Jerry Royster hit a game-tying homer in the sixth inning and then scored the winning run in the eighth on a pinch-single by Tom Paciorek to give the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Reds, who suffered their fourth straight defeat in their longest losing streak of the season. Royster walked in the eighth and stole second to set the stage for Paciorek's decisive single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    17, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   3  7  0
Reds         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   2   1   1     1   1   .252      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .317
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Griffey rf            3   1   1   0     2   1   .330
Wynn lf               2   0   0   0     0   2   .218      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   1     2   0   .322
  May lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Foster lf             3   0   0   1     1   1   .330
  Paciorek ph,lf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .299      Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .306      Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     2   1   .305
Henderson rf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .260      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Chaney ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .279      Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .264        Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Correll c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .223        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
LaCorte p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .071      Alcala p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Devine p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bench c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .252

Totals               33   3   7   3     4   8             Totals               29   2   5   2     9   9

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 30,890
Left on Base: Braves 7, Reds 11
DP: Braves 1, Reds 0
Errors: Plummer
Doubles: Perez (23), Griffey (23), Morgan (25)
Triples: Chaney (6)
Home Runs: Royster (5)
Stolen Bases: Royster (14), Geronimo (15), Concepcion (16)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (4), Concepcion (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (6)
GIDP: Perez (6)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (5,by LaCorte)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte                 6.1   4   2   2   7   9   0  31   5.98
Devine W(2-3)           2.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.12
Totals                  9     5   2   2   9   9   0  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alcala                  6     3   2   2   3   6   1  23   4.30
Sarmiento L(2-1)        1.1   0   1   1   1   1   0   5   1.46
McEnaney                0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.59
Eastwick                1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.16
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   8   1  37

Hit by Pitch: LaCorte (3)

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


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

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey walked;
Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Foster flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez lined to shortstop; Henderson walked;
Chaney grounded out (second to first) [Henderson to second];
Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez was hit by a pitch; Geronimo walked [Perez to
second]; Concepcion flied out to center; Plummer was called out
on strikes; Alcala flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Correll walked; On a bunt LaCorte forced Correll
(pitcher to shortstop) [LaCorte to first]; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first) [LaCorte to second]; Office grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Griffey walked [Rose to second]; Morgan
flied out to right [Rose to third]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Rose scored]; Perez doubled to left [Griffey to
third]; Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn struck out; Montanez flied out to center;
Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Plummer popped to third
in foul territory; Alcala struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney tripled; Gilbreath grounded out (second to
first) [Chaney scored]; Correll struck out; LaCorte struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: MAY REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING LF); Rose struck out;
Griffey doubled to left; Morgan doubled to right [Griffey
scored]; Foster struck out; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster homered; Office popped to third in foul
territory; May grounded out (third to first); Montanez singled
to center; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo walked; Geronimo stole second; Concepcion
struck out; Plummer struck out; LUM BATTED FOR ALCALA; Lum lined
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

BRAVES 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Chaney flied out
to left; Plummer dropped a foul fly hit by Gilbreath for an
error; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Correll popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to center; Griffey struck out; Morgan
walked [Rose to second]; Foster walked [Rose to third, Morgan to
second]; DEVINE REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Perez grounded into
a double play (third to first) [Morgan out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Devine struck out; Royster walked; MCENANEY REPLACED
SARMIENTO (PITCHING); Royster stole second; Office grounded out
(second to first) [Royster to third]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR MAY;
Paciorek singled to center [Royster scored]; Montanez singled to
third [Paciorek to second]; Henderson forced Montanez (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Geronimo
grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion singled to left;
DRIESSEN BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Concepcion stole second; Concepcion
was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to third);
Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Reds 2.

BRAVES 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); BENCH
REPLACED MCENANEY (PLAYING C ); Chaney struck out; Gilbreath
singled to right; Correll singled to right [Gilbreath to
second]; On a bunt Devine popped to catcher in foul territory;
Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Bench walked; Rose flied out to left; Griffey forced
Bench (shortstop to second) [Griffey to first]; Morgan walked
[Griffey to second]; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 2.