The Braves erupted for five runs in the fourth inning and added three more on homers by Gary Matthews, Bob Horner and Glenn Hubbard in the fifth to defeat the Reds, 8-1. Hubbard's homer was the first of his major league career. The rookie second baseman also hit a two-run double to feature the Braves' outburst in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Braves       0  0  0    5  3  0    0  0  x  -   8 13  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Royster ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .258
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Office cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Matthews rf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .285
  Oester pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whisenton rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffey cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Burroughs lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .309
Foster lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .278        Bonnell pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Bench c               1   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Horner 3b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .266
  Correll c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Murphy 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .231
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Hubbard 2b            3   2   2   3     1   0   .289
  Dumoulin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Benedict c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .257
  Knight 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .206      McWilliams p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .067
Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
DeFreites 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
LaCoss p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .074
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Auerbach ss,2b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .327

Totals               33   1   6   1     2   3             Totals               32   8  13   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 12,784
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 7
DP: Reds 2, Braves 0
Errors: Royster, Matthews
Doubles: Hubbard (4)
Home Runs: Foster (35), Matthews (18), Horner (22), Hubbard (1)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCoss (6), McWilliams 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Royster (4)
GIDP: Matthews (16)
Hit by Pitch: Royster (2,by Dumoulin)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(4-8)           3     4   5   5   3   0   0  16   4.55
Sarmiento               2     4   3   3   0   1   3  10   4.43
Dumoulin                2     3   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Tomlin                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   5.58
Totals                  8    13   8   8   3   3   3  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(9-2)       9     6   1   1   2   3   1  36   2.76
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Dumoulin (1)
Balks: LaCoss (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Morgan popped to first; Griffey
singled to right [Rose to third, Griffey to second (error by
Matthews)]; Foster was walked intentionally; Bench popped to
third; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Office grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (third to first); DeFreites
singled to center; LaCoss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [DeFreites to second]; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted); Foster homered; Bench walked; Concepcion singled to
left [Bench to second]; Henderson popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard walked; Benedict singled to left [Hubbard to
second]; McWilliams out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Hubbard to third, Benedict to second]; Royster popped to first
in foul territory; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: DeFreites flied out to center; LaCoss flied out to
right; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: CORRELL REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Matthews
singled to third; LaCoss balked [Matthews to second]; Burroughs
walked; Horner singled to left [Matthews scored, Burroughs to
second]; Murphy walked [Burroughs to third, Horner to second];
Hubbard doubled to right [Burroughs scored, Horner scored,
Murphy to third]; SARMIENTO REPLACED LACOSS (PITCHING); Benedict
singled to center [Murphy scored, Hubbard to third]; McWilliams
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Benedict to second];
Royster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hubbard scored]; Office
lined to right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 5.

REDS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (second to first); Foster popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews homered; Burroughs grounded out (third to
first); Horner homered; Murphy was called out on strikes;
Hubbard homered; Benedict flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

REDS 6TH: Correll struck out; Concepcion struck out; Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: AUERBACH REPLACED SARMIENTO (PLAYING SS); DUMOULIN
REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); McWilliams was called out on
strikes; Royster was hit by a pitch; Office singled to right
[Royster to second]; Matthews grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Office out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

REDS 7TH: WHISENTON REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING RF); DeFreites
flied out to right; Auerbach struck out; Rose flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs singled to center; BONNELL RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Horner flied out to center; Murphy singled to left
[Bonnell to second]; Hubbard hit into a double play (center to
shortstop to third) [Bonnell out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

REDS 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morgan reached on
an error by Royster [Morgan to first]; OESTER RAN FOR MORGAN;
Griffey popped to shortstop; Foster flied out to center; Correll
forced Oester (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: OESTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); AUERBACH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TOMLIN REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); KNIGHT
REPLACED DUMOULIN (PLAYING 3B); Benedict grounded out (third to
first); McWilliams was called out on strikes; Royster singled to
left; Office singled [Royster to second]; Whisenton forced
Office (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 8.

REDS 9TH: Knight singled to right; Henderson flied out to
center; DeFreites flied out to center; Auerbach popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.