The Braves' 17-game losing streak came to an end with a 6-1 victory over the Pirates, who were stopped on their 11-game winning string. Max Leon, who started on the mound for the Braves, scattered three hits and drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and single before being relieved in the eighth inning. Rick Camp yielded a run-scoring single by Willie Stargell while finishing the game. Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1Game Played on Thursday, May 12, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumBraves 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 6 8 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Moreno cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Chaney 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Moore 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Stargell ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .373 Burroughs rf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .310 Garner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Pocoroba c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .239 O. Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paciorek 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .220 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .419 Asselstine lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .265 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Bonnell cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .294 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Leon p 2 0 1 3 0 0 .333 Kirkpatrick 1b,3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .111 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dyer c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Dilone ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Kison p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Taveras ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 32 6 8 5 5 3 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 10,161 Left on Base: Braves 7, Pirates 4 DP: Braves 0, Pirates 1 Errors: Parker Doubles: Asselstine (1), Kirkpatrick (1) Triples: Chaney (1) Stolen Bases: Moreno (13) Sacrifice Hits: Leon (1) Sacrifice Flies: Leon (1), Paciorek (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leon W(1-1) 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 25 3.86 Camp 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.49 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 3 0 32 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison L(3-2) 6 5 2 2 2 1 0 24 3.69 Forster 1.1 2 2 1 1 0 0 7 6.97 Tekulve 0.2 1 2 0 2 0 0 6 1.93 O. Jones 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 6.10 Totals 9 8 6 3 5 3 0 40 Balks: Kison (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Chaney flied out to center; Moore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Garner flied out to center; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba flied out to center; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Stennett flied out to center; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 3RD: Asselstine singled to center; Kison balked [Asselstine to second]; Bonnell singled to shortstop [Asselstine to third]; Leon hit a sacrifice fly to right [Asselstine scored]; Royster popped to second; Chaney flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0. BRAVES 4TH: Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs walked; Pocoroba flied out to right; Paciorek singled to left [Burroughs to second]; Asselstine doubled to right [Burroughs scored, Paciorek to third]; Bonnell was walked intentionally; Leon popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno flied out to left; Garner struck out; Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney tripled to right; Moore reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Chaney out at home (second to catcher to third), Moore out at second (third to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: GILBREATH REPLACED CHANEY (PLAYING 2B); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick doubled to right; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: DILONE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Dilone flied to left in foul territory; ROBINSON BATTED FOR KISON; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TAVERAS REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING SS); FORSTER REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Asselstine grounded out (third to first); Bonnell walked; Leon out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bonnell to second]; Royster lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: Parker was called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stennett lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath lined to first; Moore singled to left; Burroughs singled to left [Moore to third, Burroughs to second (on throw to 3b)]; TEKULVE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Pocoroba was walked intentionally; Paciorek reached on an error by Parker on a sacrifice fly [Moore scored (RBI), Burroughs scored (unearned) (no RBI), Pocoroba to third, Paciorek to second]; Asselstine was walked intentionally; Bonnell made an out to shortstop; Leon singled to right [Pocoroba scored (unearned), Paciorek scored (unearned), Asselstine to third]; Royster grounded out (second to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0. PIRATES 8TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Dyer singled to left [Kirkpatrick to second]; CAMP REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Dilone lined to second; Taveras forced Dyer (second to shortstop) [Kirkpatrick to third]; STARGELL BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Stargell singled to right [Kirkpatrick scored, Taveras to third]; Garner popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 1. BRAVES 9TH: KIRKPATRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); O. JONES REPLACED GARNER (PITCHING); Gilbreath struck out; Moore flied out to right; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 9TH: Parker struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 1. |
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