The Braves defeated the Reds, 4-3, and ended Fred Norman's five-game winning streak. A leadoff homer by Vic Correll in the seventh inning was the deciding blow as Carl Morton and Adrian Devine teamed up on a five-hitter that extended the Reds' losing streak to three games. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Monday, August    16, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    2  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  6  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  5  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            5   2   2   0     0   1   .252      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .317
Gilbreath 2b          3   1   0   0     2   0   .264      Griffey rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .330
Wynn cf               4   0   1   1     1   2   .219      Morgan 2b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .322
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .304      Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Paciorek rf,lf        4   0   0   0     0   3   .296      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Gaston lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .313      Geronimo cf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .307
  Henderson pr,rf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Chaney ss             3   0   1   1     1   2   .280      Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Correll c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .220        Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Morton p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .122      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Devine p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              0   1   0   0     1   0   .233
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               34   4   6   4     5  11             Totals               30   3   5   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 30,276
Left on Base: Braves 8, Reds 5
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Errors: Morton, Concepcion
Doubles: Perez (22)
Triples: Foster (6)
Home Runs: Correll (2)
Stolen Bases: Royster (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (9)
GIDP: Plummer (7)
Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (1,by Morton)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(3-9)           7.2   5   3   3   3   2   0  31   4.26
Devine SV(4)            1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.39
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   3   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(11-3)          8     5   4   2   5  10   1  35   2.71
Borbon                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.12
Totals                  9     6   4   2   5  11   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Morton (5)
Wild Pitches: Norman (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
struck out; Gaston popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo walked; Concepcion singled to center
[Geronimo to third]; Plummer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo scored (no RBI),
Concepcion out at second]; Norman flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney struck out (catcher to first); Correll struck
out; Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied
out to left; Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster reached on an error by Concepcion [Royster
to first]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Royster to second];
Gilbreath walked; Wynn walked [Royster to third, Gilbreath to
second]; Montanez singled to first [Royster scored (unearned),
Gilbreath to third, Wynn to second]; Paciorek struck out; Gaston
popped to catcher in foul territory; Chaney walked [Gilbreath
scored (unearned), Wynn to third, Montanez to second]; Correll
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to right; Perez doubled to center;
Geronimo grounded out (second to first) [Perez to third];
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Morton struck out; Royster singled to center;
Royster stole second; Gilbreath popped to second; Wynn singled
to left [Royster scored, Wynn to second (on throw to home)];
Montanez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
flied out to center; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Paciorek struck out; Gaston grounded out (third to
first); Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds
1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan
grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Correll homered; Morton popped to first in foul
territory; Royster popped to catcher in foul territory;
Gilbreath walked; Wynn forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Perez flied out to center; Geronimo struck out
(catcher to first); Concepcion was hit by a pitch; Plummer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Reds 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston walked; HENDERSON RAN
FOR GASTON; Chaney singled to center [Henderson to third];
Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HENDERSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LUM BATTED FOR NORMAN; Lum walked;
On a bunt Rose singled to pitcher [Lum to third (error by
Morton), Rose to second]; Griffey grounded out (second to first)
[Lum scored, Rose to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Rose scored]; Foster tripled to center; DEVINE REPLACED MORTON
(PITCHING); Perez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 3.

BRAVES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Devine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster singled to right; Gilbreath
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Royster to second]; Wynn struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Driessen flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 3.