Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
July 4, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1977 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 3 1 1 0
  Knight 3b 0 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0
Driessen 1b 3 1 2 2
Foster lf 5 0 0 1
Bench c 3 1 1 1
Lum rf 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 2 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Office cf 4 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 3 3 2 1
Burroughs rf 4 0 2 1
Pocoroba c 3 0 1 3
Moore 3b 4 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 1 0
  Royster pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Cincinnati 100 010 011481
Atlanta 000 101 03x580
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (8-5) 8.0 8 5 5 2 6
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (8-9) 8.0 7 3 3 9 6
  Camp  SV (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
9
7

  E–Rose (7).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Cincinnati Morgan (12,off Niekro); Concepcion (13,off Niekro), Atlanta Montanez (12,off Seaver); Pocoroba (15,off Seaver).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (18,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Driessen (11,9th inning off Camp 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Montanez (11,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Seaver (5,off Niekro).  HBP–Rose (4,by Niekro).  IBB–Pocoroba (5,by Seaver).  SB–Driessen (17,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Lum (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  CS–Concepcion (4,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba); Foster (4,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba); Gilbreath (6,2nd base by Seaver/Bench).  WP–Niekro (9).  HBP–Niekro (3,Rose).  IBB–Seaver (5,Pocoroba).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:36.  A–50,595.
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