Buzz Capra worked 7 1/3 innings in his longest outing since 1975, but after his departure, the Braves wound up on the ropes and barely survived to gain a 4-3 victory over the Reds. The Braves were forced to use three relief pitchers, starting with Jamie Easterly in the eighth.

Dave Campbell took over in the ninth and gave up a two-out homer by Mike Lum. When Champ Summers followed with a single, Rick Camp took over. The Reds proceeded to load the bases with a walk to Ken Griffey and infield hit by Pete Rose, but Dave Concepcion lined to Willie Montanez to end the game. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Wednesday, July 13, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 4 7 0 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Rose 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .318 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .316 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .265 Driessen 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 Matthews lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Foster lf 4 1 1 2 0 3 .309 Asselstine lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 .196 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Moore 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Royster 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Lum cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .122 Gilbreath 2b 4 1 3 1 0 1 .236 Summers rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Chaney ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .214 Armbrister pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 Capra p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Billingham p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Griffey ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .379 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 7 3 3 6 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 30,524 Left on Base: Braves 5, Reds 8 DP: Braves 0, Reds 1 Doubles: Chaney (6), Montanez (16), Gilbreath (9) Home Runs: Foster (25), Lum (1) Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (2), Driessen (19) Sacrifice Hits: Capra 2 (2), Moore (8), Concepcion (3) GIDP: Asselstine (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Capra W(2-7) 7.1 6 2 2 1 5 1 29 5.56 Easterly 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.86 Campbell 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 4.46 Camp SV(9) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.55 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 6 2 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(8-5) 9 7 4 4 3 6 0 36 4.86 Totals 9 7 4 4 3 6 0 36 Wild Pitches: Billingham (6) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Pocoroba struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan popped to second; Driessen singled to first [Rose to second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs popped to first; Matthews struck out; Moore walked; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: ASSELSTINE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING LF); Bench flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Summers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney singled to right; Capra out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Office grounded out (second to first) [Chaney to third]; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Chaney scored]; Pocoroba flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion singled to center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. BRAVES 4TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Asselstine walked; Moore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to right; Driessen stole second; Foster struck out; Bench grounded out (third to first); Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath singled to left; Gilbreath stole second; Chaney doubled to center [Gilbreath scored]; Capra grounded out (first unassisted); Office grounded out (second to first) [Chaney to third]; Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Summers was called out on strikes; Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0. BRAVES 6TH: LUM REPLACED GERONIMO (PLAYING CF); Montanez doubled; Burroughs singled to center [Montanez scored]; Asselstine grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to center; Driessen flied out to right; Foster homered [Morgan scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 2. BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath singled to left; Chaney flied out to center; Capra out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gilbreath to second]; Office struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Lum popped to second; Summers grounded out (first unassisted); Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 2. BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba flied out to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Rose walked; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rose to second]; EASTERLY REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 2. BRAVES 9TH: Asselstine walked; Moore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Asselstine to second]; Gilbreath doubled to left [Asselstine scored]; Chaney grounded out (second to first); NOLAN BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Nolan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); ROYSTER REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING 3B); Foster struck out; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Lum homered; Summers singled to right; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; ARMBRISTER RAN FOR SUMMERS; CAMP REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Griffey walked [Armbrister to second]; Rose singled to shortstop [Armbrister to third, Griffey to second]; Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 3.

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