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Cincinnati Reds @ Atlanta Braves

1978-07-31 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 45007 · night · 2:29

Cincinnati Reds defeated Atlanta Braves 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 9th. Mike LaCoss earned the win and Doug Bair picked up the save. Johnny Bench went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	9
ATL	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	11

W: Mike LaCoss L: Phil Niekro SV: Doug Bair

Umpires — HP: Andy Olsen · 1B: Jim Quick · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	0	1	0	1	0
Ken Griffey	4	0	2	0	0	1
Dan Driessen	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Foster	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Bench	4	1	1	1	0	2
Dave Concepcion	4	1	1	0	0	2
Cesar Geronimo	4	1	1	1	0	2
Junior Kennedy	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike LaCoss	3	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Morgan	1	0	1	1	0	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Royster	5	0	1	0	0	0
Rowland Office	5	0	2	0	0	0
Gary Matthews	5	1	3	0	0	1
Jeff Burroughs	3	0	2	1	2	0
Bob Horner	4	0	0	0	1	0
Biff Pocoroba	3	0	0	1	0	0
Dale Murphy	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rod Gilbreath	4	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Niekro	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Beall	1	1	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike LaCoss	8.0	8	4	1
Doug Bair	1.0	3	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	9.0	9	2	10

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: W
Ken Griffey: K
Dan Driessen: S8.1-2
George Foster: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Jerry Royster: 4/L
Rowland Office: 63
Gary Matthews: 53

Top 2

Johnny Bench: HR/78
Dave Concepcion: K
Cesar Geronimo: K
Junior Kennedy: 9

Bot 2

Jeff Burroughs: D7
Bob Horner: 7/L
Biff Pocoroba: E3.2-3;B-1#
Dale Murphy: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Mike LaCoss: 63
Pete Rose: 6/L
Ken Griffey: S8
Dan Driessen: 43

Bot 3

Rod Gilbreath: 63
Phil Niekro: S6
Jerry Royster: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

George Foster: 9/P
Johnny Bench: K
Dave Concepcion: 53

Bot 4

Rowland Office: 1/G
Gary Matthews: S9
Jeff Burroughs: D7.1-3
Bob Horner: IW
Biff Pocoroba: 8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dale Murphy: W
Rod Gilbreath: 5(2)/FO

Top 5

Cesar Geronimo: 7
Junior Kennedy: 5/P
Mike LaCoss: K

Bot 5

Phil Niekro: 63
Jerry Royster: 53
Rowland Office: D7
Gary Matthews: S6.2-3
Jeff Burroughs: W.1-2
Bob Horner: 5/FL

Top 6

Pete Rose: S9
Ken Griffey: D9.1-3
Dan Driessen: 2/FL
George Foster: IW
Johnny Bench: K
Dave Concepcion: K

Bot 6

Biff Pocoroba: 9
Dale Murphy: 53
Rod Gilbreath: S7
Phil Niekro: 7

Top 7

Cesar Geronimo: K
Junior Kennedy: K23
Mike LaCoss: K

Bot 7

Jerry Royster: 63
Rowland Office: 7
Gary Matthews: S7
Jeff Burroughs: SB2
Jeff Burroughs: IW
Bob Horner: 2/FL

Top 8

Pete Rose: 3/G
Ken Griffey: 43
Dan Driessen: 3/P

Bot 8

Biff Pocoroba: 8
Dale Murphy: K
Rod Gilbreath: 8

Top 9

George Foster: 53
Johnny Bench: 53
Dave Concepcion: S7
Cesar Geronimo: SB2
Cesar Geronimo: S8.2-H
Junior Kennedy: S9.1-2
Joe Morgan: S8.2-H;1-3
Pete Rose: 3/G

Bot 9

Bob Beall: S3
Jerry Royster: S8.1-2
Rowland Office: S/BG.2-3;1-2
Gary Matthews: K
Jeff Burroughs: 31.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Horner: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Pete Rose tied Willie Keeler 44-game hitting streak

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