Helping Gary Nolan become a 15-game winner, Tony Perez and Cesar Geronimo each batted in two runs to lead the Reds to a 5-2 victory over the Braves. Perez accounted for his RBIs with a double and homer, while Geronimo drove in one run with a single and another with an infield out. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Friday, October 1, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Reds 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 x - 5 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .247 Rose 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .324 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Flynn 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Griffey rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .339 May lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .216 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .320 Asselstine cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 Foster lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .307 Paciorek rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .294 Perez 1b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .260 Murphy c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .224 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .237 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 2 1 1 .308 Ruthven p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Moore ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Nolan p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .101 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 2 0 6 Totals 33 5 9 4 6 7 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 20,647 Left on Base: Braves 5, Reds 11 DP: Braves 1, Reds 0 Errors: May Doubles: Royster (13), Perez (32), Rose (41), Concepcion (28) Home Runs: Paciorek (4), Perez (19) Stolen Bases: May (5), Geronimo (21) GIDP: Concepcion (11) Hit by Pitch: Griffey (1,by Torrealba) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(14-17) 7 9 5 5 5 7 1 35 4.19 Torrealba 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.25 Totals 8 9 5 5 6 7 1 40 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nolan W(15-9) 9 7 2 2 0 6 1 34 3.46 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 6 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Torrealba (3) Wild Pitches: Ruthven (4) Balks: Ruthven (5) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Pryor BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to second; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: May singled; May stole second; Asselstine struck out; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy singled [May scored, Murphy to second (on throw to home)]; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster singled; Perez doubled to right [Foster scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo singled [Perez scored]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven struck out; Royster doubled; Gilbreath struck out; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Nolan struck out; Rose doubled; Griffey walked; Ruthven balked [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Morgan struck out; Foster lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. BRAVES 4TH: May popped to second; Asselstine flied out to left; Paciorek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Perez homered; Bench singled; Geronimo forced Bench (second to shortstop) [Geronimo to first]; Geronimo stole second; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Nolan struck out; Rose struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy flied out to center; Chaney flied out to right; Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan reached on an error by May [Morgan to second]; Foster grounded out (first to pitcher) [Morgan to third]; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 6TH: Royster singled; Gilbreath flied out to left; Montanez flied out to left; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion doubled; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3. BRAVES 7TH: Asselstine grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek homered; Murphy struck out; Chaney popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Rose singled; Griffey singled [Rose to third, Griffey to second (on throw to 3b)]; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Morgan walked; Foster grounded out (third to first) [Morgan to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; Bench struck out; Geronimo walked [Griffey scored, Morgan to third, Perez to second]; Concepcion popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5. BRAVES 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); MOORE BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Moore singled; Royster made an out to shortstop; Gilbreath forced Moore (third to second) [Gilbreath to first]; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: TORREALBA REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Nolan popped to first in foul territory; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey was hit by a pitch; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5. BRAVES 9TH: May struck out; Asselstine singled; Paciorek flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5.

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