Hitting a pair of doubles, Dave Parker drove in the Pirates' first four runs in an 8-0 victory over the Braves, who went down to their 11th straight defeat. A single by Oamr Moreno and walk to Ed Ott preceded Parker's first double at the start of the game. Larry Demery tripled and Ott walked again in the second before Parker hit his second double. Parker then scored on a single by Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       4, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      2  3  0    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   8 13  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   2   1   0     2   1   .232      Royster 2b,cf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .208
Ott c                 1   2   1   0     2   0   .263      Office cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Dyer c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .278        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Parker rf             4   2   2   4     0   0   .416        Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Oliver lf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .306      Moore 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .381
  Dilone pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .322
Kirkpatrick 1b        5   0   0   0     0   2   .063      Pocoroba c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Stennett 2b           5   0   3   0     0   0   .296      Paciorek 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
Garner 3b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .269      Bonnell lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Rockett ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Demery p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .333      LaCorte p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Chaney ph,2b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               38   8  13   5     4   7             Totals               30   0   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  3,890
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Braves 4
DP: Pirates 1, Braves 2
Errors: Taveras, Moore, Paciorek, Rockett
Doubles: Parker 2 (9), Stennett (3), Pocoroba (4)
Triples: Demery (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (9), Ott 2 (3), Stennett (5)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (4), Ott (3), Royster 2 (4)
GIDP: Moreno (1), Kirkpatrick (2), Royster (4)
Hit by Pitch: Parker (1,by Easterly)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery W(1-1)           7.1   5   0   0   1   3   0  27   3.72
Tekulve                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.98
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(1-4)          1.2   6   5   5   2   3   0  13  12.76
Collins                 4.1   3   1   0   2   1   0  17   0.00
Easterly                3     4   2   2   0   3   0  13  10.67
Totals                  9    13   8   7   4   7   0  43

Passed Balls: Pocoroba (5)
Hit by Pitch: Easterly (1)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to shortstop; Moreno stole second;
Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Moreno to third]; Ott walked;
Ott stole second; Parker doubled to right [Moreno scored, Ott
scored]; Oliver flied out to center; Kirkpatrick struck out;
Stennett singled to third [Parker to third]; Stennett stole
second; Garner struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Office flied out to center; Moore
flied out to center; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Taveras flied out to center; Demery tripled to
right; Moreno struck out; Ott walked; Ott stole second; Parker
doubled to right [Demery scored, Ott scored]; Oliver singled to
center [Parker scored]; COLLINS REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING);
Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Debut game for Don Collins; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Pocoroba doubled to right
[Burroughs to third]; Paciorek struck out; Bonnell flied out to
right; Debut game for Barry Bonnell; Rockett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Stennett doubled to
center; Garner flied out to left; Taveras grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Collins struck out; Royster singled to third;
Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Office grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Braves 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Demery struck out; Moreno walked; Ott singled to
right [Moreno to third]; Ott was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Ed Ott pulled hamstring sliding; Parker
reached on an error by Paciorek [Moreno scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Parker to first]; Oliver flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: DYER REPLACED OTT (PLAYING C ); Moore flied out to
right; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
6, Braves 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Kirkpatrick popped to first in foul territory;
Stennett grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Paciorek struck out; Bonnell grounded out (third to
first); Rockett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Braves 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Demery
flied out to right; Moreno walked; Dyer singled to center
[Moreno to third]; Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: CHANEY BATTED FOR COLLINS; Chaney flied out to
right; Royster flied out to right; Office flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 0.

PIRATES 7TH: EASTERLY REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); ROYSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); Oliver popped to third; Kirkpatrick struck out; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Moore grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner singled to shortstop; Taveras singled to
shortstop [Garner to second]; Demery reached on an error by
Rockett [Garner to third, Taveras to second, Demery to first];
Moreno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garner scored (no RBI), Taveras to third, Demery out at
second]; Dyer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Paciorek reached on an error by Taveras [Paciorek to
second]; Bonnell reached on a fielder's choice [Paciorek out at
third (shortstop to third to second)]; Rockett singled to right
[Bonnell to second]; Chaney singled to right [Bonnell to third,
Rockett to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Royster
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Chaney out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves
0.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker was hit by a pitch; Oliver singled to third
[Parker scored (error by Moore)]; DILONE RAN FOR OLIVER;
Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Dilone out at second]; Stennett singled to third; Garner struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ASSELSTINE
BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted);
Moore grounded out (third to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Braves 0.