Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
September 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1978 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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Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller lf 4 1 1 1
Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Ruiz 2b 2 0 0 0
Whisenton rf 4 0 1 1
Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 3b 3 0 2 0
  Belloir 3b 1 0 1 0
Chaney ss 4 0 1 0
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Bouton p 1 0 0 0
  Davey p 0 0 0 0
  Beall ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 1 2 5
  Knight 3b 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0
  Oester ss 0 0 0 0
Griffey cf 2 1 1 0
  Summers rf 1 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 2
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
Lum rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Correll c 3 1 2 0
Kennedy 2b 3 2 1 0
Hume p 2 1 1 0
Totals 29 7 9 7
Atlanta 000 002 000281
Cincinnati 230 200 00x790
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bouton  L (1-3) 3.0 6 7 6 4 2
  Davey   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Devine   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Skok   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
5
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hume  W (8-11) 9.0 8 2 2 0 9
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
9

  E–Gilbreath (9).  DP–Atlanta 3.  2B–Atlanta Bonnell (9,off Hume); Beall (8,off Hume); Miller (1,off Hume); Whisenton (1,off Hume); Belloir (1,off Hume), Cincinnati Correll (7,off Bouton).  HR–Cincinnati Foster (38,1st inning off Bouton 1 on, 2 out); Rose (7,2nd inning off Bouton 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Hume (8,off Devine).  CS–Concepcion (10,2nd base by Bouton/Benedict).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:03.  A–20,660.
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