Taking advantage of wildness by Cincinnati ace Tom Seaver, the Braves downed the Reds, 5-3, in a nationally televised contest. In the second inning, Jeff Burroughs walked and moved to second on a single by Joe Nolan. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch and Burroughs scored on a passed ball that also moved Nolan to third. A sacrifice fly by Rod Gilbreath scored Nolan. In the fourth frame, a walk to Nolan, triple by Dale Murphy and squeeze bunt by Gilbreath produced another pair. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Monday, August    7, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  2  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  8  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            4   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Office cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Kennedy 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .223
Matthews rf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .284        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Burroughs lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .319        Auerbach 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Bonnell pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .234      Griffey rf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .287
Nolan c               3   2   1   0     1   0   .223      Foster lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .300
Murphy 1b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .243      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .305
Gilbreath 3b          2   0   2   2     0   0   .256      Henderson cf          3   0   0   1     0   1   .200
Ruiz 2b               3   0   2   0     1   1   .333      Driessen 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Mahler p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .107      Correll c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .246
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Seaver p              1   0   1   0     1   0   .149
                                                            Knight ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   8   4     5   6             Totals               29   3   6   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 33,215
Left on Base: Braves 7, Reds 5
DP: Braves 3, Reds 0
Errors: Matthews
Doubles: Ruiz (1), Burroughs (26), Griffey (25)
Triples: Murphy (2)
Home Runs: Foster (26)
Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (6)
Caught Stealing: Royster (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (3), Mahler (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Gilbreath (1), Murphy (4), Henderson (1)
GIDP: Rose (6), Lum (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler W(4-5)           6     5   2   2   5   4   0  26   4.05
Garber SV(18)           3     1   1   1   0   0   1   9   1.77
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5   4   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(11-10)         7     6   4   3   3   5   0  30   3.07
Sarmiento               2     2   1   1   2   1   0   9   3.40
Totals                  9     8   5   4   5   6   0  39

Passed Balls: Correll 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Garber (1), Seaver (5)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to third in foul territory; Office
flied out to right; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey walked; Foster forced
Griffey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Nolan singled to center [Burroughs
to second]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Burroughs to third, Nolan
to second]; Correll allowed a passed ball [Burroughs scored,
Nolan to third]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gilbreath hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nolan scored
(unearned)]; Ruiz struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to center; Henderson flied out to
right; Driessen lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Reds 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Mahler struck out; Royster flied out to center;
Office singled to second; Matthews popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Correll struck out; Seaver walked; Rose grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Seaver out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Reds 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Nolan
walked; Murphy tripled to right [Nolan scored]; Gilbreath out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Murphy scored]; Ruiz
doubled to left; Mahler struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy struck out; Griffey doubled to right [Griffey
to third (error by Matthews)]; Foster walked; Concepcion walked
[Foster to second]; Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Griffey scored]; Driessen flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to left; Office flied out to
right; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Correll singled to center; Seaver singled to left
[Correll to third]; Rose lined into a double play (second to
first) [Seaver out at first]; Kennedy walked; Griffey grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
4, Reds 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Nolan popped to
second; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Reds 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath singled to right; Ruiz singled to right
[Gilbreath to third]; Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Ruiz to second]; Royster reached on a fielder's choice
[Gilbreath out at home (third to catcher to third), Ruiz stayed
at second]; Correll allowed a passed ball [Ruiz to third,
Royster to second]; Office walked; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen singled to right; Correll singled to left
[Driessen to second]; KNIGHT BATTED FOR SEAVER; GARBER REPLACED
MAHLER (PITCHING); LUM BATTED FOR KNIGHT; Lum grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Driessen to third,
Correll out at second]; Garber threw a wild pitch [Driessen
scored]; Rose flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Reds 2.

BRAVES 8TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Burroughs doubled
to left; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Nolan grounded out (second
to first) [Bonnell to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Bonnell scored]; Gilbreath singled to left; Gilbreath stole
second; Ruiz was walked intentionally; Garber struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COLLINS BATTED
FOR KENNEDY; Collins grounded out (third to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Foster homered; Concepcion flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

BRAVES 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING 2B); Royster
walked; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Office flied out to left; Matthews popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Driessen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Correll grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Reds 3.