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

Vic Correll Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .250
OBP .667 .288
At Bats 3 56
Hits 2 14
• Singles 2 10
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Gene Garber Season Stats

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

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 5 8 1 7
Cincinnati Reds 3 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Mickey Mahler
Losing Pitcher Tom Seaver
Save Gene Garber
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 33,215
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Garber covering, for the out.
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.