The Reds erupted for six runs in the first inning and scored 12 runs in the fifth while overpowering the Braves, 23-9. George Foster hit three-run homers in the first and fifth innings and doubled, scoring another run, in the third. The Reds' 12-run fifth tied the modern record for runs in an inning set by the 1926 New York Giants against the Boston Braves. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 23, Atlanta Braves 9
Game Played on Monday, April     25, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Reds         6  3  0    2 12  0    0  0  0  -  23 18  2
Braves       4  0  0    0  0  0    4  1  0  -   9 17  6


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .298      Office cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .301
  Summers rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Royster 3b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Concepcion ss         5   2   1   0     0   1   .328        Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Plummer c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Paciorek ph,3b      2   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffey rf            3   3   2   0     2   0   .295      Montanez 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .239
  Flynn ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Burroughs rf          5   2   4   4     0   0   .306
Morgan 2b             1   4   1   2     4   0   .292      Matthews lf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .426
  Knight 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Asselstine lf       2   1   1   0     0   0   .125
Driessen 1b           3   4   2   4     2   0   .216      Pocoroba c            3   1   1   3     0   0   .257
  Lum 1b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Nolan ph,c          2   0   1   1     0   0   .667
Foster lf             4   5   4   7     1   0   .321      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .279
  Armbrister lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c,3b            6   3   4   4     0   0   .239        Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Geronimo cf           6   1   1   3     0   2   .204      Rockett ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .296
Billingham p          5   0   2   1     0   1   .273      Niekro p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Easterly p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .500
                                                            Moore 3b,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               46  23  18  21    10   5             Totals               44   9  17   9     0   5

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 11,242
Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 8
DP: Reds 2, Braves 1
Errors: Knight, Bench, Burroughs, Pocoroba, Gilbreath, Rockett 2, Moore
Doubles: Foster (2), Bench (3), Driessen (5), Nolan (1)
Triples: Morgan (1)
Home Runs: Foster 2 (3), Bench (2), Geronimo (2), Pocoroba (1)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (1), Morgan (4), Driessen (1), Royster (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (3)
GIDP: Plummer (1), Royster (2), Matthews (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(2-1)       8    17   9   5   0   5   1  41   6.00
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.50
Totals                  9    17   9   5   0   5   1  44

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(0-3)           0.2   5   6   6   2   1   2   9   5.90
Easterly                3.1   5   8   8   7   2   0  22  14.21
Beard                   3     8   9   3   1   1   2  20   6.23
Johnson                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6  11.12
Totals                  9    18  23  17  10   5   4  57

Wild Pitches: Billingham (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick


REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Concepcion flied out to center; Griffey
singled to right [Rose scored (error by Burroughs) (no RBI),
Griffey to second]; Morgan walked; Griffey stole third and
Morgan stole second [Griffey scored (error by Pocoroba), Morgan
to third]; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Foster
homered [Morgan scored, Driessen scored]; Bench homered;
Geronimo struck out; Billingham singled to center; EASTERLY
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Rose walked [Billingham to second];
Concepcion forced Rose (shortstop unassisted); 6 R, 5 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to left; Royster singled to second;
Royster stole second; Montanez flied out to right [Royster to
third]; Burroughs singled to first [Royster scored]; Matthews
singled to left [Burroughs to second]; Pocoroba homered
[Burroughs scored, Matthews scored]; Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Braves 4.

REDS 2ND: Griffey flied out to center; Morgan walked; Driessen
walked [Morgan to second]; Foster doubled to left [Morgan
scored, Driessen to third]; Bench singled [Driessen scored,
Foster scored]; Geronimo forced Bench (third to second);
Billingham struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Rockett was called out on strikes; Easterly singled
to center; Office singled to left [Easterly to second]; Royster
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Office
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion was
called out on strikes; Griffey singled to first; Morgan walked
[Griffey to second]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Montanez flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to
right; Matthews singled to center; Pocoroba flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Braves 4.

REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Bench doubled [Foster scored]; Geronimo
grounded out (second to first) [Bench to third]; Billingham out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bench scored]; Rose
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 11,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Rockett
singled to third; Easterly struck out; Office singled to right
[Rockett to third]; Royster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 11, Braves 4.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to third; Griffey walked
[Concepcion to second]; Morgan walked [Concepcion to third,
Griffey to second]; BEARD REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); MOORE
REPLACED EASTERLY (PLAYING 3B); Driessen doubled [Concepcion
scored, Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Driessen to third (error
by Rockett)]; Foster singled [Driessen scored]; Bench reached on
an error by Gilbreath [Foster to second, Bench to first];
Geronimo homered [Foster scored (unearned), Bench scored];
Billingham lined to shortstop; Rose popped to first; Concepcion
reached on an error by Rockett [Concepcion to first]; Griffey
walked [Concepcion to second]; Morgan tripled [Concepcion scored
(unearned), Griffey scored (unearned)]; Driessen singled to
first [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Foster homered (unearned)
[Driessen scored (unearned)]; Bench singled; Geronimo grounded
out (second to first); 12 R (6 ER), 8 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 23,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: SUMMERS REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING RF); PLUMMER REPLACED
CONCEPCION (PLAYING C ); FLYNN REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING SS);
ARMBRISTER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); KNIGHT REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Montanez was
called out on strikes; Burroughs singled to right; Matthews
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 23,
Braves 4.

REDS 6TH: ASSELSTINE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING LF); Billingham
singled to left; Summers popped to shortstop; Plummer grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Billingham out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 23, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: LUM REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 1B); Pocoroba flied
out to right; Gilbreath singled to left; Rockett grounded out
(third to first) [Gilbreath to second]; Billingham threw a wild
pitch [Gilbreath to third]; Moore popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 23, Braves 4.

REDS 7TH: Flynn reached on an error by Moore [Flynn to first];
Knight flied out to left; Lum struck out; Armbrister forced
Flynn (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 23, Braves
4.

BRAVES 7TH: Office reached on an error by Knight [Office to
first]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR BEARD; Paciorek reached on an error
by Bench [Office to second, Paciorek to first]; Montanez
grounded out (second to first) [Office to third, Paciorek to
second]; Burroughs singled to center [Office scored (unearned),
Paciorek scored (unearned)]; Asselstine singled to right
[Burroughs to second]; NOLAN BATTED FOR POCOROBA; Nolan doubled
to right [Burroughs scored (unearned), Asselstine to third];
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first) [Asselstine scored
(unearned)]; Rockett struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 23, Braves 8.

REDS 8TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); NOLAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); JOHNSON REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); MOORE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Bench grounded out (third to
first); Geronimo struck out; Billingham grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 23, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
singled to center; Paciorek flied out to right; Montanez singled
[Office to third]; Burroughs singled to left [Office scored,
Montanez to second]; Asselstine popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 23, Braves 9.

REDS 9TH: Summers flied out to right; Plummer flied out to
right; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
23, Braves 9.

BRAVES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Nolan
grounded out (first unassisted); ROBINSON BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rockett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 23, Braves 9.