The Braves capitalized on four errors and scored four unearned runs to defeat the Reds, 6-3. Barry Bonnell, who had a pair of singles, batted in two of the Braves' runs and scored two. Mickey Mahler and Dave Campbell combined to hold the Reds to five hits. George Foster drove in one run to finish the season with 149 RBIs. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Sunday, October   2, 1977 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       2  1  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   6 13  0
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  4


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            5   1   2   1     0   1   .216      Rose 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Bonnell cf,rf         3   2   2   2     2   0   .300        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     2   0   .283        Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Montanez 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .287        Torres p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murphy c              5   0   2   1     0   0   .316      Griffey rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .318
Paciorek rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Morgan 2b             1   0   0   1     0   1   .288
  Office cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Auerbach 2b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .156
Gilbreath 3b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .243        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .160
Rockett ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .254      Foster lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .320
Mahler p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Campbell p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Werner c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                          Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   3   .271
                                                          Driessen 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .300
                                                          Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
                                                          Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .110
                                                            Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
                                                            Knight 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .261

Totals               38   6  13   5     4   2             Totals               30   3   5   3     1   9

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 40,204
Left on Base: Braves 10, Reds 2
DP: Braves 1, Reds 4
Errors: Rose 2, Concepcion, Norman
Doubles: Matthews (25), Royster (10), Murphy (8)
Triples: Griffey (8), Driessen (4)
Stolen Bases: Royster (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Mahler (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (5)
GIDP: Matthews (13), Royster (11), Montanez (18), Gilbreath (10), Summers (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler W(1-2)           6     3   3   3   1   6   0  22   6.26
Campbell SV(13)         3     2   0   0   0   3   0  10   3.05
Totals                  9     5   3   3   1   9   0  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(14-13)         6     9   4   2   3   1   0  29   3.38
Capilla                 2     2   2   0   1   1   0  10   4.47
Torres                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.16
Totals                  9    13   6   2   4   2   0  43

Passed Balls: Murphy (5)
Wild Pitches: Campbell (3), Norman (11)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Bonnell walked; Matthews doubled
to left [Bonnell to third]; Montanez reached on an error by
Norman [Bonnell scored (RBI), Matthews to third, Montanez to
first]; Murphy forced Montanez (second to shortstop) [Matthews
scored (unearned)]; Paciorek singled to second [Murphy to
second]; Gilbreath flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey tripled to
right; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to right [Griffey scored];
Foster flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds
1.

BRAVES 2ND: On a bunt Rockett singled; Mahler out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rockett to second]; Royster doubled to
center [Rockett scored]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Royster to
third]; Bonnell walked; Matthews grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion struck
out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Montanez flied out to left; Murphy doubled to left;
Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo flied out to right; Norman grounded out
(second to first); Rose singled to right; Griffey struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mahler
singled to center; Royster grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Mahler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Morgan struck out; Foster grounded out (third to
first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds
1.

BRAVES 5TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt
Bonnell singled; Matthews walked [Bonnell to second]; Montanez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bonnell to third, Matthews out at second]; Murphy reached on an
error by Rose [Bonnell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Murphy to
second (error by Rose)]; Paciorek flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion struck out; Driessen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath popped to first; Rockett popped to first;
Mahler singled to left; Royster singled to shortstop [Mahler to
second]; Bonnell forced Royster (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR NORMAN; Armbrister struck out;
Rose flied out to right; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

BRAVES 7TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING 3B); CAPILLA
REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Matthews walked; Montanez flied out to
center; Murphy flied out to center; Paciorek forced Matthews
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: OFFICE REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Auerbach walked; Murphy allowed a passed
ball [Auerbach to second]; Foster singled to center [Auerbach
scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Campbell threw a
wild pitch [Foster to second]; Bench popped to shortstop;
Concepcion struck out; Driessen tripled [Foster scored];
Geronimo struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 3.

BRAVES 8TH: WERNER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Gilbreath
singled to center; Rockett struck out; Campbell reached on an
error by Concepcion [Gilbreath to second, Campbell to first];
Royster forced Campbell (first unassisted) [Gilbreath to third];
Royster stole second; Bonnell singled to right [Gilbreath scored
(unearned), Royster scored (unearned)]; Matthews popped to
shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Knight singled to center; SUMMERS BATTED FOR CAPILLA;
Summers grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Knight out at second]; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 3.

BRAVES 9TH: TORRES REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Montanez singled
to second; Murphy singled to left [Montanez to second]; Office
popped to catcher in foul territory; Gilbreath grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Montanez out at third]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: LUM BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Lum struck out; Foster lined
to right; Werner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Reds 3.