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Tuesday August 1, 1978
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Pete Rose had his hitting streak halted at 44 games while the Reds were losing to the Braves, 16-4. The Cincinnati third baseman walked in the first inning, lined out to pitcher in the second, lined out to shortstop in the fifth, lined out to third base in the seventh and struck out in the ninth. His first three trips to the plate were against Braves' starter Larry McWilliams and the last two against reliever Gene Garber.

Meanwhile, Bob Horner drove in four runs in leading the Braves' attack. Horner's homer -- a three-run shot -- and another blast by Dale Murphy came in the fifth inning when the Braves broke a tie with a five-run rally. Barry Bonnell, who homered to lead off the seventh, also doubled home a run in the first and singled home another in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 16, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds         3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  3
Braves       2  0  0    1  5  0    3  5  x  -  16 21  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   0   0     1   1   .313      Royster ss            5   2   2   0     0   1   .275
Griffey rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .289      Bonnell cf,lf         5   3   4   3     0   1   .236
Concepcion ss         3   1   2   2     1   0   .304      Matthews rf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .293
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .296      Burroughs lf          2   1   1   1     2   0   .322
Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .257        Office pr,cf        1   2   0   0     0   0   .265
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Horner 3b             5   4   3   4     0   0   .282
Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Murphy 1b             5   1   1   1     0   2   .244
Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Gilbreath 2b          5   1   3   3     0   0   .249
Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Nolan c               5   0   3   3     0   0   .241
Norman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      McWilliams p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Borbon p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Beall ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .240
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Collins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .111
  Correll c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .217

Totals               33   4   7   4     4   6             Totals               43  16  21  15     2   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 31,159
Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 6
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Errors: Griffey, Concepcion, Kennedy, Horner
Doubles: Griffey (24), Royster 2 (12), Bonnell (7), Horner (10), Gilbreath (12)
Home Runs: Bench (16), Concepcion (5), Horner (10), Murphy (17), Bonnell (1)
Stolen Bases: Bonnell (10)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (8), Gilbreath (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (7)
GIDP: Burroughs (10), Royster (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  0     4   2   2   0   0   0   4   3.61
Borbon L(5-2)           5     7   6   6   1   3   2  21   4.56
Hume                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.16
Sarmiento               1     4   3   3   1   1   1   8   3.41
Tomlin                  1     5   5   1   0   2   0  10   4.01
Totals                  8    21  16  12   2   6   3  46

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(3-0)       5     4   4   4   3   2   2  22   3.27
Campbell                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.61
Garber SV(16)           3     3   0   0   0   4   0  11   1.56
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   6   2  37

Wild Pitches: Borbon (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey doubled to right [Rose to third];
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rose scored];
Foster struck out; Bench homered [Griffey scored]; Henderson
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled to left; Bonnell doubled to right
[Royster scored]; Matthews singled to left [Bonnell to third];
Burroughs singled to left [Bonnell scored, Matthews to second];
BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Horner flied out to left;
Murphy struck out; Gilbreath flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy
flied out to left; Borbon singled to right; Rose lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Nolan grounded out (second to pitcher); McWilliams
grounded out (second to first); Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion
walked; Concepcion was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell singled to left; Matthews popped to catcher
in foul territory; Burroughs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to center; Henderson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Driessen walked; Kennedy reached on an error
by Horner [Driessen to third, Kennedy to first]; Borbon flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner doubled to left; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gilbreath singled to center [Horner
scored]; Gilbreath was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Nolan popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied
out to left; Concepcion homered; Foster grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: BEALL BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Beall singled to left;
Royster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Beall to
second]; Bonnell singled to center [Beall scored]; Bonnell stole
second; Matthews struck out; Burroughs walked; Borbon threw a
wild pitch [Bonnell to third, Burroughs to second]; Horner
homered [Bonnell scored, Burroughs scored]; Murphy homered;
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 8.

REDS 6TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Bench popped to
second; Henderson walked; Driessen flied out to right; Kennedy
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: HUME REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Nolan singled to
left; RUIZ BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Ruiz flied out to right; Royster
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 8.

REDS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); COLLINS BATTED FOR
HUME; Collins singled to center; Rose lined into a double play
(third to first) [Collins out at first]; Griffey singled to
center; Concepcion singled to left [Griffey to third]; Foster
struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Bonnell
homered; Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs walked; OFFICE
RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner singled to center [Office to second];
Murphy flied out to right; Gilbreath singled to center [Office
scored, Horner to third]; Nolan singled to right [Horner scored,
Gilbreath to third]; Garber struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 4, Braves 11.

REDS 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bench lined to third; Henderson grounded
out (second to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 11.

BRAVES 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED SARMIENTO (PLAYING C ); TOMLIN
REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); Royster doubled to left; Bonnell
struck out; Matthews singled to right [Royster scored (error by
Griffey) (no RBI)]; Office reached on an error by Kennedy
[Matthews to third, Office to second]; Horner reached on an
error by Concepcion [Matthews scored (unearned) (RBI), Office
stayed at second, Horner to first]; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath
doubled to center [Office scored (unearned), Horner to third];
Nolan singled to center [Horner scored (unearned), Gilbreath
scored (unearned)]; Garber singled to center [Nolan to second];
Royster flied out to right; 5 R (1 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Braves 16.

REDS 9TH: Kennedy struck out; Correll struck out; Rose struck
out; Pete Rose 44-game hitting streak ended; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 16.



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