Ken Griffey doubled, tripled and homered, driving in three runs, and Tom Seaver gained his 21st victory as the Reds defeated the Braves, 7-1. Seaver struck out five, leaving him five short of reaching the 200 mark for the 10th straight season. George Foster drove in a run with an infield out in the third inning for his 148th RBI of the season, tying Johnny Bench's Cincinnati club record. Jerry Royster hit a homer to account for the Braves' run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, September 30, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2
Reds         1  0  2    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   7 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .216      Rose 3b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .311
Asselstine cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Griffey rf            4   3   3   3     0   0   .319
Burroughs rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Driessen 1b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .299
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Foster lf             2   1   0   1     2   1   .323
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .285      Bench c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Murphy c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .313        Werner c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bonnell 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .299      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Niekro p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .174      Knight 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .236
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Auerbach 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Collins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Seaver p              4   1   1   0     0   2   .198
  Theiss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     0   5             Totals               34   7  11   6     2   7

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 19,653
Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 5
DP: Braves 0, Reds 1
Errors: Montanez, Rockett
Doubles: Burroughs (19), Griffey (35), Bench (34)
Triples: Griffey (7)
Home Runs: Royster (6), Griffey (12)
Caught Stealing: Geronimo (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (6)
GIDP: Bonnell (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(16-20)         6     9   6   6   1   7   1  27   4.03
Collins                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.14
Theiss                  1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   6.64
Totals                  8    11   7   7   2   7   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(21-6)          9     8   1   1   0   5   1  34   2.58
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   5   1  34

Passed Balls: Murphy (4)
Wild Pitches: Collins (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Paul Pryor


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Asselstine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burroughs doubled; Montanez flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey doubled
to left; Driessen singled to right [Griffey scored]; Foster
struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews struck out; Murphy flied out to center;
Bonnell singled to left; Rockett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
struck out; Knight singled to shortstop [Knight to second (error
by Rockett)]; Murphy allowed a passed ball [Knight to third];
Seaver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to left; Royster out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Niekro to second]; Asselstine flied out
to left; Burroughs popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Rose singled; Griffey tripled [Rose scored];
Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster grounded out
(third to first) [Griffey scored]; Bench popped to third; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Montanez flied out to center; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy singled to center; Bonnell singled
to right [Murphy to second]; Rockett flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo singled to left; Geronimo was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Concepcion flied out to right;
Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro popped to first; Royster homered; Asselstine
grounded out (second to first); Burroughs singled to center;
Montanez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Seaver singled to left; Rose flied out to left;
Griffey homered [Seaver scored]; Driessen struck out; Foster
walked; Bench doubled to left [Foster scored]; Geronimo grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 6.

BRAVES 6TH: WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Matthews struck
out; Murphy singled to center; Bonnell grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion struck out; Knight flied out to left;
Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); OFFICE
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Office struck out; Royster flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: COLLINS REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Rose singled to
center; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to
second]; Collins threw a wild pitch [Rose to third]; Driessen
singled to first [Rose scored (error by Montanez) (no RBI),
Driessen to second]; THEISS REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Foster
was walked intentionally; Werner forced Driessen (third
unassisted) [Foster to second]; Geronimo forced Werner (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Asselstine popped to second; Burroughs grounded out
(third to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); Seaver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.

BRAVES 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 2B); Matthews
flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 7.