Homers by Pete Rose and George Foster highlighted a five-run third inning as the Reds enjoyed a 10-4 pounding of the Braves. Rose hit a two-run round-tripper and Foster smashed a three-run circuit clout. The Reds moved comfortably ahead in the fifth, scoring three more tallies on singles by Mike Lum and Tom Seaver and a sacrifice fly by Don Werner. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       31, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  0  5    0  3  1    0  0  1  -  10 13  2
Braves       0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   2   2     0   0   .299      Royster 2b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .279
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Asselstine cf         3   0   0   1     0   2   .272
Griffey rf            5   1   0   0     0   0   .328        Gilbreath 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Concepcion ss         5   1   1   0     0   1   .315      Pocoroba c            4   1   2   2     0   0   .262
  Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Burroughs lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .338
Foster lf             5   2   2   3     0   1   .320      Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .233
Driessen 1b           3   2   1   0     2   0   .323      Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Lum cf                4   2   3   2     1   1   .294      Bonnell 3b,cf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Chaney ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .304
Kennedy 2b            4   0   2   1     1   1   .268      Ruthven p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
Werner c              3   1   0   1     1   1   .186        Skok p              1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
Seaver p              3   0   2   1     0   1   .143        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .121
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .185

Totals               38  10  13  10     5   6             Totals               35   4  10   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 10,933
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 7
DP: Reds 2, Braves 0
Errors: Concepcion, Driessen, Ruthven
Doubles: Lum (2), Foster (8), Skok (1), Bonnell (5)
Home Runs: Rose (4), Foster (9), Lum (3), Pocoroba (1)
Stolen Bases: Royster (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Werner (2), Asselstine (5)
GIDP: Burroughs (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(5-4)           8     9   4   3   2   8   1  34   3.91
Sarmiento               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.84
Totals                  9    10   4   3   2   8   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(2-5)          2.1   4   5   4   1   2   2  13   4.21
Skok                    1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Devine                  0.2   3   3   3   2   0   0   7   6.90
Solomon                 1.1   2   1   1   2   1   0   7   4.15
Campbell                3     2   1   1   0   2   1  11   5.23
Totals                  9    13  10   9   5   6   3  45

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Royster stole second;
Asselstine struck out; Pocoroba flied out to center; Burroughs
reached on a fielder's choice [Royster out at third (third
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted); Lum doubled; Kennedy struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled; Murphy lined into a double play
(center to first) [Matthews out at first]; Bonnell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Werner walked; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Werner to second]; Rose homered [Werner scored];
Griffey reached on an error by Ruthven [Griffey to first];
Concepcion singled [Griffey to third]; Foster homered [Griffey
scored (unearned), Concepcion scored]; SKOK REPLACED RUTHVEN
(PITCHING); Driessen singled to third; Lum struck out; Kennedy
flied out to right; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney singled to first [Chaney to second (error by
Driessen)]; Skok doubled to right [Chaney to third]; Royster
reached on an error by Concepcion [Chaney scored (RBI), Skok to
third, Royster to first]; Asselstine hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Skok scored]; Pocoroba homered [Royster scored (unearned)];
Burroughs singled to left; Matthews struck out; Murphy was
called out on strikes; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 4.

REDS 4TH: Werner popped to catcher in foul territory; Seaver
singled to center; Rose flied out to center; Griffey forced
Seaver (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell doubled to center; Chaney grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bonnell to third]; BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK;
Beall struck out; Royster walked; Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 4.

REDS 5TH: DEVINE REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out
to right; Foster doubled; Driessen walked; Lum singled to right
[Foster scored, Driessen to third, Lum to second (on throw)];
Kennedy was walked intentionally; Werner hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Driessen scored, Lum to third]; Seaver singled to left
[Lum scored, Kennedy to second]; SOLOMON REPLACED DEVINE
(PITCHING); Rose singled to pitcher [Kennedy to third, Seaver to
second]; Griffey flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 8, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs walked; Matthews grounded out (third to first)
[Burroughs to second]; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 8, Braves 4.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (catcher to first); Foster
struck out; Driessen walked; Lum walked [Driessen to second];
Kennedy singled to right [Driessen scored, Lum out at third
(right to first to third to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell lined to third; Chaney flied out to right;
OFFICE BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Werner was called
out on strikes; Seaver struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Royster singled
to left; Asselstine flied out to right; Pocoroba singled to
right [Royster to third]; Burroughs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 8TH: Griffey popped to shortstop; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Matthews
struck out; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 9TH: GILBREATH REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Driessen lined to second; Lum
homered; Kennedy singled to shortstop; Werner flied out to
right; COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 10, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); GERONIMO
REPLACED LUM (PLAYING CF); Chaney singled to center; NOLAN
BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Nolan flied out to center; Royster flied
out to center; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 10, Braves 4.