Turning in a superb performance, Pat Zachry allowed only two hits, retired 25 of the last 26 batters and pitched the Reds to a 5-1 victory over the Braves. A walk, singles by Tom Paciorek and Vic Correll and an infield out by Frank LaCorte produced the Braves' run in the second inning. After that, the Braves' only baserunner was pinch-hitter Jim Wynn, who walked with two out in the seventh.

The Reds tied the score in the third with a single by Dave Concepcion, sacrifice by Zachry and single by Ken Griffey. The go-ahead run followed in the fourth on a walk to George Foster, single by Tony Perez, bunt by Cesar Geronimo and sacrifice fly by Concepcion before the Reds iced the verdict with a three-run outburst in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         0  0  1    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .325      Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
  Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Griffey rf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .333      May lf                3   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Morgan 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .335      Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Bench c               4   1   0   0     1   0   .242      Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
Foster lf             2   2   1   1     2   0   .313      Chaney ss             3   1   0   0     1   1   .269
Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Paciorek rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Correll c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Concepcion ss         3   1   1   1     0   0   .278      LaCorte p             2   0   0   1     0   1   .048
Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wynn ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .208
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   8   4     5   3             Totals               29   1   2   1     5   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 15,252
Left on Base: Reds 8, Braves 6
DP: Reds 0, Braves 0
Doubles: Rose (31)
Triples: Foster (7)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Zachry 2 (11), Geronimo (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(12-5)          9     2   1   1   5   8   0  34   2.71
Totals                  9     2   1   1   5   8   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(2-9)          4     4   3   3   3   2   0  19   6.05
Beard                   3     4   2   2   2   1   0  15   3.21
Torrealba               2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.86
Totals                  9     8   5   5   5   3   0  40

Wild Pitches: LaCorte (3)
Balks: Beard (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied
out to left; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (first unassisted); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); May walked; Montanez walked
[May to second]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench popped to third in foul territory; Foster
walked; LaCorte threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Perez
flied out to right; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney walked; Paciorek singled to left [Chaney to
second]; Correll singled to pitcher [Chaney to third, Paciorek
to second]; LaCorte grounded out (shortstop to first) [Chaney
scored, Paciorek to third, Correll to second]; Royster was
called out on strikes; Gilbreath walked; May grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 1.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to right; Zachry out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Concepcion to second]; Rose walked;
Griffey singled [Concepcion scored, Rose to third]; Griffey
stole second; Morgan struck out; Bench grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Henderson
struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Perez singled to left [Foster to
second]; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Foster to third, Perez to second]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Foster scored]; Zachry lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Correll
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCorte was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 1.

REDS 5TH: Rose doubled to left; BEARD REPLACED LACORTE
(PITCHING); Griffey grounded out (third to first) [Rose to
third]; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Rose scored];
Bench walked; Foster tripled [Bench scored]; Beard balked
[Foster scored]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo singled to shortstop; Concepcion popped to
second; Zachry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Geronimo to second]; Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Montanez flied out to center; Henderson grounded out
(first unassisted); Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 7TH: Griffey singled to first; Morgan singled to left
[Griffey to second]; Bench flied out to center; Foster grounded
out (first unassisted) [Griffey to third, Morgan to second];
Perez was walked intentionally; Geronimo forced Perez (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Correll grounded out
(third to first); WYNN BATTED FOR BEARD; Wynn walked; Royster
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 8TH: TORREALBA REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Zachry grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); May
popped to second; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan flied
out to left; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Henderson struck
out; Chaney popped to third in foul territory; Paciorek struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 1.