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September 23, 1978

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Reds 1 6 0
Braves 8 13 2
Top 9 R H E
Reds 1 6 0
Braves 8 13 2

Rick Auerbach Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .333
OBP .000 .414
At Bats 1 51
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 4

Larry McWilliams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 2 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 23, 1978
Out
Larry McWilliams
Bruce Benedict
Dale Murphy
Glenn Hubbard
Bob Horner
Jerry Royster
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Larry Whisenton
Rick Auerbach
Ray Knight

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 1 6 0 8
Atlanta Braves 8 13 2 7
Winning Pitcher Larry McWilliams
Losing Pitcher Mike LaCoss
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Glenn Hubbard
Attendance 12,784
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Auerbach hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 DeFreites hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Whisenton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McWilliams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Ron Oester now playing shortstop. Rick Auerbach now playing second base. Dave Tomlin now pitching. Ray Knight now playing third base. Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ron Oester pinch runs for Joe Morgan. Griffey hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster misplays the ball. That's an error on Royster.
Bottom 7 Hubbard hits a fly ball towards center. Griffey catches it. Bonnell tags up. Here's the throw to Auerbach, who relays to Rose, who tags Bonnell for the double play.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs. Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Auerbach strikes out.
Top 7 Larry Whisenton now playing right field. DeFreites hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 6 Royster is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Dan Dumoulin now pitching. McWilliams is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 6 Correll strikes out.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hubbard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Murphy is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Foster hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Office hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hubbard tags and scores.
Bottom 4 McWilliams bunts towards first. DeFreites scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Benedict moves to second.
Bottom 4 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Benedict hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Hubbard moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Hubbard reaches second base with a double. Burroughs scores. Horner scores. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 4 Murphy takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to third. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on LaCoss Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Vic Correll now catching. Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 LaCoss hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 DeFreites hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a popup, foul, towards first. DeFreites settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McWilliams bunts towards first. DeFreites scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Hubbard moves to third. Benedict moves to second.
Bottom 3 Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hubbard takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Top 3 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Foster hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 LaCoss bunts towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out. DeFreites moves to second.
Top 2 DeFreites hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bench hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Foster is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into right field. Matthews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matthews. Rose moves to third. Griffey moves to second.
Top 1 Morgan hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.