Pete Rose had his hitting streak halted at 44 games while the Reds were losing to the Braves, 16-4. The Cincinnati third baseman walked in the first inning, lined out to pitcher in the second, lined out to shortstop in the fifth, lined out to third base in the seventh and struck out in the ninth. His first three trips to the plate were against Braves' starter Larry McWilliams and the last two against reliever Gene Garber.

Meanwhile, Bob Horner drove in four runs in leading the Braves' attack. Horner's homer -- a three-run shot -- and another blast by Dale Murphy came in the fifth inning when the Braves broke a tie with a five-run rally. Barry Bonnell, who homered to lead off the seventh, also doubled home a run in the first and singled home another in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 16, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 3 Braves 2 0 0 1 5 0 3 5 x - 16 21 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .313 Royster ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 .275 Griffey rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Bonnell cf,lf 5 3 4 3 0 1 .236 Concepcion ss 3 1 2 2 1 0 .304 Matthews rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .293 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 Burroughs lf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .322 Bench c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .257 Office pr,cf 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Horner 3b 5 4 3 4 0 0 .282 Henderson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .217 Murphy 1b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .244 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Gilbreath 2b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .249 Kennedy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Nolan c 5 0 3 3 0 0 .241 Norman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 McWilliams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Borbon p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Beall ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .240 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .111 Correll c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Totals 33 4 7 4 4 6 Totals 43 16 21 15 2 6 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 31,159 Left on Base: Reds 6, Braves 6 DP: Reds 2, Braves 1 Errors: Griffey, Concepcion, Kennedy, Horner Doubles: Griffey (24), Royster 2 (12), Bonnell (7), Horner (10), Gilbreath (12) Home Runs: Bench (16), Concepcion (5), Horner (10), Murphy (17), Bonnell (1) Stolen Bases: Bonnell (10) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (8), Gilbreath (4) Sacrifice Hits: Royster (7) GIDP: Burroughs (10), Royster (6) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 3.61 Borbon L(5-2) 5 7 6 6 1 3 2 21 4.56 Hume 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.16 Sarmiento 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 8 3.41 Tomlin 1 5 5 1 0 2 0 10 4.01 Totals 8 21 16 12 2 6 3 46 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams W(3-0) 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 22 3.27 Campbell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.61 Garber SV(16) 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 11 1.56 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 6 2 37 Wild Pitches: Borbon (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey doubled to right [Rose to third]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rose scored]; Foster struck out; Bench homered [Griffey scored]; Henderson struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled to left; Bonnell doubled to right [Royster scored]; Matthews singled to left [Bonnell to third]; Burroughs singled to left [Bonnell scored, Matthews to second]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Horner flied out to left; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy flied out to left; Borbon singled to right; Rose lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Nolan grounded out (second to pitcher); McWilliams grounded out (second to first); Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion walked; Concepcion was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell singled to left; Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to center; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Driessen walked; Kennedy reached on an error by Horner [Driessen to third, Kennedy to first]; Borbon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Horner doubled to left; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath singled to center [Horner scored]; Gilbreath was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Nolan popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3. REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion homered; Foster grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: BEALL BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Beall singled to left; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Beall to second]; Bonnell singled to center [Beall scored]; Bonnell stole second; Matthews struck out; Burroughs walked; Borbon threw a wild pitch [Bonnell to third, Burroughs to second]; Horner homered [Bonnell scored, Burroughs scored]; Murphy homered; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 8. REDS 6TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Bench popped to second; Henderson walked; Driessen flied out to right; Kennedy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 8. BRAVES 6TH: HUME REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Nolan singled to left; RUIZ BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Ruiz flied out to right; Royster grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 8. REDS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); COLLINS BATTED FOR HUME; Collins singled to center; Rose lined into a double play (third to first) [Collins out at first]; Griffey singled to center; Concepcion singled to left [Griffey to third]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 8. BRAVES 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Bonnell homered; Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs walked; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner singled to center [Office to second]; Murphy flied out to right; Gilbreath singled to center [Office scored, Horner to third]; Nolan singled to right [Horner scored, Gilbreath to third]; Garber struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 11. REDS 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bench lined to third; Henderson grounded out (second to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 11. BRAVES 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED SARMIENTO (PLAYING C ); TOMLIN REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); Royster doubled to left; Bonnell struck out; Matthews singled to right [Royster scored (error by Griffey) (no RBI)]; Office reached on an error by Kennedy [Matthews to third, Office to second]; Horner reached on an error by Concepcion [Matthews scored (unearned) (RBI), Office stayed at second, Horner to first]; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath doubled to center [Office scored (unearned), Horner to third]; Nolan singled to center [Horner scored (unearned), Gilbreath scored (unearned)]; Garber singled to center [Nolan to second]; Royster flied out to right; 5 R (1 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 16. REDS 9TH: Kennedy struck out; Correll struck out; Rose struck out; Pete Rose 44-game hitting streak ended; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 16.

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