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Two outs away from the second no-hitter of his career, Phil Niekro suffered disappointment when Cesar Geronimo doubled for the Reds in a 3-0 loss to the Braves. After Geronimo's spoiler, Niekro retired Dave Concepcion on a grounder and struck out Doug Flynn to complete his victory. The knuckleball righthander's no-hitter came on August 5, 1973, against the Padres. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 0Game Played on Saturday, October 2, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 10 2
Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Royster 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .322
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Griffey rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .338
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .316 Driessen lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .244
Gaston lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .292 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .259
Asselstine cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235
Paciorek rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .307
Murphy c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .242 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .282
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .252 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Niekro p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .191 Zachry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .113
Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Totals 34 3 10 3 1 4 Totals 30 0 1 0 5 9
Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 30,091
Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 8
DP: Braves 0, Reds 3
Errors: Montanez 2, Zachry
Doubles: Murphy (5), Geronimo (24)
Home Runs: Montanez (11)
Stolen Bases: Royster (24), Geronimo (22), Driessen (13)
Caught Stealing: Royster (13), Gilbreath (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (14)
GIDP: Paciorek (8), Niekro (3)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(17-11) 9 1 0 0 5 9 0 35 3.29
Totals 9 1 0 0 5 9 0 35
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Zachry L(14-7) 8 9 3 3 1 4 1 32 2.74
Borbon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.30
Totals 9 10 3 3 1 4 1 36
Wild Pitches: Niekro (14)
Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen
BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
flied out to left; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Griffey walked; Driessen
struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0,
Reds 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Gaston singled; Asselstine singled [Gaston to
second]; Paciorek grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Gaston to third, Asselstine out at second]; Murphy
doubled [Gaston scored]; Chaney was walked intentionally; Niekro
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled; Royster was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop to first); Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
REDS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry struck
out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Gaston singled; Asselstine forced Gaston (second to
shortstop) [Asselstine to first]; Paciorek struck out; Murphy
singled [Asselstine to second]; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
REDS 4TH: Griffey made an out to shortstop; Driessen struck out;
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Niekro singled; Royster reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Niekro to second]; Gilbreath forced
Niekro (catcher to third) [Royster to second, Gilbreath to
first]; Montanez struck out while Gilbreath was caught stealing
second (catcher to third to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Geronimo reached
on an error by Montanez [Geronimo to first]; Geronimo stole
second; Concepcion walked; Flynn flied out to center; Zachry
forced Concepcion (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Gaston flied out to center; Asselstine popped to
catcher in foul territory; Paciorek grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (first unassisted); Driessen walked; Driessen stole second;
Perez walked; Bench walked [Driessen to third, Perez to second];
Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
reached on an error by Zachry [Chaney to first]; Niekro grounded
into a double play (third to shortstop to first) [Chaney out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
REDS 7TH: Concepcion struck out; Flynn grounded out (second to
first); Zachry reached on an error by Montanez [Zachry to
first]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Zachry to second]; Rose flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
BRAVES 8TH: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Gilbreath
flied out to center; Montanez homered [Royster scored]; Gaston
grounded out (pitcher to first); Asselstine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0.
REDS 8TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Driessen flied
out to center; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Reds 0.
BRAVES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Paciorek singled;
Murphy flied out to right; Chaney made an out to third; Niekro
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds
0.
REDS 9TH: Bench popped to shortstop; Geronimo doubled to left;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0.
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