Braves @ Reds
August 7, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 8 1
Reds 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 8 1
Reds 3 6 0

Dan Driessen Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .277
OBP .333 .368
At Bats 3 368
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 60

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 17
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Riverfront Stadium - August 7, 1978
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Out
Gene Garber
Joe Nolan
Dale Murphy
Chico Ruiz
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Dan Driessen
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Garber covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Office hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Royster. The throw from Correll and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 9 Rick Auerbach now playing second base. Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Dave Collins pinch hits for Junior Kennedy. Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Garber strikes out.
Top 8 Ruiz is walked intentionally.
Top 8 There goes Gilbreath. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Gilbreath steals second.
Top 8 Gilbreath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonnell tags and scores.
Top 8 Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonnell moves to third.
Top 8 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Burroughs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Driessen scores.
Bottom 7 Ray Knight pinch hits for Tom Seaver. Gene Garber now pitching. Mike Lum pinch hits for Ray Knight. Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Driessen moves to third.
Bottom 7 Correll hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 7 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Matthews strikes out.
Top 7 Office takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 The ball gets by Correll for a passed ball. Ruiz moves to third. Royster moves to second.
Top 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose has Gilbreath trapped. There's the throw to Correll and back to Rose, who tags Gilbreath for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Mahler bunts towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. Ruiz moves to second.
Top 7 Ruiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilbreath moves to third.
Top 7 Gilbreath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Nolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mahler, and towards Ruiz, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz catches it and throws to first to double up Seaver.
Bottom 5 Seaver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Correll moves to third.
Bottom 5 Correll hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Matthews strikes out.
Top 5 Office hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Matthews fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Matthews. Griffey moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kennedy strikes out.
Top 4 Mahler strikes out.
Top 4 Ruiz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Ruiz reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Gilbreath bunts between the mound and first base. Seaver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbreath for the out. Murphy scores.
Top 4 Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Murphy reaches third base with a triple. Nolan goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Nolan takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Seaver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Correll strikes out.
Top 3 Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mahler strikes out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ruiz strikes out.
Top 2 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nolan tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 The ball gets by Correll for a passed ball. Burroughs scores. Nolan moves to third.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Burroughs moves to third. Nolan moves to second.
Top 2 Nolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 2 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Office hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Royster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.