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The Reds turned back Phil Niekro's bid for his 20th victory by defeating the Braves, 4-0. Fred Norman, who ended the season without a complete game in 31 starts, pitched seven innings and gained credit for the decision. Doug Bair finished. The Reds scoring included a homer by Ken Henderson. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2
Reds 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 6 0
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Royster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 xRose 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .263 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .285 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Griffey cf 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Henderson cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .173
Bonnell cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .228 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .279
Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .258
Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Lum rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268
Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Kennedy 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .255
Niekro p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .225 Oester ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .500
Norman p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .140
Bair p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 9 Totals 31 4 6 4 5 6
Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 21,054
Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 11
DP: Braves 0, Reds 0
Errors: Matthews, Nolan
Doubles: Bonnell (10), Niekro (4), Bench (17)
Triples: Kennedy (2)
Home Runs: Henderson (4)
Stolen Bases: Rose (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (8)
Hit by Pitch: Driessen (4,by Niekro)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro L(19-18) 8 6 4 4 5 6 1 39 2.88
Totals 8 6 4 4 5 6 1 39
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Norman W(11-9) 7 5 0 0 1 7 0 26 3.70
Bair 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.97
Totals 9 6 0 0 1 9 0 33
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (13)
Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi
BRAVES 1ST: 3:38 rain delay before start of game; Royster
struck out; Hubbard struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Rose stole second; Driessen flied out to
center [Rose to third]; Griffey reached on a fielder's choice
[Rose scored]; Foster struck out; Bench doubled to right
[Griffey scored]; Lum walked; Kennedy walked [Bench to third,
Lum to second]; Oester struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves
0, Reds 2.
BRAVES 2ND: HENDERSON REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (third to
first); Bonnell doubled; Gilbreath grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.
REDS 2ND: Norman flied out to right; Rose grounded out (second
to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.
BRAVES 3RD: Nolan flied out to right; Niekro singled to left;
Royster singled to right [Niekro to second]; Royster was picked
off first (catcher to first); Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.
REDS 3RD: Henderson homered; Foster struck out; Bench reached on
an error by Matthews [Bench to second]; Lum grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Bench to third]; Kennedy struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
BRAVES 4TH: Matthews walked; Burroughs singled to right
[Matthews to second]; Murphy struck out; Bonnell singled to
center [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second]; Gilbreath
struck out; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0,
Reds 3.
REDS 4TH: Oester grounded out (pitcher to first); Norman walked;
Rose reached on catcher's interference by Nolan [Norman to
second]; Driessen popped to second; Henderson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Royster
grounded out (second to first); Hubbard flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
REDS 5TH: Foster popped to second; Bench struck out; Lum
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
0, Reds 3.
BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.
REDS 6TH: Kennedy tripled; Oester singled to right [Kennedy
scored]; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Oester to second]; Rose flied out to center; Driessen was hit
by a pitch; Henderson walked [Oester to third, Driessen to
second]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0,
Reds 4.
BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell flied out to left; Gilbreath grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Nolan lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.
REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum grounded
out (first to pitcher); Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.
BRAVES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Niekro doubled;
Royster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Niekro to third];
Hubbard struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 4.
REDS 8TH: Oester singled to center; On a bunt Bair forced Oester
(pitcher to shortstop); Rose forced Bair (shortstop to second);
Driessen singled to right [Rose to third]; Henderson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.
BRAVES 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Burroughs
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (second to
first); OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.
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