Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
September 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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 0, Cincinnati Reds 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 3 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0
Bonnell cf 3 0 2 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0
Nolan c 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 2 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 3 1 0 0
  Knight 3b 0 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0
Griffey cf 1 1 0 1
  Henderson cf 3 1 1 1
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 1 1
Lum rf 3 0 0 0
Kennedy 2b 3 1 1 0
Oester ss 4 0 2 1
Norman p 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Atlanta 000 000 000062
Cincinnati 201 001 00x460
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (19-18) 8.0 6 4 4 5 6
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
5
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (11-9) 7.0 5 0 0 1 7
  Bair   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
9

  E–Matthews (8), Nolan (7).  2B–Atlanta Bonnell (10,off Norman); Niekro (4,off Bair), Cincinnati Bench (17,off Niekro).  3B–Cincinnati Kennedy (2,off Niekro).  HR–Cincinnati Henderson (4,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Norman (8,off Niekro).  HBP–Driessen (4,by Niekro).  SB–Rose (13,2nd base off Niekro/Nolan).  HBP–Niekro (13,Driessen).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:06.  A–21,054.
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