Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
September 30, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 1, Cincinnati Reds 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 1 1 1
Asselstine cf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 2 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Murphy c 4 0 2 0
Bonnell 3b 4 0 2 0
Rockett ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Theiss p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 2 2 0
Griffey rf 4 3 3 3
Driessen 1b 4 0 2 1
Foster lf 2 1 0 1
Bench c 3 0 1 1
  Werner c 1 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Knight 2b 4 0 1 0
  Auerbach 2b 0 0 0 0
Seaver p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 7 11 6
Atlanta 000 010 000182
Cincinnati 102 030 10x7110
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (16-20) 6.0 9 6 6 1 7
  Collins   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Theiss   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
2
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (21-6) 9.0 8 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
5

  E–Montanez (10), Rockett (24).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  PB–Murphy (4).  2B–Atlanta Burroughs (19,off Seaver), Cincinnati Griffey (35,off Niekro); Bench (34,off Niekro).  3B–Cincinnati Griffey (7,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Royster (6,5th inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Griffey (12,5th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Royster (6,off Seaver).  IBB–Foster (10,by Theiss).  CS–Geronimo (4,2nd base by Niekro/Murphy).  WP–Collins (3).  IBB–Theiss (5,Foster).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–1:59.  A–19,653.
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