The Braves erupted for seven runs in the first inning but then needed another in the third to eke out an 8-7 decision over the Pirates. Jerry Royster led off the big inning with a walk, stole second and scored on a single by Bob Beall. After Gary Matthews walked, Rowland Office hit a three-run homer. Dale Murphy then walked and when Bob Horner followed with a double, starter Jim Bibby was replaced by Dave Hamilton.

Darrel Chaney hit a fielder's choice grounder that scored Murphy and Royster delivered a single, scoring Horner. An error permitted Chaney to score. The Braves' decisive run in the third came on a triple by Preston Hanna and an error by second baseman Phil Garner. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      1  0  2    0  1  0    2  0  1  -   7  8  3
Braves       7  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .275      Royster 2b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .281
Milner lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .272      Beall 1b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .217
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Matthews rf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .283
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Burroughs lf          5   0   1   0     0   2   .322
Parker rf             5   3   3   3     0   0   .304        Bonnell pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
B. Robinson cf,lf     4   1   1   1     0   0   .256      Office cf             4   1   1   3     1   1   .231
Stargell 1b           4   1   2   3     1   1   .271      Murphy c              2   1   0   0     2   1   .197
Stennett 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .249      Horner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .200
  Macha 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Chaney ss             4   1   0   1     0   1   .248
Ott c                 4   0   0   0     1   2   .261      Hanna p               3   1   2   0     0   1   .172
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Easterly p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  D. Robinson p       2   0   0   0     0   0   .161
  Brye ph,cf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .269

Totals               36   7   8   7     6   6             Totals               35   8   8   6     6   8

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 21,498
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Braves 9
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 0
Errors: Taveras, Stennett, Garner, Beall, Chaney
Doubles: Horner (1)
Triples: Hanna (1)
Home Runs: Parker (11), Stargell (8), Office (3)
Stolen Bases: Royster (16), Office (3)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(5-4)            0.1   3   6   6   3   0   1   7   3.53
Hamilton                1.2   1   1   0   1   3   0   9   5.59
D. Robinson             5     3   1   0   2   4   0  21   3.46
Jackson                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.60
Totals                  8     8   8   6   6   8   1  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna W(6-1)            6.1   6   6   5   3   4   1  30   3.07
Easterly                1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   5.29
Campbell                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.33
Skok SV(1)              1.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   6   0.79
Totals                  9     8   7   6   6   6   2  43

Wild Pitches: Hanna 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras reached on an error by Beall [Taveras to
first]; Milner singled to center [Taveras to third]; Parker
forced Milner (shortstop to second) [Taveras scored (unearned)];
B. Robinson reached on an error by Chaney [Parker to third, B.
Robinson to second]; Stargell walked; Stennett struck out; Ott
popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Royster stole second; Beall singled
to center [Royster scored]; Matthews walked [Beall to second];
Burroughs flied out to right; Office homered [Beall scored,
Matthews scored]; Murphy walked; Horner doubled to left [Murphy
to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Chaney reached on
a fielder's choice [Murphy scored, Horner to third]; Hanna
struck out; Royster singled to shortstop [Horner scored, Chaney
to third (error by Taveras), Royster to second]; Beall reached
on an error by Stennett [Chaney scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Royster to third, Beall to first]; Matthews forced Beall
(shortstop to second); 7 R (6 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 7.

PIRATES 2ND: Garner was called out on strikes; Hamilton struck
out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 7.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Office flied out to left;
Murphy walked; Horner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 7.

PIRATES 3RD: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
singled to second; B. Robinson singled to center [Parker to
third, B. Robinson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Stargell singled
to left [Parker scored, B. Robinson scored]; Stennett walked
[Stargell to second]; Ott forced Stennett (second to shortstop)
[Stargell to third]; Garner flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 7.

BRAVES 3RD: D. ROBINSON REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Chaney was
called out on strikes; Hanna tripled to left; Royster grounded
out (pitcher to first); Beall reached on an error by Garner
[Hanna scored (unearned) (no RBI), Beall to first]; Matthews
singled to second [Beall to third]; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 8.

PIRATES 4TH: D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Office walked; Office stole second; Murphy struck
out; Horner flied out to center; Chaney grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 8.

PIRATES 5TH: Parker singled to center; Hanna threw a wild pitch
[Parker to second]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Parker to third];
B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored]; On a
bunt Stargell made an out to first; Willie Stargell called
for interference for running out of the baseline; Stennett
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: Hanna singled to shortstop; Royster walked [Hanna to
second]; Beall flied out to right; Matthews struck out;
Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Braves 8.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first); D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: MACHA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 3B); Office flied
out to center; Murphy popped to second; Horner flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
walked; Parker homered [Milner scored]; EASTERLY REPLACED HANNA
(PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stargell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney flied out to center; Easterly grounded out
(second to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Macha flied out to center; Ott walked; Garner
popped to second; BRYE BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Brye walked [Ott
to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Taveras
walked [Ott to third, Brye to second]; SKOK REPLACED CAMPBELL
(PITCHING); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR MILNER; Sanguillen flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN
(PITCHING); Beall flied out to right; Matthews flied out to
right; Burroughs singled to center; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS;
Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
6, Braves 8.

PIRATES 9TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Parker flied
out to center; B. Robinson flied out to left; Stargell homered;
Macha singled to left; Ott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 7, Braves 8.