The Pirates ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the Braves, 8-1, clinching their victory with a six-run explosion in the ninth inning. Rennie Stennett scored the Pirates' first two runs, one on a wild pitch by Jamie Easterly in the first and the other on an error by Larvell Blanks in the third.

John Candelaria, who started on the mound for the Pirates, allowed only four hits in six innings before a blister on his pitching hand forced his exit. Kent Tekulve gave up the Braves' run on a homer by Darrell Evans in the eighth, but the Pirates then put the game out of reach with their ninth-inning outburst that included a two-run double by Manny Sanguillen. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Monday, August    11, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  6  -   8  9  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   3   2   1     1   1   .257      Garr lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Sanguillen c          5   1   2   2     0   0   .327      Belloir ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .143
Oliver cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .279      Evans 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Robertson 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .259      Williams 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Randolph pr         1   1   0   0     0   0   .136      Baker rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .270      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Parker rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .320      Blanks 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Hebner 3b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .266      Easterly p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .199        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Kirkpatrick ph,1b   1   1   1   1     0   0   .237        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Candelaria p          0   0   0   0     2   0   .208        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8   9   6     7   2             Totals               33   1   5   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  4,701
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Braves 6
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 3
Errors: Taveras, Blanks
Doubles: Parker (20), Sanguillen (18)
Home Runs: Evans (19)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (4)
GIDP: Taveras (2), Robinson (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(6-2)       6     4   0   0   1   1   0  24   2.88
Tekulve SV(2)           3     1   1   1   0   2   1  10   1.93
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Easterly L(1-5)         7     4   2   1   5   1   0  27   5.09
Leon                    1.1   1   3   3   2   1   0   7   3.56
House                   0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6   3.39
Totals                  9     9   8   7   7   2   0  40

Wild Pitches: Easterly (4)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett walked; Stennett stole second; Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first) [Stennett to third]; Easterly
threw a wild pitch [Stennett scored]; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robertson walked; Zisk flied out to
center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Belloir
walked; Evans lined to center; Williams forced Belloir
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker lined to third; Hebner singled to right;
Taveras grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hebner
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled to shortstop; Correll flied out to
center; Office singled to center [Baker to second]; Blanks flied
out to right; Easterly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria walked; Stennett forced Candelaria
(pitcher to shortstop); Sanguillen singled to center [Stennett
scored (error by Blanks) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Oliver hit into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Sanguillen out at second]; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to left; Belloir flied out to right;
Evans forced Garr (third to second); Williams made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Zisk
walked; Parker flied out to center; Hebner flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker flied out to left; Correll flied out to right;
Office reached on an error by Taveras [Office to first]; Blanks
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Braves 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first);
Candelaria walked; Stennett singled to left [Candelaria to
second]; Sanguillen flied out to right [Candelaria to third];
Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Easterly struck out; Garr singled to left; Belloir
flied out to right; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson made an out to first; Zisk struck out;
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
flied out to right; Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner singled to right; On a bunt Taveras made an
out to first; ROBINSON BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Robinson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Office flied
out to left; Blanks made an out to shortstop; LUM BATTED FOR
EASTERLY; Lum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

PIRATES 8TH: LEON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Stennett struck out;
Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Belloir
struck out; Evans homered; Williams struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson walked; RANDOLPH RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Zisk
flied out to right; Parker doubled to right [Randolph scored];
Hebner was walked intentionally; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAVERAS;
HOUSE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick singled to right
[Parker scored, Hebner to second]; On a bunt Tekulve made an out
to catcher; Stennett singled to right [Hebner scored,
Kirkpatrick to third]; Sanguillen doubled to right [Kirkpatrick
scored, Stennett scored]; Oliver singled to right [Sanguillen
scored]; Randolph forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 6 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); REYNOLDS
REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING SS); Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); Correll grounded out (pitcher to first); Office grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Braves
1.