George Foster hit his 50th homer of the season, becoming only the fifth player in N. L. history to reach that total, as the Reds defeated the Braves, 5-1. Previous sluggers who had accomplished the feat were Hack Wilson, Ralph Kiner, Johnny Mize and Willie Mays, who did it last in 1965. After striking out in the first inning, Foster singled in the third, batted in a run with a triple in the fifth, singled in the seventh and hit his homer in the ninth to become the first player in Reds' history with 50. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, September 23, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 11  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .305      Royster 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .217
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Office cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Griffey rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .318        Asselstine ph,cf    1   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .277
Foster cf,lf          5   2   4   2     0   1   .325      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Bench lf,c            4   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Matthews lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .284
Concepcion ss         5   2   2   0     0   1   .275      Murphy c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Driessen 1b           1   0   0   1     2   0   .294      Bonnell 3b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .300
Werner c              2   0   1   2     0   0   .176      Rockett ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
  Geronimo ph,cf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Mahler p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Moskau p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .197
  Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .161        Davey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Paciorek ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .242
                                                            Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
                                                            Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .274

Totals               34   5  11   5     6   4             Totals               36   1  11   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  9,471
Left on Base: Reds 10, Braves 9
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Errors: Murphy, Mahler
Doubles: Bonnell (11)
Triples: Foster (2)
Home Runs: Foster (50)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (29), Morgan (48)
Caught Stealing: Werner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Werner (1), Driessen (5)
GIDP: Bench (10), Office (9), Murphy (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(5-6)           5.1   8   1   1   0   2   0  23   4.36
Murray                  1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.68
Borbon SV(17)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.27
Totals                  9    11   1   1   1   3   0  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(0-1)           4     7   4   2   3   1   0  22   6.17
Hanna                   1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   5.19
Davey                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.86
Capra                   2     3   1   1   1   2   1  10   5.41
Totals                  9    11   5   3   6   4   1  42

Wild Pitches: Mahler (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Sudol


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey lined to
first; Morgan singled to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to shortstop; Office grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Royster out at
second]; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to center; Concepcion singled to left;
Concepcion stole second [Concepcion to third (error by Murphy)];
Driessen walked; Werner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Concepcion
scored (unearned)]; Moskau forced Driessen (second to
shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez popped to third in foul territory; Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to center; Griffey forced Rose (second to
shortstop); Morgan popped to first; Foster singled to left
[Griffey to second]; Bench popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell singled to right; Rockett grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bonnell to second]; Mahler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to right; Concepcion was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Mahler [Concepcion to third];
Driessen hit a sacrifice fly to right [Concepcion scored
(unearned)]; Werner singled to center; Moskau forced Werner
(third to second); Rose walked [Moskau to second]; Griffey flied
out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to pitcher); Burroughs
flied out to center; Montanez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Mahler threw a
wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Foster tripled [Morgan scored];
HANNA REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Bench walked; Concepcion lined
to second; Driessen walked [Bench to second]; Werner forced
Driessen (third to second) [Foster scored, Bench to third];
Werner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews singled to shortstop; Murphy made an out to
first; Bonnell singled to center [Matthews to second]; Rockett
singled to left [Matthews to third, Bonnell to second]; CHANEY
BATTED FOR HANNA; Chaney struck out; Royster flied out to
center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: DAVEY REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Moskau struck out;
Rose flied out to right; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Office popped to second; Burroughs singled to left;
Montanez singled to right [Burroughs to third]; Matthews singled
to right [Burroughs scored, Montanez to second]; MURRAY REPLACED
MOSKAU (PITCHING); Murphy grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Morgan flied out to right; Foster singled to left;
Bench grounded into a double play (second to first) [Foster out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Rockett
walked; PACIOREK BATTED FOR DAVEY; Paciorek singled to right
[Rockett to second]; Royster popped to first in foul territory;
ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR OFFICE; Asselstine singled to first
[Rockett to third, Paciorek to second]; Burroughs flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: CAPRA REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); ASSELSTINE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Concepcion struck out; Driessen grounded
out (second to first); GERONIMO BATTED FOR WERNER; Geronimo
singled to right; LUM BATTED FOR MURRAY; Lum walked [Geronimo to
second]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); GERONIMO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BENCH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Montanez flied out to center;
Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 1.

REDS 9TH: Griffey struck out; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Foster homered; Bench singled to left; Concepcion
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Bonnell doubled;
Rockett popped to catcher in foul territory; GASTON BATTED FOR
CAPRA; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonnell to
third]; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.