The Reds ended their season with an 11-1 victory over the Braves, but Jack Billingham had to leave the game after the first with a muscle strain in his right bicep and Ken Griffey lost in his bid for the batting championship.

Griffey did not enter the lineup until the Reds learned that Bill Madlock was having a hot day with the Cubs. Put into the game, Griffey struck out in two appearances and finished with an average of .336, while Madlock had four hits in four trips and won the title with .339. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 11, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Sunday, October   3, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  2
Reds         2  0  0    0  1  0    1  7  x  -  11 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Rose 3b               3   2   2   1     2   0   .323
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Driessen lf           2   1   1   0     1   1   .247
Montanez 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .317        Griffey ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   2   .336
Gaston lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Perez 1b              5   2   2   3     0   2   .260
Asselstine cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Bench c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .234
  Wynn ph,cf          2   0   0   0     1   2   .207        Plummer ph,c        1   1   0   1     0   0   .248
Paciorek rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Geronimo cf           1   0   0   1     0   0   .307
Murphy c              3   0   2   0     1   0   .262        Armbrister ph,rf,lf 3   0   1   2     0   1   .295
Chaney ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .252      Lum rf,cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .228
LaCorte p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .091        Morgan pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .320
  Moore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Foster ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         5   1   1   1     0   1   .281
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flynn 2b              4   2   2   0     0   1   .283
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .215        Sarmiento p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Gullett p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Bailey ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .298
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               34   1   7   1     2   7             Totals               35  11  11  11     5  11

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 47,313
Left on Base: Braves 8, Reds 8
DP: Braves 0, Reds 0
Errors: Gilbreath, Chaney
Doubles: Murphy (6), Rose (42)
Triples: Perez (6), Armbrister (2)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (14), Perez (10), Morgan (60)
Sacrifice Hits: Gullett (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Lum (4)
Hit by Pitch: Geronimo (6,by LaCorte)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(3-12)         7     5   4   4   4   9   0  32   4.70
Camp                    0     4   4   4   0   0   0   4   6.35
Torrealba               0.1   2   3   2   1   1   0   5   3.57
Hanna                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.50
Totals                  8    11  11  10   5  11   0  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.32
Sarmiento               2     4   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.06
Gullett W(11-3)         5     1   0   0   0   4   0  16   3.00
Borbon                  1     2   1   1   2   0   0   7   3.35
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: LaCorte (6)
Wild Pitches: Torrealba (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Driessen singled [Rose to third]; Perez
reached on a fielder's choice [Rose out at home (first to
catcher to third), Driessen to second]; Driessen stole third and
Perez stole second; Bench walked; Geronimo was hit by a pitch
[Driessen scored, Perez to third, Bench to second]; Lum hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored]; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 2ND: SARMIENTO REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Gaston
singled; Asselstine flied out to left; Paciorek flied out to
left; Murphy singled [Gaston to second]; Chaney flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Flynn flied to right in foul territory; Sarmiento
struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 3RD: LaCorte struck out; Royster struck out; Gilbreath
singled; Montanez singled [Gilbreath to third]; Gaston struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Driessen struck out; Perez struck out; Bench struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 4TH: GULLETT REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); WYNN BATTED
FOR ASSELSTINE; Wynn struck out; Paciorek flied out to right;
Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Geronimo popped to
third in foul territory; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first);
Concepcion lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Reds 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney struck out; LaCorte struck out; Royster flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Flynn singled; Gullett out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Flynn to second]; Rose doubled [Flynn scored];
Driessen walked; Perez struck out; Bench walked [Rose to third,
Driessen to second]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Armbrister
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 6TH: ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LUM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Gilbreath flied out to right; Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Gaston grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Lum reached on an error by Chaney [Lum to first];
Concepcion flied out to left; Flynn struck out; Gullett struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Wynn struck out; Paciorek popped to shortstop;
Murphy doubled; Chaney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Griffey
struck out; Perez tripled [Rose scored]; Bench popped to third
in foul territory; Armbrister popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 4.

BRAVES 8TH: GRIFFEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ARMBRISTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MOORE BATTED FOR LACORTE; Moore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gilbreath popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Lum singled; MORGAN
RAN FOR LUM; Morgan stole second; Concepcion singled [Morgan
scored]; Flynn singled [Concepcion to third]; BAILEY BATTED FOR
GULLETT; Bailey singled [Concepcion scored, Flynn to second];
TORREALBA REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Torrealba threw a wild pitch
[Flynn to third, Bailey to second]; Rose walked; Griffey struck
out; Perez singled [Flynn scored, Bailey scored, Rose to third];
PLUMMER BATTED FOR BENCH; Plummer reached on an error by
Gilbreath [Rose scored (RBI), Perez to second, Plummer to
first]; Armbrister tripled [Perez scored, Plummer scored
(unearned)]; HANNA REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); FOSTER BATTED
FOR MORGAN; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
struck out; 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 11.

BRAVES 9TH: PLUMMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FOSTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BORBON REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING);
Montanez singled; Gaston flied out to right; Wynn walked
[Montanez to second]; Paciorek flied out to center; Murphy
walked [Montanez to third, Wynn to second]; Chaney singled
[Montanez scored, Wynn to third, Murphy to second]; MAY BATTED
FOR HANNA; May flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 1, Reds 11.