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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 23, 1978
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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 September 23, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry McWilliams |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 12,784 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Joe West 3B: Bill Williams |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Arturo DeFreites | First Baseman |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Shortstop |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Larry McWilliams | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 23, 1978
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McWilliams
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. McWilliams
Morgan hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. McWilliams
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. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. McWilliams
Foster is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. McWilliams
Bench hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Concepcion vs. McWilliams
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball 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: ---
Royster vs. LaCoss
Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. LaCoss
Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. LaCoss
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it 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: ---
Henderson vs. McWilliams
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeFreites vs. McWilliams
DeFreites hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCoss vs. McWilliams
LaCoss bunts towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out. DeFreites moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. McWilliams
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. LaCoss
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. LaCoss
Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. LaCoss
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McWilliams
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. McWilliams
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. McWilliams
Foster hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. McWilliams
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. McWilliams
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. McWilliams
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. LaCoss
Hubbard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benedict vs. LaCoss
Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McWilliams vs. LaCoss
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Royster vs. LaCoss
Royster hits a popup, foul, towards first. DeFreites settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Office vs. LaCoss
Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeFreites vs. McWilliams
DeFreites hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. McWilliams
LaCoss hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McWilliams
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. LaCoss
Vic Correll now catching.
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. LaCoss
The umpire calls a balk on LaCoss Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. LaCoss
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horner vs. LaCoss
Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. LaCoss
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to third. Horner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hubbard vs. LaCoss
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Benedict vs. Sarmiento
Manny Sarmiento now pitching.
Benedict hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Hubbard moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McWilliams vs. Sarmiento
McWilliams bunts towards first. DeFreites scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Benedict moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Royster vs. Sarmiento
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hubbard tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Office vs. Sarmiento
Office hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McWilliams
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. McWilliams
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. McWilliams
Foster hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Sarmiento
Matthews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Sarmiento
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Sarmiento
Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Sarmiento
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Sarmiento
Hubbard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Sarmiento
Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. McWilliams
Correll strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. McWilliams
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. McWilliams
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWilliams vs. Dumoulin
Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Dan Dumoulin now pitching.
McWilliams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Dumoulin
Royster is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Dumoulin
Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Dumoulin
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeFreites vs. McWilliams
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. McWilliams
Auerbach strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McWilliams
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Dumoulin
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Dumoulin
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Dumoulin
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbard vs. Dumoulin
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. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McWilliams
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. McWilliams
Ron Oester pinch runs for Joe Morgan.
Griffey hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. McWilliams
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. McWilliams
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Tomlin
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWilliams vs. Tomlin
McWilliams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Tomlin
Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Tomlin
Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whisenton vs. Tomlin
Whisenton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oester fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. McWilliams
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. McWilliams
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeFreites vs. McWilliams
DeFreites hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. McWilliams
Auerbach hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1978 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Rose P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Royster J, ss 3 0 1 1
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0 Office R, cf 5 0 2 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 4 2 2 1
Oester R, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Whisenton L, rf 1 0 0 0
Griffey K, cf 4 0 1 0 Burroughs J, lf 3 1 1 0
Foster G, lf 3 1 1 1 Bonnell B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Bench J, c 1 0 0 0 Horner B, 3b 4 2 2 2
Correll V, c 2 0 0 0 Murphy D, 1b 3 1 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 3 0 1 0 Hubbard G, 2b 3 2 2 3
Dumoulin D, p 0 0 0 0 Benedict B, c 4 0 2 1
Knight R, 3b 1 0 1 0 McWilliams L, p 2 0 0 0
Henderson K, rf 4 0 0 0
DeFreites A, 1b 4 0 1 0
LaCoss M, p 1 0 0 0
Sarmiento M, p 0 0 0 0
Auerbach R, ss-2b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 6 1 32 8 13 8
Cincinnati 001 000 000 -- 1
Atlanta 000 530 00x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (L)* 3.0 4 5 5 3 0
Sarmiento M 2.0 4 3 3 0 1
Dumoulin D 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Tomlin D 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams L (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3
* Pitched to 5 batters in 4th
E -- Matthews G, Royster J
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 7
2B -- Hubbard G
HR -- Foster G, Matthews G, Horner B, Hubbard G
SH -- LaCoss M, McWilliams L 2
SF -- Royster J
HBP -- by Dumoulin D (Royster J)
Balk -- LaCoss M
T -- 2:27
A -- 12784
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