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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 26, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 26, 1977 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Norman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank LaCorte |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 11,095 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Ed Vargo |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Fred Norman | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Rod Gilbreath | Second Baseman |
| Pat Rockett | Shortstop |
| Frank LaCorte | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 26, 1977
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. LaCorte
Rose hits a line drive towards first. Montanez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. LaCorte
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. LaCorte
Griffey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. LaCorte
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. LaCorte
Driessen hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Norman
Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Norman
There's a wild pitch. Office moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Royster vs. Norman
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Norman
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Norman
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. LaCorte
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. LaCorte
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. LaCorte
Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. LaCorte
Norman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. LaCorte
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews throws the ball in to Gilbreath who tags Rose, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Norman
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Norman
Correll hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbreath vs. Norman
Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to third. Correll moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rockett vs. Norman
Rockett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan catches it and throws to first to double up Gilbreath. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
LaCorte vs. Norman
LaCorte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. LaCorte
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. LaCorte
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. LaCorte
Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. LaCorte
Driessen hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. LaCorte
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. LaCorte
There goes Foster. The throw from Correll and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. LaCorte
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Norman
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Norman
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Norman
Montanez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Norman
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Norman
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Correll vs. Norman
Correll hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. LaCorte
Geronimo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. LaCorte
Norman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. LaCorte
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. LaCorte
Concepcion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Norman
Gilbreath strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Norman
Rockett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCorte vs. Norman
LaCorte strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. LaCorte
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. LaCorte
There goes Griffey. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Griffey steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. LaCorte
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Driessen vs. LaCorte
Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Capra
Buzz Capra now pitching.
There goes Driessen. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Driessen steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Capra
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Capra
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Norman
Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Norman
Royster hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Norman
Montanez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Capra
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Capra
Norman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Capra
Rose hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Office, who is chasing the ball. Rose reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Capra
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Capra
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Concepcion steals second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Capra
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Norman
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Norman
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Norman
Correll hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Capra
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Capra
There goes Morgan. The throw from Correll and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Driessen vs. Capra
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Capra
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. Capra
Bench strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Eastwick
Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Eastwick
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Buzz Capra.
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Johnson
Bob Johnson now pitching.
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eastwick vs. Johnson
Eastwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Johnson
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Johnson
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Eastwick
Office hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Eastwick
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Eastwick
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eastwick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Johnson
Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Griffey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Johnson
Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Johnson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Johnson
Champ Summers pinch hits for Johnny Bench.
Summers hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Johnson
Geronimo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Eastwick
Ray Knight now playing second base. Bill Plummer now catching. Doug Flynn now playing third base.
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Eastwick
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pocoroba vs. Eastwick
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Vic Correll.
Pocoroba hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Eastwick
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1977 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Rose P, 3b 5 1 3 0 Office R, cf 4 0 1 0
Flynn D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Royster J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 5 0 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 4 1 1 1
Griffey K, rf 4 3 3 0 Burroughs J, rf 2 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Matthews G, lf 3 0 0 0
Plummer B, c 0 0 0 0 Correll V, c 3 0 1 0
Driessen D, 1b 5 2 3 6 Pocoroba B, ph 1 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 5 1 2 0 Gilbreath R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bench J, c 4 1 1 2 Rockett P, ss 3 0 0 0
Summers C, ph 1 0 0 0 LaCorte F, p 2 0 0 0
Knight R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Capra B, p 0 0 0 0
Geronimo C, cf 5 0 0 0 Paciorek T, ph 1 0 0 0
Norman F, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0
Eastwick R, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 14 9 30 1 3 1
Cincinnati 022 011 003 -- 9
Atlanta 001 000 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Norman F (W) 6.0 3 1 1 3 7
Eastwick R (S) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
LaCorte F (L) 4.1 9 5 5 2 5
Capra B 2.2 2 1 1 1 3
Johnson B 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
E -- Correll V 2, Morgan J
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 6
2B -- Griffey K 2, Foster G
3B -- Rose P
HR -- Bench J, Driessen D 2, Montanez W
SB -- Foster G, Griffey K, Driessen D, Concepcion D, Morgan J
WP -- Norman F
T -- 2:41
A -- 11095
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