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.

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