Returning to the lineup just three days after suffering a bone chip in the middle finger of his left hand, Dave Parker tripled home one run and scored two others to spark the Pirates to a 4-2 decision over the Braves. The triple came in the first inning and drove in Phil Garner, who had walked. Parker then scored on a single by Willie Stargell.

After the Braves tied the game at 2-2 on a home run by Dale Murphy in the second stanza, the Pirates went ahead in the fourth on a double by Ed Ott and single by Mario Mendoza. In the fifth, Parker singled, stole second and came home on a single by Bill Robinson. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      6, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Pirates      2  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Garner 3b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .232
  Maddox 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Moreno cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Beall 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Parker rf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .283
Office cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .245      B. Robinson cf,lf     4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .325      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .228
Matthews rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .269      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Murphy c              4   1   1   2     0   2   .202      Ott c                 3   1   2   0     1   0   .239
Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   2   .301      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Gilbreath 3b,2b       4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Bibby p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Devine p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Nolan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .229

Totals               35   2   7   2     1   7             Totals               31   4   7   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  4,914
Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 8
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Devine, Stargell
Doubles: Office (2), Ott (5)
Triples: Parker (3)
Home Runs: Murphy (4)
Stolen Bases: Royster (14), Parker (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (4)
Hit by Pitch: Office (1,by Bibby), Mendoza (2,by Solomon)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Devine L(2-3)           4.2   6   4   4   1   1   0  22   7.27
Skok                    1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Solomon                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.67
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   1   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(5-2)            7     6   2   2   1   5   1  30   2.29
Tekulve SV(6)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.68
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   7   1  37

Passed Balls: Ott (4)
Hit by Pitch: Solomon (1), Bibby (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Royster lined to shortstop; Beall flied out to left;
Office was hit by a pitch; Burroughs forced Office (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Garner walked; Milner flied out to center; Parker
tripled to right [Garner scored]; B. Robinson popped to
shortstop; Stargell singled to first [Parker scored]; Stennett
forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled to center; Murphy homered [Matthews
scored]; Chaney was called out on strikes; Gilbreath grounded
out (shortstop to first); Devine was called out on strikes; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (second to first); Mendoza
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bibby reached on an error by
Devine [Bibby to first]; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to left; Beall flied out to center;
Office flied out to center; Royster stole second; Burroughs
walked; Matthews grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
flied out to right; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Chaney singled to
right; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Devine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Stennett
lined to second; Ott doubled to right; Mendoza singled to right
[Ott scored]; Bibby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Beall
reached on an error by Stargell [Beall to first]; Office flied
out to center; Burroughs forced Beall (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (first unassisted); Milner
lined to second; Parker singled to center; Parker stole second;
B. Robinson singled to left [Parker scored]; SKOK REPLACED
DEVINE (PITCHING); Stargell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 6TH: MORENO REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Matthews singled to right;
Murphy flied out to right; Chaney struck out; Gilbreath flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to center; Ott walked; Mendoza
grounded out (third to first) [Ott to second]; Bibby grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 4.

BRAVES 7TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR SKOK; Pocoroba flied out to
center; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Beall
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: SOLOMON REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); MADDOX
REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING 3B); GILBREATH CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Garner walked; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Garner to second]; Parker grounded out
(third to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Office doubled to left; TEKULVE REPLACED BIBBY
(PITCHING); Burroughs struck out; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ott allowed a passed ball [Office to
third]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell flied out to center; Stennett grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ott singled to center; Mendoza was hit by a
pitch [Ott to second]; Tekulve forced Mendoza (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first); NOLAN BATTED FOR
SOLOMON; Nolan singled to center; GASTON BATTED FOR MADDOX;
Gaston flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 4.