After the Reds tied the score with a homer by George Foster in the eighth inning, baserunning by Johnny Bench gave the Reds another run to defeat the Braves, 7-6. The Braves scored five runs in the second and took a 5-2 lead. The Reds came back to tie the score, but the Braves went ahead, 6-5, on a homer by Jim Wynn in the seventh.

Foster equalized matters with his circuit clout in the eighth. After one out, Bench beat out a bunt, took third on a single by Cesar Geronimo and made a daring dash home when first baseman Willie Montanez of the Braves went deep to catch a pop fly by Doug Flynn in foul territory. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         1  1  2    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   7 13  1
Braves       0  5  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   1   2   1     0   0   .335      Royster 3b            5   1   3   2     0   0   .258
Griffey rf            4   2   1   0     1   0   .331      Belloir 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .311      Wynn cf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .221
Foster lf             5   1   2   2     0   2   .323      Montanez 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .317
Driessen 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Henderson rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .279
Bench c               3   1   2   2     1   0   .232      Paciorek lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .317
Geronimo cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Chaney ss             3   1   1   1     1   1   .268
Flynn ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .290      Pocoroba c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .235
Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .094      Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .239        Dal Canton p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               35   7  13   7     4   6             Totals               37   6  11   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 19,192
Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 7
DP: Reds 0, Braves 3
Errors: Bench
Doubles: Paciorek (5)
Home Runs: Rose (8), Foster (20), Wynn (12)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (9), Morgan (30), Royster 2 (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Flynn (2)
GIDP: Rose (12), Geronimo (5), Bench (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(9-5)            7    10   6   6   1   3   1  32   3.35
Eastwick SV(11)         2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.62
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   3   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven                 4     9   5   5   3   4   1  21   3.46
Dal Canton L(3-3)       4     3   2   2   1   1   1  15   2.26
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.04
Totals                  9    13   7   7   4   6   2  40

Balks: Nolan (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


REDS 1ST: Rose homered; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan was called out on strikes; Foster struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster lined to shortstop; Belloir grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to center; Driessen stole second;
Bench walked; On a bunt Geronimo singled [Driessen to third,
Bench to second]; Flynn singled to second [Driessen scored,
Bench to third, Geronimo to second]; Nolan struck out; Rose
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Flynn out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez singled to right; Henderson popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Paciorek doubled to left [Montanez
to third]; Nolan balked [Montanez scored, Paciorek to third];
Chaney singled to right [Paciorek scored]; Pocoroba singled to
center [Chaney to second]; Ruthven out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Chaney to third, Pocoroba to second];
Royster singled to center [Chaney scored, Pocoroba scored];
Royster stole second; Belloir singled to left [Royster scored];
Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Braves 5.

REDS 3RD: Griffey walked; Morgan walked [Griffey to second];
Foster singled to right [Griffey to third, Morgan to second];
Driessen popped to second; Bench singled to right [Griffey
scored, Morgan scored, Foster to second]; Geronimo grounded into
a double play (third to first) [Foster out at third]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 3RD: Montanez popped to third in foul territory;
Henderson singled to center; Paciorek struck out; Chaney flied
to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves
5.

REDS 4TH: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Nolan was called out on strikes; Rose singled to center [Rose
out at second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba popped to third; Ruthven flied out to
center; Royster singled to left; Royster stole second [Royster
to third (error by Bench)]; Belloir lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 5.

REDS 5TH: Griffey singled to right; Morgan singled to center
[Griffey to third]; DAL CANTON REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING);
Morgan stole second; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Griffey scored]; Driessen was walked intentionally; Bench
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Driessen
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Montanez popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Henderson walked; Paciorek lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 5.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn popped
to first in foul territory; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Chaney struck out; Pocoroba singled to center; On a
bunt Dal Canton popped to first in foul territory; Royster flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 5.

REDS 7TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (pitcher
to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Belloir lined to left; Wynn homered; Montanez flied
to left in foul territory; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 6.

REDS 8TH: Foster homered; Driessen popped to center; On a bunt
Bench singled; Geronimo singled to center [Bench to third,
Geronimo to second (on throw to 3b)]; Flynn out on a sacrifice
fly to first in foul territory [Bench scored]; LUM BATTED FOR
NOLAN; Lum struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Paciorek grounded
out (third to first); Chaney walked; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first) [Chaney to second]; MAY BATTED FOR DAL CANTON;
May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 6.

REDS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Rose flied out to
center; Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan singled
to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Braves 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Royster singled to right; On a bunt Belloir made an
out to pitcher; Wynn popped to second; Montanez popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Braves 6.