Pete Rose tied the all-time N. L. record by hitting in his 44th consecutive game, equaling Willie Keeler (1897). The Cincinnati third baseman led off the sixth inning with a ground single to right as the Reds went on to down the Braves, 3-2. The first Reds' run came in the second on a solo round-tripper by Johnny Bench.

The Reds scored the decisive pair in the ninth after two were out and nobody on base. Dave Concepcion singled, stole second and scored on a single by Cesar Geronimo. A single by Junior Kennedy moved Geronimo to second and a pinch-single by Joe Morgan tallied Geronimo. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Monday, July 31, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 9 1 Braves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 11 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .316 Royster ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Griffey rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .287 Office cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Matthews rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .291 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .299 Burroughs lf 3 0 2 1 2 0 .321 Bench c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .257 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .301 Pocoroba c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .245 Geronimo cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .243 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 LaCoss p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Niekro p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Morgan ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Beall ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Knight pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 10 Totals 36 2 11 2 4 2 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 45,007 Left on Base: Reds 7, Braves 12 DP: Reds 2, Braves 1 Errors: Driessen Doubles: Griffey (23), Burroughs 2 (24), Office (4) Home Runs: Bench (15) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (15), Matthews (4) Sacrifice Flies: Pocoroba (4) GIDP: Foster (10), Murphy (9), Royster (5) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCoss W(2-1) 8 8 1 1 4 1 0 35 5.73 Bair SV(20) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 1.50 Totals 9 11 2 2 4 2 0 41 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(12-11) 9 9 3 3 2 10 1 37 2.97 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 10 1 37 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey struck out; Driessen singled to center [Rose to second]; Foster grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster lined to second; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0. REDS 2ND: Bench homered; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo struck out; Kennedy flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs doubled to left; Horner lined to left; Pocoroba reached on an error by Driessen [Burroughs to third, Pocoroba to first]; Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. REDS 3RD: LaCoss grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose lined to shortstop; Griffey singled to center; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro singled to shortstop; Royster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. REDS 4TH: Foster popped to right; Bench struck out; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Matthews singled to right; Burroughs doubled to left [Matthews to third]; Horner was walked intentionally; Pocoroba hit a sacrifice fly to center [Matthews scored, Burroughs to third, Horner to second]; Murphy walked; Gilbreath forced Horner (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Kennedy popped to third; LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster grounded out (third to first); Office doubled to left; Matthews singled to shortstop [Office to third]; Burroughs walked [Matthews to second]; Horner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to right; Pete Rose tied Willie Keeler 44-game hitting streak; Griffey doubled to right [Rose to third]; Driessen popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster was walked intentionally; Bench struck out; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath singled to left; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 7TH: Geronimo struck out; Kennedy struck out (catcher to first); LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office flied out to left; Matthews singled to left; Matthews stole second; Burroughs was walked intentionally; Horner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Driessen popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Braves 1. REDS 9TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Bench grounded out (third to first); Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo singled to center [Concepcion scored]; Kennedy singled to right [Geronimo to second]; MORGAN BATTED FOR LACOSS; Morgan singled to center [Geronimo scored, Kennedy to third]; KNIGHT RAN FOR MORGAN; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: BAIR REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall singled to first; Royster singled to center [Beall to second]; On a bunt Office singled [Beall to third, Royster to second]; Matthews struck out; Burroughs grounded out (first to pitcher) [Beall scored, Royster to third, Office to second]; Horner popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

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