Breaking through a five-man infield defense set up by the Braves, pinch-hitter Mike Lum lashed a line drive past the glove of first baseman Willie Montanez for a run-scoring single in the 11th inning to bring the Reds a 3-2 victory. The Braves picked up both their runs in the first inning. The Reds came back with a counter on singles by Cesar Geronimo and Pete Rose around a sacrifice in the second and tied the score in the seventh when Rose tripled and Rod Gilbreath threw wildly on the relay from the outfield.

Tony Perez set up the Reds' winning run with a single in the 11th and went to third one out later when Darrel Chaney threw the ball away on a grounder by Dave Concepcion. The Braves then brought in left fielder Tom Paciorek and placed him on the right side of the infield, but Lum wrecked the setup with his game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    19, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  8  2
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  -   3 10  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .247      Rose 3b               3   1   2   1     2   0   .320
Office cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .287      Driessen lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .266
May lf                2   1   0   0     1   1   .210        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paciorek ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Griffey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Montanez 1b           5   0   3   1     0   0   .306        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Henderson rf          5   0   0   1     0   2   .257      Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .320
Chaney ss             5   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Foster rf,lf          5   0   2   0     0   0   .331
Gilbreath 2b          5   0   0   0     0   2   .259      Bench c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Correll c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Perez 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   3   .182      Geronimo cf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .303
  Devine p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     1   0   .289
                                                          Zachry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
                                                            Armbrister ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .351
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .239

Totals               40   2   8   2     2   9             Totals               38   3  10   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 29,718
Left on Base: Braves 8, Reds 11
DP: Braves 1, Reds 1
Errors: Chaney, Gilbreath, McEnaney
Doubles: Foster (16)
Triples: Rose (4)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Office (5), Zachry 2 (8), Armbrister (4)
GIDP: Bench (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             7     7   2   2   3   2   0  30   2.77
Devine L(2-4)           3.1   3   1   0   1   3   0  15   3.83
Totals                 10.1  10   3   2   4   5   0  45

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  7     6   2   2   1   7   0  27   2.66
McEnaney                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.46
Borbon W(3-2)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.05
Totals                 11     8   2   2   2   9   0  43

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Office singled to left;
May walked [Office to second]; Montanez singled to right [Office
scored, May to third]; Henderson forced Montanez (second to
shortstop) [May scored, Henderson to first]; Chaney popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Driessen walked [Rose to second]; Morgan
singled to left [Rose to third, Driessen to second]; Foster
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench forced Rose (pitcher
to catcher) [Driessen to third, Morgan to second, Bench to
first]; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Gilbreath flied out to right; Correll singled to
right; Messersmith struck out; Royster popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled to second; Concepcion lined to left;
Zachry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to
second]; Rose singled to center [Geronimo scored]; Driessen
singled to center [Rose to third]; Morgan flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Office grounded out (pitcher to first); May struck
out; Montanez singled to right; Henderson flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Foster singled to center; Bench grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Foster out at second]; Perez
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
struck out; Correll grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion walked; Zachry out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Messersmith struck out; Royster flied out to center;
Office singled to center; May lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan
struck out; Foster doubled to left; Bench grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Montanez singled to center; Henderson struck out;
Chaney struck out while Montanez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to
center; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Correll flied out to
center; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Armbrister flied out to
left; Rose tripled to center [Rose scored (error by Gilbreath)
(no RBI)]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 2.

BRAVES 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); ARMBRISTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Royster walked; Office reached on an error by McEnaney on a
sacrifice bunt [Royster to second, Office to first]; PACIOREK
BATTED FOR MAY; Paciorek forced Royster (pitcher to third)
[Office to second]; Montanez forced Paciorek (second to
shortstop) [Office to third]; Henderson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DEVINE REPLACED
MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Foster lined to second; Bench struck
out; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll singled to center;
Devine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion singled to center;
Armbrister out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Concepcion
to second]; Rose was walked intentionally; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR
MCENANEY; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 2.

BRAVES 10TH: BORBON REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Royster flied
out to center; Office singled to left; Paciorek flied out to
right; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 10TH: Morgan flied out to right; Foster flied out to right;
Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds
2.

BRAVES 11TH: Henderson struck out; Chaney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 2.

REDS 11TH: Perez singled to center; On a bunt Geronimo made an
out to third; Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice [Perez to
third (error by Chaney), Concepcion to second]; LUM BATTED FOR
ARMBRISTER; Lum singled to right [Perez scored (unearned),
Concepcion to third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 3.