George Foster belted his sixth and seventh homers of the season and drove in five runs for the second game in succession as the Reds routed the Braves, 10-4. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May       25, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   4  6  2
Reds         1  0  1    0  3  0    4  1  x  -  10 12  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   2   3   2     0   0   .240      Rose 3b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .365
Perez 2b              5   1   0   0     0   0   .263      Griffey rf            3   3   1   0     2   0   .341
Wynn lf               4   0   1   2     0   1   .222      Concepcion ss         4   2   2   1     1   0   .253
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Perez 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .259
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             4   2   3   5     1   0   .336
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bench c               3   1   1   3     1   0   .222
Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .174      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     1   2   .253
May rf                2   0   0   0     2   0   .125      Flynn 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .237
Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Alcala p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .100
Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .240        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Morton p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .167
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paciorek ph,lf      2   1   2   0     0   0   .209

Totals               32   4   6   4     6   2             Totals               35  10  12  10     7   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 20,037
Left on Base: Braves 7, Reds 10
DP: Braves 0, Reds 1
Errors: Office, Royster
Doubles: Wynn (6)
Home Runs: Office (2), Foster 2 (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Borbon (1)
GIDP: Perez (6)
Hit by Pitch: Bench (1,by Dal Canton)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(0-5)           4     5   3   3   2   3   1  19   5.46
Devine                  2     4   2   2   0   2   0  10   3.63
Sosa                    0     2   3   3   1   0   1   3   6.04
Dal Canton              1.1   1   2   1   4   0   0  10   1.37
Torrealba               0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.19
Totals                  8    12  10   9   7   6   2  44

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alcala W(4-0)           6     4   4   4   6   1   1  28   4.31
Borbon SV(2)            3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   4.70
Totals                  9     6   4   4   6   2   1  38

Passed Balls: Pocoroba 2 (9)
Hit by Pitch: Dal Canton (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Office popped to third in foul territory; Perez
flied out to center; Wynn popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey walked; Concepcion
flied out to center; Perez singled to right [Griffey to third];
Foster singled to left [Griffey scored, Perez to second]; Bench
lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to left; May walked; Pocoroba flied
out to center; Chaney walked [May to second]; Royster forced
Chaney (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo flied out to center; Flynn singled to center;
On a bunt Alcala struck out; Rose walked [Flynn to second];
Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton popped to first in foul territory; Office
flied out to center; Perez popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to right; Perez popped to
shortstop; Foster homered; Bench lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn struck out; Evans walked; May walked [Evans to
second]; Pocoroba walked [Evans to third, May to second]; Chaney
popped to second; Royster popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Flynn was
called out on strikes; Alcala struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Morton walked; Office singled to right [Morton to
second]; Perez forced Morton (pitcher to third) [Office to
second, Perez to first]; Wynn doubled to left [Office scored,
Perez scored]; Evans popped to shortstop; May flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to left; DEVINE REPLACED MORTON
(PITCHING); Griffey singled to left [Rose to second]; Concepcion
singled to center [Rose scored, Griffey to third (error by
Office), Concepcion to second]; Perez grounded out (third to
first); Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench singled to
right [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored]; Geronimo struck out;
3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba lined to shortstop; Chaney flied out to
center; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Flynn flied out to right; Alcala struck out; Rose
singled to center; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 5.

BRAVES 7TH: PACIOREK BATTED FOR DEVINE; Paciorek singled to
center; Office homered [Paciorek scored]; BORBON REPLACED ALCALA
(PITCHING); Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn flied
out to center; Evans grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING LF); Concepcion walked; Perez singled to right
[Concepcion to third]; Foster homered [Concepcion scored, Perez
scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Bench was hit by a
pitch; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Bench to second];
Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Bench to third]; Geronimo
walked; Flynn forced Geronimo (shortstop to second) [Bench
scored (unearned)]; Borbon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Flynn to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 9.

BRAVES 8TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba
grounded out (second to first); Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 9.

REDS 8TH: Griffey walked; Concepcion singled to third [Griffey
to third (error by Royster), Concepcion to second]; Perez popped
to first in foul territory; Interference called on someone in
the Reds dugout; Foster walked; Bench walked [Griffey
scored, Concepcion to third, Foster to second]; TORREALBA
REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out; Flynn
forced Bench (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 4, Reds 10.

BRAVES 9TH: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek
singled to second; Office singled to left [Paciorek to second];
Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Office
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 10.