A bases-loaded walk to pinch-hitter Jim Fregosi with two out in the 13th enabled the Pirates to ease past the Braves, 7-6. Two Pittsburgh errors around a single by Gary Matthews had given Atlanta a 6-5 lead in the top of the inning.

Rennie Stennett began the Pirate rally with a two-out single, and Ed Ott's single moved pinch-runner Mario Mendoza to third. Omar Moreno's single plated Mendoza with the tying run, and pinch-hitter Jerry Hairston drew a walk, filling the bases to set the stage for the decisive base on balls to Fregosi. Joe Nolan hit his first homer earlier for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Sunday, July      24, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  2    0  0  0    1  -   6 13  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  3    1  1  0    0  0  0    2  -   7 12  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             7   1   3   1     0   0   .248      Taveras ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .227
Matthews lf           6   0   2   1     1   1   .289        Fregosi ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .297
Montanez 1b           5   0   1   0     2   1   .311      Garner 3b             5   1   0   0     1   0   .243
Burroughs rf          5   0   1   1     1   0   .266      Parker rf             6   2   2   2     0   1   .338
  Hargan p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Robinson 1b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .309
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Oliver lf             6   0   2   1     0   1   .297
  Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stennett 2b           6   0   1   1     0   0   .331
Pocoroba c            5   1   1   0     0   0   .288        Mendoza pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .209
Moore 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Ott c                 6   1   2   0     0   1   .270
  Royster pr,3b       3   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Moreno cf             6   1   2   1     0   0   .229
Chaney ss             6   2   2   0     0   2   .212      Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Gilbreath 2b          6   1   1   0     0   3   .237        Tolan ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .214
Capra p               2   0   1   1     0   1   .105        O. Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Nolan ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .375        Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .183        Hairston ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .292
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bonnell ph,rf       1   0   0   0     1   0   .314

Totals               52   6  13   5     5  10             Totals               51   7  12   7     3   6

Time of Game: 4:07   Attendance: 22,123
Left on Base: Braves 13, Pirates 10
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Taveras, Stennett
Doubles: Office 2 (9), Parker (34), Oliver (20), Tolan (2)
Home Runs: Nolan (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (35), Moreno (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Pocoroba (3)
Hit by Pitch: Taveras (5,by Campbell)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra                   6     4   3   3   1   2   0  24   5.29
Leon                    2     4   2   2   0   2   0  10   4.64
Campbell                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.04
Hargan L(0-2)           2.2   3   2   2   0   1   0  11   6.72
Solomon                 0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   1.86
Kline                   0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6.64
Totals                 12.2  12   7   7   3   6   0  55

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   7     8   3   3   1   6   1  30   4.77
O. Jones                2     3   2   2   2   0   0  11   5.23
Tekulve W(8-1)          4     2   1   0   2   4   0  17   3.26
Totals                 13    13   6   5   5  10   1  58

Hit by Pitch: Campbell (1)
Wild Pitches: Capra (4), Kison (6)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Office doubled to left; Matthews flied out to right;
Montanez grounded out (second to first) [Office to third];
Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras made an out to first; Garner flied out to
left; Parker struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch;
Robinson forced Parker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to left; Moore flied out to
center; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver flied out to left; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath flied out to center; Capra struck out;
Office flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno made an out to shortstop; Kison struck out;
Taveras made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews flied out to left; Montanez grounded out
(first to pitcher); Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson made an out to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba singled to second; Kison threw a wild pitch
[Pocoroba to second]; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first);
Chaney singled to center [Pocoroba to third]; Gilbreath struck
out; Capra singled to right [Pocoroba scored, Chaney to third];
Office doubled to center [Chaney scored, Capra to third];
Matthews grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver flied out to left; Stennett flied out to
center; Ott singled to center; Moreno made an out to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Montanez singled to center; Burroughs singled to
left [Montanez to second]; Pocoroba out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Montanez to third, Burroughs to second];
Moore reached on a fielder's choice [Montanez out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Burroughs to third]; ROYSTER RAN FOR
MOORE; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kison grounded
out (pitcher to first); Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole
second; Garner walked; Parker doubled to left [Taveras scored,
Garner scored]; Robinson grounded out (third to first); Oliver
doubled to right [Parker scored]; Stennett grounded out (pitcher
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath struck out; NOLAN BATTED FOR CAPRA; Nolan
homered; Office flied out to center; Matthews walked; Montanez
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: LEON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Ott made an out to
first; Moreno singled to center; TOLAN BATTED FOR KISON; Moreno
stole second; Tolan doubled to left [Moreno scored]; Taveras
struck out; Garner made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 8TH: O. JONES REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba grounded out (second
to first); Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker singled to second; Robinson made an out to
catcher; Oliver singled to center [Parker to third]; Stennett
forced Oliver (shortstop unassisted) [Parker scored]; Ott struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney singled to center; Gilbreath singled to
center [Chaney to second]; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR LEON;
Asselstine flied out to center [Chaney to third]; Office made an
out to third; Matthews singled to second [Chaney scored,
Gilbreath to second]; Montanez walked [Gilbreath to third,
Matthews to second]; Burroughs walked [Gilbreath scored,
Matthews to third, Montanez to second]; Pocoroba flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Moreno
grounded out (pitcher to first); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR O. JONES;
Gonzalez struck out; Taveras was hit by a pitch; Taveras stole
second; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 10TH: TEKULVE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Royster flied
out to left; Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); Gilbreath
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 10TH: Parker flied out to left; Robinson singled to
center; Oliver lined to shortstop; Stennett flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 11TH: BONNELL BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Bonnell walked; Office
singled to catcher [Bonnell to second]; Matthews struck out;
Montanez walked [Bonnell to third, Office to second]; Burroughs
forced Bonnell (first to catcher) [Office to third, Montanez to
second]; Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 11TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARGAN
REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Ott made an out to first; Moreno
grounded out (second to first); Tekulve grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 12TH: Royster struck out; Chaney flied out to center;
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 12TH: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner
made an out to third; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 13TH: Bonnell flied out to right; Office reached on an
error by Taveras [Office to first]; Matthews singled to right
[Office to second]; Montanez forced Matthews (second unassisted)
[Office scored (error by Stennett) (unearned) (no RBI), Montanez
to first]; Hargan struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 6, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 13TH: Robinson flied out to center; Oliver struck out;
Stennett singled to center; MENDOZA RAN FOR STENNETT; Ott
singled to center [Mendoza to third]; Moreno singled to right
[Mendoza scored, Ott to second]; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR TEKULVE;
SOLOMON REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Hairston walked [Ott to
third, Moreno to second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR TAVERAS; KLINE
REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Fregosi walked (walk was charged to
Solomon) [Ott scored, Moreno to third, Hairston to second]; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 6, Pirates 7.