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Bill Robinson's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth was the difference as the Pirates clipped the Braves, 6-3. Robinson connected after Phil Garner was hit by a pitch and Bobby Tolan singled. The Bucs had tied the score with a pair in the seventh on Robinson's double, an infield out, triple by Omar Moreno and Duffy Dyer's single. Robinson also drove in the first Pirate run in the fourth on an infield out. [The Sporting News] Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 3Game Played on Monday, July 25, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumBraves 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 x - 6 7 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227 Gilbreath 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .237 Garner 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Tolan 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .267 Robinson 3b 4 2 2 4 0 0 .312 Matthews lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Mendoza 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Correll c 2 1 0 0 2 2 .232 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Moore 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .255 Hairston rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .269 Royster ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 .200 Moreno cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .230 Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Dyer c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .267 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .159 Reuss p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Totals 30 3 5 3 5 4 Totals 30 6 7 6 1 2 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 8,752 Left on Base: Braves 6, Pirates 3 DP: Braves 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Taveras, Robinson Doubles: Robinson (17) Triples: Garner (5), Moreno (3) Home Runs: Robinson (11) Stolen Bases: Matthews (14) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (5), Tolan (1) GIDP: Niekro (2), Matthews (5) Hit by Pitch: Garner (2,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(9-12) 8 7 6 6 1 2 1 33 4.31 Totals 8 7 6 6 1 2 1 33 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(6-10) 9 5 3 3 5 4 0 36 3.90 Totals 9 5 3 3 5 4 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4) Balks: Niekro (3) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Paul Pryor BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell singled to left [Bonnell to second (error by Taveras)]; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bonnell to third]; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras made an out to second; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled to right; Correll walked [Matthews to second]; Moore singled to right [Matthews scored, Correll to third]; Royster forced Moore (shortstop to second) [Correll scored]; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Royster to second]; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Hairston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs walked; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to center; Dyer struck out; Reuss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 4TH: Correll walked; Moore walked [Correll to second]; Royster struck out; Niekro grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Taveras singled to center; Niekro balked [Taveras to second]; Garner walked; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to third, Garner to second]; Robinson grounded out (third to first) [Taveras scored]; Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 1. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath singled to right; Montanez walked [Gilbreath to second]; Burroughs singled to center [Gilbreath scored, Montanez to second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Hairston made an out to first; Moreno made an out to first; Dyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1. BRAVES 6TH: Correll struck out; Moore struck out; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Reuss flied out to left; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner tripled to right; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1. BRAVES 7TH: Niekro made an out to third; Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Robinson doubled to left; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Robinson to third]; Hairston grounded out (second to first) [Robinson scored]; Moreno tripled to center; Dyer singled to center [Moreno scored]; Reuss grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 3. BRAVES 8TH: Montanez reached on an error by Robinson [Montanez to first]; Burroughs forced Montanez (pitcher to shortstop); Matthews forced Burroughs (third to second); Matthews stole second; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Garner was hit by a pitch; Tolan singled to right [Garner to third]; Robinson homered [Garner scored, Tolan scored]; Oliver flied out to center; Hairston flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 6. BRAVES 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Moore made an out to shortstop; PACIOREK BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Paciorek grounded out (second to first); GASTON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 6. |
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