Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
August 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1978 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 16

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 1 0 0
Griffey rf 4 1 2 0
Concepcion ss 3 1 2 2
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 2
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
Henderson cf 3 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy 2b 4 0 0 0
Norman p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 2 0 1 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 1 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Correll c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 5 2 2 0
Bonnell cf,lf 5 3 4 3
Matthews rf 5 1 2 0
Burroughs lf 2 1 1 1
  Office pr,cf 1 2 0 0
Horner 3b 5 4 3 4
Murphy 1b 5 1 1 1
Gilbreath 2b 5 1 3 3
Nolan c 5 0 3 3
McWilliams p 1 0 0 0
  Beall ph 1 1 1 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 2 0 1 0
Totals 43 16 21 15
Cincinnati 300 010 000473
Atlanta 200 150 35x16211
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman   0.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Borbon  L (5-2) 5.0 7 6 6 1 3
  Hume   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Tomlin   1.0 5 5 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
21
16
12
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  W (3-0) 5.0 4 4 4 3 2
  Campbell   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Garber  SV (16) 3.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
6

  E–Griffey (7), Concepcion (17), Kennedy (2), Horner (6).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (24,off McWilliams), Atlanta Royster 2 (12,off Norman,off Tomlin); Bonnell (7,off Norman); Horner (10,off Borbon); Gilbreath (12,off Tomlin).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (16,1st inning off McWilliams 1 on, 2 out); Concepcion (5,5th inning off McWilliams 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Horner (10,5th inning off Borbon 2 on, 2 out); Murphy (17,5th inning off Borbon 0 on, 2 out); Bonnell (1,7th inning off Sarmiento 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Royster (7,off Borbon).  CS–Concepcion (8,2nd base by McWilliams/Nolan); Gilbreath (4,2nd base by Borbon/Bench).  SB–Bonnell (10,2nd base off Borbon/Bench).  WP–Borbon (2).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:55.  A–31,159.
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