An extra-base attack that included four homers, one triple and two doubles powered the Reds to a 9-3 victory over the Braves. Ed Armbrister and Dave Concepcion each hit for the circuit with a man on base, while George Foster and Dan Driessen rapped solo drives. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 9, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      5, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    3  1  0    4  0  0  -   9 14  1
Braves       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   3 12  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   3   1     1   0   .309      Moore 3b              4   0   1   0     1   2   .274
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .364      Office cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .254
Armbrister rf         4   1   2   2     0   0   .368      Montanez 1b           4   1   2   0     1   1   .311
  Griffey ph,rf       1   0   1   0     1   0   .339      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     2   2   .312      Matthews lf           5   1   2   0     0   2   .281
Foster lf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .309      Pocoroba c            4   0   3   1     1   0   .317
Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   2   .275      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .237
  Plummer c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .155      Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Concepcion ss         5   2   2   2     0   0   .299        Royster ph,ss       1   1   0   0     1   0   .212
Driessen 1b           4   1   1   2     1   0   .313      Collins p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo cf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .289        Gaston ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Fryman p              2   0   1   0     1   1   .318        Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Lum ph              0   1   0   0     0   0   .114        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Knight 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .344        Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
                                                            Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Asselstine ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Ruthven p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               40   9  14   8     7   8             Totals               36   3  12   2     6  10

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 14,344
Left on Base: Reds 12, Braves 13
DP: Reds 2, Braves 2
Errors: Morgan, Moore, Burroughs, Chaney
Doubles: Rose (25), Knight (3), Pocoroba (16)
Triples: Concepcion (2)
Home Runs: Driessen (12), Armbrister (1), Foster (23), Concepcion (5)
Stolen Bases: Rose (7)
Caught Stealing: Armbrister (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Office (2)
GIDP: Bench (6), Gilbreath (5), Moore (5)
Hit by Pitch: Lum (1,by Leon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman W(5-5)           6     9   2   2   3   9   0  29   5.38
Borbon SV(7)            3     3   1   1   3   1   0  14   2.71
Totals                  9    12   3   3   6  10   0  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Collins L(1-8)          4     6   4   4   3   3   2  21   5.44
Capra                   0.2   2   1   1   2   1   1   6   6.19
Easterly                1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.69
Leon                    0.1   3   4   3   1   0   1   6   4.63
Kline                   1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   5.06
Ruthven                 1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.14
Totals                  9    14   9   8   7   8   4  48

Hit by Pitch: Leon (6)
Balks: Collins (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Jim Quick


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Collins balked [Rose to second];
Armbrister flied out to right; Morgan walked; Foster forced
Morgan (shortstop to second) [Rose to third]; Bench struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Moore walked; Office out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Moore to second]; Montanez struck out;
Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion tripled; Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Concepcion scored]; Geronimo flied out to left;
Fryman singled to shortstop; Rose singled to center [Fryman to
second]; Armbrister grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews struck out; Pocoroba doubled to left;
Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan walked; Foster reached on an error by Chaney
[Morgan to second, Foster to first]; Bench grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Foster to second, Morgan out at
third]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Collins grounded out (third to first); Moore was
called out on strikes; Office singled to center; Montanez
singled [Office to third]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen homered; Geronimo struck out; Fryman was
called out on strikes; Rose singled; Rose stole second;
Armbrister homered [Rose scored]; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews singled to left; Pocoroba singled to second
[Matthews to third (error by Morgan), Pocoroba to second];
Gilbreath walked; Chaney struck out; GASTON BATTED FOR COLLINS;
Gaston singled to left [Matthews scored, Pocoroba to third,
Gilbreath to second]; Moore struck out; Office was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: CAPRA REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Foster homered;
Bench was called out on strikes; Concepcion lined to shortstop;
Driessen walked; Geronimo singled to right [Driessen to third];
Fryman walked [Geronimo to second]; EASTERLY REPLACED CAPRA
(PITCHING); Rose grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Montanez singled; Burroughs walked [Montanez to
second]; Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory; Pocoroba
singled to center [Montanez scored, Burroughs to second];
Gilbreath grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Pocoroba out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves
2.

REDS 6TH: Armbrister singled to left; Armbrister was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Morgan struck out;
Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: ROYSTER BATTED FOR CHANEY; Royster grounded out
(third to first); PACIOREK BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Paciorek struck
out; Moore singled to right; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 2.

REDS 7TH: LEON REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); ROYSTER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Bench singled; Concepcion homered [Bench
scored]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
walked; LUM BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Lum was hit by a pitch [Geronimo
to second]; Rose doubled to right [Geronimo scored, Lum scored
(error by Burroughs) (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to third]; KLINE
REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); GRIFFEY BATTED FOR ARMBRISTER; Griffey
walked; Morgan lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Griffey out at first]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: GRIFFEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KNIGHT REPLACED
LUM (PLAYING 3B); PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); BORBON
REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Montanez flied out to center;
Burroughs flied out to right; Matthews singled to center;
Pocoroba walked [Matthews to second]; Gilbreath forced Pocoroba
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 2.

REDS 8TH: Foster reached on an error by Moore [Foster to first];
Plummer forced Foster (third to second); Concepcion forced
Plummer (third to second); Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster walked; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR KLINE;
Asselstine singled to right [Royster to third]; Moore grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Royster
scored (no RBI), Asselstine out at second]; Office singled to
shortstop; Montanez walked [Office to second]; Burroughs forced
Montanez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9,
Braves 3.

REDS 9TH: RUTHVEN REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Geronimo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight doubled to left;
Borbon was called out on strikes; Griffey singled to shortstop
[Knight to third]; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Matthews struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (first
unassisted); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 3.