The first eight batters hit safely as Pthe irates scored six runs in the first inning on their way to an 8-2 victory over the Braves. Frank Taveras led off with a triple and Rennie Stennett, Al Oliver, Willie Stargell and Richie Zisk followed with singles to kayo Jamie Easterly. Ray Sadecki, in relief, yielded singles by Dave Parker, Richie Hebner and Duffy Dyer before cutting the Pirates' string by retiring Larry Demery. The major league record is 10 hits in a row. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    26, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  1
Pirates      6  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   8 13  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .202
Belloir ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Stennett 2b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .274
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     2   0   .242      Oliver cf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .279
Baker rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Stargell 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .298
Gaston 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .220      Zisk lf               4   2   3   2     0   0   .280
Office cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Parker rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .317
Blanks 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Pocoroba c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .247      Dyer c                4   0   1   2     0   1   .189
Easterly p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Demery p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Sadecki p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Gilbreath ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .059

Totals               37   2  10   2     3   2             Totals               37   8  13   8     1   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 12,213
Left on Base: Braves 11, Pirates 6
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Gaston
Doubles: Blanks (13), Oliver (30)
Triples: Taveras (3), Zisk (2)
GIDP: Dyer (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Easterly L(1-7)         0     5   5   5   0   0   0   5   5.94
Sadecki                 5     6   2   2   0   3   0  21   4.04
Leon                    2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   3.70
Dal Canton              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.61
Totals                  8    13   8   8   1   5   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery W(7-3)           9    10   2   2   3   2   0  40   2.51
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   2   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to second; Belloir grounded out (third
to first) [Garr to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first)
[Garr to third]; Baker singled to left [Garr scored]; Gaston
lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras tripled to right; Stennett singled to left
[Taveras scored]; Oliver singled to right [Stennett to second];
Stargell singled to right [Stennett scored, Oliver to third];
Zisk singled to left [Oliver scored, Stargell to second];
SADECKI REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Parker singled to left
[Stargell scored, Zisk to second]; Hebner singled to first [Zisk
to third, Parker to second]; Dyer singled to left [Zisk scored,
Parker scored, Hebner to second]; Demery flied out to right;
Taveras was called out on strikes; Stennett made an out to
shortstop; 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 2ND: Office singled to left; Blanks singled to center
[Office to second]; Pocoroba flied out to left; Sadecki forced
Blanks (first to shortstop) [Office to third]; Garr struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Stargell struck out; Zisk
flied out to center; Parker popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 3RD: Belloir flied out to left; Evans walked; Baker flied
out to center; Gaston singled to center [Evans to second];
Office grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner made an out to second; Dyer struck out;
Demery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first); Pocoroba
popped to third in foul territory; Sadecki singled to right;
Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
6.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras flied out to center; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Belloir flied out to left; Evans flied out to
center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell lined to first; Zisk tripled to right;
Parker singled to center [Zisk scored]; Hebner reached on an
error by Gaston [Parker to second, Hebner to first]; Dyer
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hebner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
7.

BRAVES 6TH: Gaston flied out to right; Office walked; Blanks
forced Office (third to second); Pocoroba singled to right
[Blanks to third]; GILBREATH BATTED FOR SADECKI; Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: LEON REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Demery struck
out; Taveras lined to right; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr popped to catcher in foul territory; Belloir
made an out to shortstop; Evans walked; Baker forced Evans
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
7.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver doubled to center; Stargell grounded out
(second to first) [Oliver to third]; Zisk singled to left
[Oliver scored]; Parker flied out to center; Hebner flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Gaston singled to center; Office lined to center;
Blanks doubled to center [Gaston to third]; Pocoroba singled to
first [Gaston scored, Blanks to third]; MAY BATTED FOR LEON; May
struck out; Garr forced Pocoroba (first to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Dyer grounded
out (pitcher to first); Demery flied out to right; Taveras
walked; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 8.

BRAVES 9TH: Belloir flied out to left; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Baker lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 8.