Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
July 31, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1978 at Fulton County 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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Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 1 0
Griffey rf 4 0 2 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 1
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 1 1 1
Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0
LaCoss p 3 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 1 1
  Knight pr 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 5 0 1 0
Office cf 5 0 2 0
Matthews rf 5 1 3 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 2 1
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 3 0 0 1
Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Beall ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Cincinnati 010 000 002391
Atlanta 000 100 0012110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  W (2-1) 8.0 8 1 1 4 1
  Bair  SV (20) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
4
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (12-11) 9.0 9 3 3 2 10
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
10

  E–Driessen (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (23,off Niekro), Atlanta Burroughs 2 (24,off LaCoss 2); Office (4,off LaCoss).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (15,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Foster (10,by Niekro); Horner (1,by LaCoss); Burroughs (10,by LaCoss).  SF–Pocoroba (4,off LaCoss).  SB–Concepcion (15,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Matthews (4,2nd base off LaCoss/Bench).  IBB–LaCoss 2 (3,Horner,Burroughs); Niekro (3,Foster).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:29.  A–45,007.
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