The Reds broke away with three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Braves, 6-2, behind the combined four-hit hurling of Tom Hume and Manny Sarmiento. A single by Cesar Geronimo and pass to Champ Summers touched off the Reds' outburst and led to the departure of Braves' starter Preston Hanna.

After Dave Campbell relieved, Mike Lum walked to load the bases and, after one out, Ray Knight broke the 1-1 tie with a two-run single. Ken Griffey followed with a single to drive in Lum. Dave Concepcion added to the Reds' lead with a two-run single in the eighth. Willie Montanez accounted for the Braves' runs with a double and homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, October   1, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  4  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    3  2  x  -   6 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Rose 3b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .311
Asselstine cf         4   0   0   0     0   3   .210        Knight 3b           2   0   2   2     0   0   .253
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Griffey rf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .318
Montanez 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .288      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     2   2   .288
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Murphy c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Driessen 1b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .300
Bonnell 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .297      Geronimo cf           4   2   2   0     0   2   .268
Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Werner c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Summers ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .173
  Robinson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Concepcion ss       1   0   1   2     0   0   .272
Hanna p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .071      Auerbach ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .156
  Belloir ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              0   1   0   0     1   0   .161
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hume p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Theiss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bench ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  Collins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     2   7             Totals               34   6  10   6     4   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 20,701
Left on Base: Braves 4, Reds 9
DP: Braves 0, Reds 0
Errors: Murphy
Doubles: Montanez (31), Rose (38), Geronimo (22)
Home Runs: Montanez (20), Driessen (17)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (49)
Sacrifice Hits: Sarmiento (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna L(2-6)            6.1   4   3   3   2   6   1  25   4.95
Campbell                0.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   6   3.15
Davey                   0     3   2   2   0   0   0   4   5.06
Theiss                  0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.53
Collins                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.09
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   8   1  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume W(3-3)             7     3   1   1   2   4   0  26   7.12
Sarmiento SV(1)         2     1   1   1   0   3   1   7   2.45
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   7   1  33

Wild Pitches: Hanna (5)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Asselstine struck out;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second;
Foster popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez flied out to left; Matthews struck out;
Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen homered; Geronimo struck out; Werner grounded
out (third to first); Auerbach popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Rockett flied
out to left; Hanna walked; Royster forced Hanna (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Hume singled to center; Rose doubled [Hume to third];
Griffey reached on a fielder's choice [Hume out at home (third
to catcher to shortstop)]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Rose to
third, Griffey to second]; Morgan struck out; Foster struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Asselstine struck out; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
struck out; Werner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
singled to left; Bonnell forced Murphy (second to shortstop);
Rockett forced Bonnell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); Hume
grounded out (first unassisted); Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Hanna grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
flied out to center; Asselstine grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
struck out; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 7TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Burroughs singled
to left; Montanez doubled to right [Burroughs scored]; Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (third to
first); Bonnell was walked intentionally; Rockett struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo
singled to center; SUMMERS BATTED FOR WERNER; Summers walked
[Geronimo to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED ROCKETT (PITCHING);
BELLOIR REPLACED HANNA (PLAYING SS); LUM BATTED FOR AUERBACH;
Lum walked [Geronimo to third, Summers to second]; BENCH BATTED
FOR HUME; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Knight
singled [Geronimo scored, Summers scored, Lum to third]; Griffey
singled to left [Lum scored, Knight to second]; Morgan walked
[Knight to third, Griffey to second]; Foster flied out to right;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 4.

BRAVES 8TH: BENCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SARMIENTO
REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); CONCEPCION REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING
SS); OFFICE BATTED FOR BELLOIR; Office popped to catcher in foul
territory; Royster struck out; Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: DAVEY REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); ROBINSON REPLACED
CAMPBELL (PLAYING SS); Driessen singled to shortstop; Geronimo
doubled to left [Driessen to third]; Concepcion singled to left
[Driessen scored, Geronimo scored]; Sarmiento reached on an
error by Murphy on a sacrifice bunt [Concepcion to second,
Sarmiento to first]; THEISS REPLACED DAVEY (PITCHING); Bench
struck out; Knight singled to left [Concepcion to third,
Sarmiento to second]; COLLINS REPLACED THEISS (PITCHING);
Griffey struck out; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R,
4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Reds 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs struck out; Montanez homered; Matthews
popped to first in foul territory; Murphy flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 6.