Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
August 8, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1978 at Riverfront 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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Atlanta Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 0 1 1
Office cf 5 0 1 1
Matthews rf 5 1 1 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
  Bonnell pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Pocoroba c 4 1 2 1
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 1
Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0
Ruiz 2b 3 1 1 0
Niekro p 3 1 1 2
Totals 36 6 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 1 1 1
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 1 2 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 1 0 0
Correll c 2 0 0 0
  Bench ph,c 2 1 1 2
Hume p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 0 0 0 0
  Auerbach 2b 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Knight 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 5 3
Atlanta 001 110 0306101
Cincinnati 000 000 212550
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (14-11) 9.0 5 5 3 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
5
3
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hume  L (5-11) 6.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Borbon   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Tomlin   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Sarmiento   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Bair   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
7

  E–Gilbreath (3).  2B–Atlanta Ruiz (2,off Hume); Royster (13,off Hume); Office (7,off Hume).  HR–Cincinnati Griffey (4,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out); Bench (17,9th inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Royster (8,off Hume).  SB–Matthews (5,2nd base off Hume/Correll); Collins (4,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:20.  A–32,730.
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