Ken Griffey's two-run triple and Pete Rose's single with two out triggered a four-run outburst in the eighth inning and carried the Reds to a 7-3 triumph over the Braves. Rookie Don Collins, relieving Andy Messersmith in the seventh, issued two walks to set the stage for the Reds' surge. Dale Murray pitched two hitless innings to gain the victory. Dan Driessen drove in two runs for the Reds and George Foster hit his 11th homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Monday, May       30, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
Reds         1  0  1    0  0  1    0  4  x  -   7 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            3   1   1   0     1   1   .230      Rose 3b               2   2   1   1     2   1   .324
Chaney 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .242        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Griffey rf            5   2   3   2     0   0   .324
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Morgan 2b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .288
Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .299      Bench c               4   0   0   1     0   0   .232
Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .297        Plummer ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .175
  Collins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Driessen 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .273
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster lf             3   1   1   1     1   2   .304
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Geronimo cf           3   1   2   0     1   1   .261
Moore 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .275      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Bonnell cf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .408      Hume p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
  Pocoroba c          0   0   0   0     1   0   .295        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
                                                            Armbrister pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                            Flynn 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118

Totals               29   3   5   3     3   4             Totals               33   7  11   7     4   7

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 20,585
Left on Base: Braves 2, Reds 9
DP: Braves 0, Reds 2
Errors: Correll
Doubles: Royster (2), Chaney (3), Driessen (10), Geronimo (5)
Triples: Moore (2), Griffey (2)
Home Runs: Foster (11)
Stolen Bases: Royster (14), Matthews (7), Rose (3), Griffey 2 (10), Geronimo (2)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hume (1), Concepcion (2)
GIDP: Chaney (3)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (2,by Messersmith)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             6     8   3   3   2   7   1  29   3.86
Collins L(0-4)          1     0   2   2   2   0   0   5   5.95
Camp                    0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   3.72
Capra                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.32
Totals                  8    11   7   7   4   7   1  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume                    6     5   3   3   2   2   0  23  11.37
Murray W(2-1)           2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.56
Eastwick                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.38
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Royster stole second; Chaney struck
out; Montanez lined into a double play (left to second) [Royster
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Rose stole second; Griffey singled to
right [Rose to third]; Griffey stole second; Morgan struck out;
Bench reached on a fielder's choice [Rose scored, Griffey out at
third (shortstop to second to third)]; Driessen singled to right
[Bench to third]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
singled to right; Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Correll flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo struck out; Concepcion singled to left; Hume
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Concepcion to
second]; Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Reds 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Moore flied out to right; Bonnell grounded out
(third to first); Messersmith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Griffey singled to left; Griffey stole second; Morgan
was called out on strikes; Bench popped to shortstop; Driessen
doubled [Griffey scored]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster flied out to center; Chaney grounded out
(second to first); Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo doubled to right; Concepcion flied out to
right [Geronimo to third]; Hume grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rose walked; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Reds 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Matthews
walked; Matthews stole second; Correll struck out; Moore tripled
[Matthews scored]; Bonnell singled to center [Moore scored];
Messersmith popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Morgan flied out to left; Bench flied out to center;
Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Reds 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster doubled to left; Chaney doubled to right
[Royster scored]; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Burroughs flied out to center [Chaney to third]; Matthews flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Foster homered; Geronimo singled to second; Geronimo
stole second [Geronimo to third (error by Correll)]; Concepcion
flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR HUME; Lum struck out; Rose
was hit by a pitch; Griffey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 3.

BRAVES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Correll grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moore grounded out (first unassisted);
Bonnell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: POCOROBA REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PLAYING C ); COLLINS
REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Reds 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba walked; On a bunt Royster struck out;
Chaney grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Foster walked; Geronimo walked [Foster to second];
CAMP REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Concepcion out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Foster to third, Geronimo to second];
BAILEY BATTED FOR MURRAY; Bailey reached on a fielder's choice
[Foster out at home (shortstop to catcher), Geronimo to third];
ARMBRISTER RAN FOR BAILEY; Rose singled to center [Geronimo
scored, Armbrister to second]; Griffey tripled [Armbrister
scored, Rose scored]; Morgan singled to right [Griffey scored];
PLUMMER BATTED FOR BENCH; CAPRA REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING);
Plummer flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Reds 7.

BRAVES 9TH: PLUMMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FLYNN REPLACED
ARMBRISTER (PLAYING 3B); EASTWICK REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING);
Montanez popped to third in foul territory; Burroughs grounded
out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Reds 7.