Pete Rose hit a homer and a single, driving in five runs, and George Foster knocked in two more with a homer to account for the Reds' scoring in a 7-2 victory over the Braves. Former Yankee star Jim Bouton, attempting a comeback with the Braves, was shelled from the mound in the fourth inning after givin up six hits, four walks and all of the Reds' runs. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Reds 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 7 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .154 Rose 3b 4 1 2 5 0 0 .303 Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Ruiz 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .301 Whisenton rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Oester ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Griffey cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .289 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Summers rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Foster lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .281 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Lum rf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .248 Correll c 3 1 2 0 1 1 .243 Belloir 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Kennedy 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .253 Chaney ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223 Hume p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .067 Benedict c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Bouton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Davey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall ph,1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .251 Totals 35 2 8 2 0 9 Totals 29 7 9 7 5 3 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 20,660 Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 4 DP: Braves 3, Reds 0 Errors: Gilbreath Doubles: Bonnell (9), Beall (8), Miller (1), Whisenton (1), Belloir (1), Correll (7) Home Runs: Foster (38), Rose (7) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (10) Sacrifice Hits: Hume (8) GIDP: Foster 2 (18), Concepcion (14) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bouton L(1-3) 3 6 7 6 4 2 2 18 4.97 Davey 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Devine 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.92 Skok 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.50 Totals 8 9 7 6 5 3 2 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume W(8-11) 9 8 2 2 0 9 0 35 4.14 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 9 0 35 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler BRAVES 1ST: Miller flied out to left; Hubbard struck out; Whisenton lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion walked; Concepcion was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey walked; Foster homered [Griffey scored]; Driessen struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy struck out; Bonnell doubled to left; Gilbreath singled to shortstop [Bonnell stayed at second]; Chaney struck out; Benedict struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 2ND: Lum struck out; On a bunt Correll singled; Kennedy walked [Correll to second]; On a bunt Hume forced Correll (pitcher to third) [Kennedy to second]; Rose homered [Kennedy scored, Hume scored]; Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 5. BRAVES 3RD: Bouton struck out; Miller flied out to right; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 5. REDS 3RD: Griffey singled to right; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey out at second]; Driessen walked; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 5. BRAVES 4TH: Whisenton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 5. REDS 4TH: Correll doubled to left; Kennedy reached on an error by Gilbreath [Correll stayed at second, Kennedy to first]; On a bunt Hume singled [Correll to third, Kennedy to second]; DAVEY REPLACED BOUTON (PITCHING); Rose singled to center [Correll scored, Kennedy scored (unearned), Hume to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hume to third, Rose out at second]; Griffey flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 7. BRAVES 5TH: SUMMERS REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Gilbreath struck out; Chaney grounded out (second to first); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 7. REDS 5TH: RUIZ REPLACED HUBBARD (PLAYING 2B); Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen flied out to right; Lum popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 7. BRAVES 6TH: BEALL BATTED FOR DAVEY; Beall doubled to right; Miller doubled to right [Beall scored]; Ruiz struck out; Whisenton doubled to right [Miller scored]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. REDS 6TH: BEALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DEVINE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Correll struck out; Kennedy singled to center; Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath singled to second; Chaney singled to right [Gilbreath to second]; Benedict flied out to center; Beall forced Chaney (first to shortstop) [Gilbreath to third]; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. REDS 7TH: BELLOIR REPLACED GILBREATH (PLAYING 3B); Concepcion singled to third; Summers popped to shortstop; Foster grounded into a double play (second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. BRAVES 8TH: OESTER REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Ruiz grounded out (shortstop to first); Whisenton lined to center; OFFICE BATTED FOR DEVINE; Office flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. REDS 8TH: SKOK REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll walked; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7. BRAVES 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Bonnell flied out to left; Belloir doubled to left; Chaney flied out to center; Benedict grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 7.

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