The Braves, after being held hitless by John Candelaria for 6 2/3 innings, took advantage of three errors to score five unearned runs and defeat the Pirates, 6-2. The Pirates counted their pair in the first when Rennie Stennett was hit by a pitch and Al Oliver homered. Errors by Craig Reynolds and Stennett and successive singles by Rowland Office and Larvell Blanks for the first hits off Candelaria produced the Braves' tying pair in the seventh.

Reynolds committed his second error of the game in the ninth, booting a grounder by Vic Correll. After a sacrifice and pass to Blanks, Cito Gaston popped up for the second out but Ralph Garr singled, driving in the tie-breaking tally. Rob Belloir greeted reliever Dave Giusti with a run-scoring single. After a pass to Darrell Evans, Dusty Baker singled to climax the Braves' four-run outburst. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    27, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  4  -   6  5  0
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  4


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   1   1     0   2   .268      Stennett 2b           2   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Belloir ss            5   1   1   1     0   1   .273      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   3   .241      Oliver cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .279
Baker rf              4   1   1   2     1   0   .245      Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .298
Lum 1b                5   1   0   0     0   1   .233      Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Correll c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .206      Zisk lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Office cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Blanks 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .236      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .165      Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .156
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   5   6     4   7             Totals               29   2   4   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 21,209
Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 3
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Stennett, Reynolds 2, Candelaria
Doubles: Zisk (20), Stennett (21)
Home Runs: Oliver (16)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Office (5)
GIDP: Parker (16)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (2,by Candelaria), Stennett (3,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(13-12)         8     4   2   2   2   5   1  29   3.21
House                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.85
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   7   1  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(7-4)       8.2   3   5   0   3   6   0  37   2.73
Giusti                  0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   2.54
Hernandez               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.29
Totals                  9     5   6   0*  4   7   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (11), Candelaria (1)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (10)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Belloir grounded out (pitcher to
first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett was hit by a pitch; Hebner flied out to
left; Oliver homered [Stennett scored]; Stargell walked; Parker
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Stargell out at
second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker made an out to second; Lum lined to right;
Correll walked; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro
flied out to center; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria struck out; Stennett walked; Stennett
stole second; Hebner flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Belloir struck out; Evans was hit by a pitch; Baker
grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second]; Lum flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Parker flied out to
center; Zisk doubled to left; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
grounded out (second to first); Blanks flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Reynolds popped to third in foul territory;
Candelaria popped to third in foul territory; Stennett grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro flied out to right; Garr grounded out (third
to first); Belloir grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner struck out; Oliver grounded out (shortstop
to first); Stargell singled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch
[Stargell to second]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans struck out; Baker reached on an error by
Reynolds [Baker to first]; Lum reached on an error by Stennett
[Baker to second, Lum to first]; Correll flied out to center;
Office singled to center [Baker scored (unearned), Lum to
second]; Blanks singled to center [Lum scored (unearned), Office
to second]; Niekro lined to first; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr reached on an error by Candelaria [Garr to
second]; Belloir flied out to right; Evans struck out; Baker was
walked intentionally; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Candelaria was called out on strikes; Stennett
doubled to center; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted)
[Stennett to third]; Stennett was out trying to advance to home
(catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Correll reached on an error by Reynolds [Correll to
first]; Office out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Correll to second]; Blanks was walked intentionally; GASTON
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gaston flied out to right; Garr singled to
center [Correll scored (unearned), Blanks to second]; GIUSTI
REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Belloir singled to left [Blanks
scored (unearned), Garr to third, Belloir to second (on throw)];
Evans was walked intentionally; Baker singled to left [Garr
scored (unearned), Belloir scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Evans to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED GIUSTI
(PITCHING); Lum struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Oliver struck
out; Stargell struck out; Parker grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Pirates 2.