Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
May 31, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1977 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 3 2 2 0
Chaney 2b 4 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 1
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba c 4 1 2 0
Moore 3b 4 0 3 0
Bonnell cf 4 0 1 1
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 0 0 0 0
  Rockett pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 11 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 3 0 0 0
Griffey rf 3 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Bench c 4 0 1 0
Driessen 1b 3 1 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 0
Geronimo cf 3 1 2 3
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 2
Nolan p 2 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 1 0
  Murray p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Atlanta 001 001 1003110
Cincinnati 000 010 13x580
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (2-8) 7.2 8 5 5 5 3
  Campbell   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
5
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan   6.0 10 3 3 4 5
  Borbon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Murray  W (3-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 5.  2B–Atlanta Moore (3,off Nolan); Royster (3,off Nolan), Cincinnati Foster (8,off Niekro); Summers (1,off Niekro).  HR–Cincinnati Geronimo (4,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Concepcion (3,off Niekro).  IBB–Driessen (3,by Niekro).  SB–Royster 3 (17,2nd base off Nolan/Bench 3); Geronimo (3,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Griffey (11,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  WP–Niekro (6).  IBB–Niekro (5,Driessen).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:21.  A–18,587.
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