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The Reds erupted for six runs in the first inning and scored 12 runs in the fifth while overpowering the Braves, 23-9. George Foster hit three-run homers in the first and fifth innings and doubled, scoring another run, in the third. The Reds' 12-run fifth tied the modern record for runs in an inning set by the 1926 New York Giants against the Boston Braves. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 23, Atlanta Braves 9Game Played on Monday, April 25, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumReds 6 3 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 - 23 18 2
Braves 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 9 17 6
Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .298 Office cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .301
Summers rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Royster 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .262
Concepcion ss 5 2 1 0 0 1 .328 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Plummer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Paciorek ph,3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Griffey rf 3 3 2 0 2 0 .295 Montanez 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .239
Flynn ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Burroughs rf 5 2 4 4 0 0 .306
Morgan 2b 1 4 1 2 4 0 .292 Matthews lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .426
Knight 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Asselstine lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .125
Driessen 1b 3 4 2 4 2 0 .216 Pocoroba c 3 1 1 3 0 0 .257
Lum 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Nolan ph,c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .667
Foster lf 4 5 4 7 1 0 .321 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279
Armbrister lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bench c,3b 6 3 4 4 0 0 .239 Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Geronimo cf 6 1 1 3 0 2 .204 Rockett ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 .296
Billingham p 5 0 2 1 0 1 .273 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Easterly p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500
Moore 3b,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 46 23 18 21 10 5 Totals 44 9 17 9 0 5
Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 11,242
Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 8
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Errors: Knight, Bench, Burroughs, Pocoroba, Gilbreath, Rockett 2, Moore
Doubles: Foster (2), Bench (3), Driessen (5), Nolan (1)
Triples: Morgan (1)
Home Runs: Foster 2 (3), Bench (2), Geronimo (2), Pocoroba (1)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (1), Morgan (4), Driessen (1), Royster (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (3)
GIDP: Plummer (1), Royster (2), Matthews (2)
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Billingham W(2-1) 8 17 9 5 0 5 1 41 6.00
Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.50
Totals 9 17 9 5 0 5 1 44
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro L(0-3) 0.2 5 6 6 2 1 2 9 5.90
Easterly 3.1 5 8 8 7 2 0 22 14.21
Beard 3 8 9 3 1 1 2 20 6.23
Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 11.12
Totals 9 18 23 17 10 5 4 57
Wild Pitches: Billingham (2)
Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick
REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Concepcion flied out to center; Griffey
singled to right [Rose scored (error by Burroughs) (no RBI),
Griffey to second]; Morgan walked; Griffey stole third and
Morgan stole second [Griffey scored (error by Pocoroba), Morgan
to third]; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Foster
homered [Morgan scored, Driessen scored]; Bench homered;
Geronimo struck out; Billingham singled to center; EASTERLY
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Rose walked [Billingham to second];
Concepcion forced Rose (shortstop unassisted); 6 R, 5 H, 2 E, 2
LOB. Reds 6, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to left; Royster singled to second;
Royster stole second; Montanez flied out to right [Royster to
third]; Burroughs singled to first [Royster scored]; Matthews
singled to left [Burroughs to second]; Pocoroba homered
[Burroughs scored, Matthews scored]; Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Braves 4.
REDS 2ND: Griffey flied out to center; Morgan walked; Driessen
walked [Morgan to second]; Foster doubled to left [Morgan
scored, Driessen to third]; Bench singled [Driessen scored,
Foster scored]; Geronimo forced Bench (third to second);
Billingham struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.
BRAVES 2ND: Rockett was called out on strikes; Easterly singled
to center; Office singled to left [Easterly to second]; Royster
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Office
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.
REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion was
called out on strikes; Griffey singled to first; Morgan walked
[Griffey to second]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.
BRAVES 3RD: Montanez flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to
right; Matthews singled to center; Pocoroba flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 4.
REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Bench doubled [Foster scored]; Geronimo
grounded out (second to first) [Bench to third]; Billingham out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bench scored]; Rose
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 11,
Braves 4.
BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Rockett
singled to third; Easterly struck out; Office singled to right
[Rockett to third]; Royster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 11, Braves 4.
REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to third; Griffey walked
[Concepcion to second]; Morgan walked [Concepcion to third,
Griffey to second]; BEARD REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); MOORE
REPLACED EASTERLY (PLAYING 3B); Driessen doubled [Concepcion
scored, Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Driessen to third (error
by Rockett)]; Foster singled [Driessen scored]; Bench reached on
an error by Gilbreath [Foster to second, Bench to first];
Geronimo homered [Foster scored (unearned), Bench scored];
Billingham lined to shortstop; Rose popped to first; Concepcion
reached on an error by Rockett [Concepcion to first]; Griffey
walked [Concepcion to second]; Morgan tripled [Concepcion scored
(unearned), Griffey scored (unearned)]; Driessen singled to
first [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Foster homered (unearned)
[Driessen scored (unearned)]; Bench singled; Geronimo grounded
out (second to first); 12 R (6 ER), 8 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Reds 23,
Braves 4.
BRAVES 5TH: SUMMERS REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING RF); PLUMMER REPLACED
CONCEPCION (PLAYING C ); FLYNN REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING SS);
ARMBRISTER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); KNIGHT REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Montanez was
called out on strikes; Burroughs singled to right; Matthews
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 23,
Braves 4.
REDS 6TH: ASSELSTINE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING LF); Billingham
singled to left; Summers popped to shortstop; Plummer grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Billingham out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 23, Braves 4.
BRAVES 6TH: LUM REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 1B); Pocoroba flied
out to right; Gilbreath singled to left; Rockett grounded out
(third to first) [Gilbreath to second]; Billingham threw a wild
pitch [Gilbreath to third]; Moore popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 23, Braves 4.
REDS 7TH: Flynn reached on an error by Moore [Flynn to first];
Knight flied out to left; Lum struck out; Armbrister forced
Flynn (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 23, Braves
4.
BRAVES 7TH: Office reached on an error by Knight [Office to
first]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR BEARD; Paciorek reached on an error
by Bench [Office to second, Paciorek to first]; Montanez
grounded out (second to first) [Office to third, Paciorek to
second]; Burroughs singled to center [Office scored (unearned),
Paciorek scored (unearned)]; Asselstine singled to right
[Burroughs to second]; NOLAN BATTED FOR POCOROBA; Nolan doubled
to right [Burroughs scored (unearned), Asselstine to third];
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first) [Asselstine scored
(unearned)]; Rockett struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 23, Braves 8.
REDS 8TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); NOLAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); JOHNSON REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); MOORE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Bench grounded out (third to
first); Geronimo struck out; Billingham grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 23, Braves 8.
BRAVES 8TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
singled to center; Paciorek flied out to right; Montanez singled
[Office to third]; Burroughs singled to left [Office scored,
Montanez to second]; Asselstine popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Reds 23, Braves 9.
REDS 9TH: Summers flied out to right; Plummer flied out to
right; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds
23, Braves 9.
BRAVES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Nolan
grounded out (first unassisted); ROBINSON BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rockett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 23, Braves 9.
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