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Monday May 2, 1977
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With Bruce Kison pitching a three-hitter and Ed Ott, Omar Moreno, Willie Stargell and Fernando Gonzalez hitting homers, the Pirates dealt the Braves their ninth straight defeat, 11-1. Ott touched off the power show with his first major league homer in the first inning. Brian Asselstine accounted for the Braves' lone run with a homer in the second. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Monday, May 2, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates      1  0  1    0  2  3    2  0  2  -  11 15  0
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .242      Royster 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Ott c                 4   3   2   3     1   1   .250      Moore 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .538
Parker rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .400      Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Oliver lf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .302      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
  Dilone lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Stargell 1b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .310      Paciorek 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Stennett 2b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .278      Asselstine lf         3   1   1   1     0   0   .222
Garner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Gonzalez 3b         1   1   1   2     0   0   .250      Capra p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Taveras ss            4   1   2   1     1   1   .236        Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kison p               5   1   1   0     0   1   .158        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  11  15  11     4   5             Totals               30   1   3   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  9,148
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Braves 3
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 1
Errors: Royster
Doubles: Kison (1), Taveras (2)
Home Runs: Ott (1), Moreno (1), Stargell (4), Gonzalez (1), Asselstine (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (9), Oliver (3), Ott (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(3-1)            9     3   1   1   1   3   1  31   2.78
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   3   1  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(0-1)            5.2   8   7   7   4   3   2  29   6.62
Beard                   0.1   5   2   2   0   0   1   6   9.64
Leon                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Johnson                 1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5  10.13
Totals                  9    15  11  11   4   5   4  45

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bill Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno made an out to third; Ott homered; Parker
flied out to left; Oliver walked; Stargell forced Oliver (third
to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
singled to center; Office flied out to left; Burroughs forced
Moore (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Garner
lined to center; Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Kison
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek
flied out to right; Asselstine homered; Rockett struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Ott walked;
Parker singled to right [Ott to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Ott scored, Parker to second]; Stargell was walked
intentionally; Stennett flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Capra grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore singled to left; Office
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
struck out; Kison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno homered; Ott made an out to third; Parker
made an out to third; Oliver singled to third; Oliver stole
second; Stargell singled to right [Oliver scored]; Stennett
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Asselstine lined to left; Rockett flied out to
center; Capra made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Braves 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Garner made an out to second; Taveras singled to
shortstop; Kison doubled to left [Taveras to third]; Moreno
struck out; Ott singled to right [Taveras scored, Kison scored];
BEARD REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Ott stole second; Parker
singled to right [Ott scored]; Oliver made an out to second; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster struck out; Moore walked; Office forced
Moore (second to shortstop); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell homered; Stennett singled to second
[Stennett to second (error by Royster)]; Garner singled to left
[Stennett to third]; Taveras doubled to left [Stennett scored,
Garner to third]; LEON REPLACED BEARD (PITCHING); Kison reached
on a fielder's choice [Garner out at home (shortstop to
catcher), Taveras to third, Kison to second]; Moreno hit into a
double play (second to catcher) [Moreno out at second (catcher
to first), Kison to third, Taveras out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Asselstine grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Braves 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Ott struck out; Parker struck out; Oliver grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Braves
1.

BRAVES 8TH: DILONE REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ
REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 3B); Rockett flied out to left; NOLAN
BATTED FOR LEON; Nolan flied out to right; Royster flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Braves 1.

PIRATES 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Stargell popped
to catcher in foul territory; Stennett singled to right;
Gonzalez homered [Stennett scored]; Taveras flied out to center;
Kison grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 11, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Moore grounded out (second to first); Office
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 11, Braves 1.



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