped to
second; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Morgan stole third;
Bench walked; Bench stole second; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office singled to shortstop; Royster singled to
center [Office to third]; Wynn popped to shortstop; Evans walked
[Royster to second]; Henderson singled to right [Office scored,
Royster scored, Evans to third]; Lacy grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 2.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to right; Foster stole second [Foster
to third (error by Pocoroba)]; Concepcion popped to catcher;
Geronimo singled to first [Foster scored (unearned)]; Billingham
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Geronimo to
second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba doubled to right; Chaney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Niekro popped to first in foul territory;
Office was walked intentionally; Royster doubled to left
[Pocoroba scored, Office to third]; Wynn popped to shortstop; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 3.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan flied
out to right; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans singled to left; Henderson singled to right
[Evans to third]; Lacy doubled [Evans scored, Henderson to
third]; ZACHRY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Pocoroba hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Henderson scored, Lacy to third];
Chaney hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lacy scored]; Niekro
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 6.

REDS 4TH: Perez popped to third in foul territory; Foster
doubled to left; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Office singled to center; Office was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Royster singled to left; Wynn
reached on an error by Concepcion [Royster to second, Wynn to
first]; Evans walked [Royster to third, Wynn to second];
Henderson struck out; Lacy singled to center [Royster scored
(unearned), Wynn scored (unearned), Evans to third]; Pocoroba
flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves
8.

REDS 5TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Armbrister popped to
first in foul territory; Rose grounded out (second to first);
Griffey popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: BORBON REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Chaney popped
to third in foul territory; Niekro popped to third in foul
territory; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

REDS 6TH: Morgan singled to right; Morgan was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Niekro [Morgan to third]; Bench
popped to third in foul territory; Perez was called out on
strikes; Foster singled to center [Morgan scored (unearned)];
Concepcion struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster singled to right; Wynn singled to center
[Royster to second]; Evans struck out; Henderson singled to
center [Royster scored, Wynn to third]; Lacy grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 9.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to left; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR
BORBON; Youngblood singled to third; Rose was hit by a pitch
[Youngblood to second]; Griffey doubled [Youngblood scored, Rose
scored]; Morgan singled to shortstop [Griffey stayed at second];
Bench flied out to left; Perez popped to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 9.

BRAVES 7TH: MCENANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); FLYNN REPLACED
YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING 2B); Pocoroba singled to left; Chaney
doubled [Pocoroba to third]; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to
first); Office grounded out (second to first) [Pocoroba scored,
Chaney to third]; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 10.

REDS 8TH: Foster struck out; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop
to first); Geronimo was hit by a pitch; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 10.

BRAVES 8TH: Wynn walked; PACIOREK RAN FOR WYNN; Evans struck
out; Henderson popped to second; Lacy forced Paciorek (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 10.

REDS 9TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rose doubled to
left; Griffey struck out; LUM BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Lum doubled
[Rose scored]; Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 10.