Don Gullett and Jack Billingham combined to pitch the Reds to a 6-3 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Braves had won the first game, 5-4, before a Banner Day crowd of 50,419. In the opener, George Foster batted in the Reds' first two runs with a single and homer before the Braves rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to take a 4-2 lead, but Ken Griffey tied the score by hitting a homer with a man on base in the eighth. However, in the Braves' half, Willie Montanez singled and scored the winning run on a double by Tom Paciorek.

In the nightcap, the Reds' 10 hits included three for Dan Driessen, who drove in one run, and a homer by Mike Lum. Montanez had three hits and two RBIs for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      24, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   4  7  0
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  3    0  1  x  -   5 10  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   2   1   0     1   0   .332      Royster 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Griffey rf            3   1   1   2     1   1   .331      Belloir 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Wynn cf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .221
Foster lf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .324      Montanez 1b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .314
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Henderson rf          4   2   2   1     0   1   .283
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Paciorek lf           3   0   1   2     0   0   .314
  Armbrister pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .371      Chaney ss             2   0   2   2     2   0   .267
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Correll c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Driessen ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .171
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   5             Totals               30   5  10   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:15
Left on Base: Reds 5, Braves 6
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Doubles: Driessen (8), Henderson 2 (14), Paciorek (4)
Home Runs: Foster (19), Griffey (5)
Caught Stealing: Chaney (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Paciorek (1)
GIDP: Geronimo (4), Correll (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  5     6   4   4   3   2   0  23   2.81
Borbon                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.17
Hinton L(1-2)           0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   7.90
Eastwick                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.70
Totals                  8    10   5   5   4   2   0  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             6     3   2   2   2   5   1  23   2.90
Marshall W(5-4)         3     4   2   2   1   0   1  13   4.09
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   5   2  36

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Pulli


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan
flied out to center [Rose to third]; Foster singled to center
[Rose scored, Griffey to second]; Bench forced Foster (pitcher
to second) [Griffey to third, Bench to first]; Perez struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to first in foul territory; Belloir
flied out to center; Wynn walked; Montanez popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo struck out; Flynn popped to first in foul
territory; Zachry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Henderson struck out; Paciorek flied out to center;
Chaney walked; Correll singled to left [Chaney to second];
Messersmith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to left; Griffey was called out on
strikes; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to center; Belloir flied out to
left; Wynn popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench singled to
center; Perez popped to second; Geronimo grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Montanez flied out to left; Henderson doubled to
right; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Chaney singled to
right [Henderson scored]; Chaney was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry
grounded out (third to first); Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll popped to shortstop; Messersmith struck out;
Royster singled to left; Belloir grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Foster homered; Bench was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Wynn walked; Montanez singled to right [Wynn to
third]; Henderson doubled to right [Wynn scored, Montanez to
third]; BORBON REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Paciorek hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Montanez scored, Henderson to third];
Chaney singled to center [Henderson scored]; Correll lined into
a double play (second to first) [Chaney out at first]; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 4.

REDS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Perez popped
to catcher in foul territory; Geronimo flied out to left; Flynn
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Marshall lined to center; Royster grounded out
(pitcher to first); Belloir singled to left; Wynn forced Belloir
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 4.

REDS 8TH: LUM BATTED FOR BORBON; Lum grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rose singled to shortstop; Griffey homered [Rose
scored]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Foster walked;
Bench flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves
4.

BRAVES 8TH: HINTON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Montanez singled to
right; Henderson flied out to center; EASTWICK REPLACED HINTON
(PITCHING); Paciorek doubled to center [Montanez scored,
Paciorek to third (on throw to home)]; Chaney walked; Correll
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Chaney out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 5.

REDS 9TH: Perez singled to right; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR PEREZ;
Geronimo grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Armbrister out at second]; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR FLYNN; Driessen
doubled to right; BAILEY BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Bailey flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 5.