The Reds turned back Phil Niekro's bid for his 20th victory by defeating the Braves, 4-0. Fred Norman, who ended the season without a complete game in 31 starts, pitched seven innings and gained credit for the decision. Doug Bair finished. The Reds scoring included a homer by Ken Henderson. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Reds 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 6 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 xRose 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .263 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .285 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Griffey cf 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Henderson cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .173 Bonnell cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .228 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .279 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .258 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Lum rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Kennedy 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .255 Niekro p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .225 Oester ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .500 Norman p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .140 Bair p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 32 0 6 0 1 9 Totals 31 4 6 4 5 6 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 21,054 Left on Base: Braves 6, Reds 11 DP: Braves 0, Reds 0 Errors: Matthews, Nolan Doubles: Bonnell (10), Niekro (4), Bench (17) Triples: Kennedy (2) Home Runs: Henderson (4) Stolen Bases: Rose (13) Sacrifice Hits: Norman (8) Hit by Pitch: Driessen (4,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(19-18) 8 6 4 4 5 6 1 39 2.88 Totals 8 6 4 4 5 6 1 39 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(11-9) 7 5 0 0 1 7 0 26 3.70 Bair 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.97 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 9 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (13) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi BRAVES 1ST: 3:38 rain delay before start of game; Royster struck out; Hubbard struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Rose stole second; Driessen flied out to center [Rose to third]; Griffey reached on a fielder's choice [Rose scored]; Foster struck out; Bench doubled to right [Griffey scored]; Lum walked; Kennedy walked [Bench to third, Lum to second]; Oester struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 2ND: HENDERSON REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); Bonnell doubled; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 2ND: Norman flied out to right; Rose grounded out (second to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. BRAVES 3RD: Nolan flied out to right; Niekro singled to left; Royster singled to right [Niekro to second]; Royster was picked off first (catcher to first); Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Henderson homered; Foster struck out; Bench reached on an error by Matthews [Bench to second]; Lum grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bench to third]; Kennedy struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews walked; Burroughs singled to right [Matthews to second]; Murphy struck out; Bonnell singled to center [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second]; Gilbreath struck out; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Oester grounded out (pitcher to first); Norman walked; Rose reached on catcher's interference by Nolan [Norman to second]; Driessen popped to second; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Royster grounded out (second to first); Hubbard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Foster popped to second; Bench struck out; Lum grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Kennedy tripled; Oester singled to right [Kennedy scored]; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Oester to second]; Rose flied out to center; Driessen was hit by a pitch; Henderson walked [Oester to third, Driessen to second]; Foster struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell flied out to left; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Nolan lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. BRAVES 8TH: BAIR REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Niekro doubled; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Niekro to third]; Hubbard struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: Oester singled to center; On a bunt Bair forced Oester (pitcher to shortstop); Rose forced Bair (shortstop to second); Driessen singled to right [Rose to third]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4. BRAVES 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (second to first); OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 4.

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