Led by Dan Driessen, who drove in six runs with two homers and a single, the Reds mauled the Braves, 9-1. Johnny Bench contributed a two-run homer to the Reds' scoring. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     26, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  2  2    0  1  1    0  0  3  -   9 14  1
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .323      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
  Flynn 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .246
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   1     0   2   .317      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .239
Griffey rf            4   3   3   0     1   0   .323      Burroughs rf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .297
Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     3   0   .280      Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .406
  Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Correll c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Driessen 1b           5   2   3   6     0   0   .250        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Foster lf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .328      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   2   .240      Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      LaCorte p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo cf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               40   9  14   9     4   8             Totals               30   1   3   1     4   8

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 11,095
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 6
DP: Reds 1, Braves 0
Errors: Morgan, Correll 2
Doubles: Griffey 2 (4), Foster (3)
Triples: Rose (1)
Home Runs: Bench (3), Driessen 2 (3), Montanez (4)
Stolen Bases: Foster (1), Griffey (2), Driessen (2), Concepcion (5), Morgan (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(1-1)           6     3   1   1   3   7   1  24   3.80
Eastwick SV(3)          3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.20
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4   8   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(1-3)          4.1   9   5   5   2   5   2  23  11.34
Capra                   2.2   2   1   1   1   3   0  11   4.50
Johnson                 2     3   3   3   1   0   1  10  11.74
Totals                  9    14   9   9   4   8   3  44

Wild Pitches: Norman (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Vargo


REDS 1ST: Rose lined to first; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); Griffey doubled to left; Morgan walked; Driessen popped
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office singled; Norman threw a wild pitch [Office to
second]; Royster struck out; Montanez flied out to right;
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster doubled to left; Bench homered [Foster scored];
Geronimo flied out to right; Norman was called out on strikes;
Rose singled to left [Rose out at second (left to second)]; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews walked; Correll singled to center [Matthews
to second]; Gilbreath walked [Matthews to third, Correll to
second]; Rockett lined into a double play (second to first)
[Gilbreath out at first]; LaCorte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion struck out; Griffey singled to second;
Morgan popped to second; Driessen homered [Griffey scored];
Foster singled to center; Foster stole second [Foster to third
(error by Correll)]; Bench was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Office grounded out (second to first); Royster
struck out; Montanez homered; Burroughs walked; Matthews reached
on an error by Morgan [Burroughs to second, Matthews to first];
Correll flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; Norman was
called out on strikes; Rose singled to right; Concepcion struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath struck out; Rockett struck out; LaCorte
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Griffey walked; Griffey stole second; Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted) [Griffey to third]; Driessen singled to
center [Griffey scored]; CAPRA REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING);
Driessen stole second; Foster struck out; Bench popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
grounded out (catcher to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Norman lined
to second; Rose tripled; Concepcion singled to center [Rose
scored]; Concepcion stole second; Griffey flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs struck out; Matthews flied out to center;
Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second [Morgan to third
(error by Correll)]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted);
Foster was called out on strikes; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Gilbreath flied
out to right; Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first);
PACIOREK BATTED FOR CAPRA; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Geronimo flied
out to left; Eastwick singled to left; Rose flied out to left;
Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Office flied out to left; Royster struck out;
Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 6, Braves 1.

REDS 9TH: Griffey doubled to right; Morgan walked; Driessen
homered [Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; Foster grounded out
(third to first); SUMMERS BATTED FOR BENCH; Summers flied out to
right; Geronimo popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING 3B); PLUMMER
REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING C ); FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 2B);
Burroughs walked; Matthews forced Burroughs (shortstop to
second); POCOROBA BATTED FOR CORRELL; Pocoroba popped to second;
Gilbreath forced Matthews (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 1.