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Combining on a five-hitter, Don Robinson and Kent Tekulve pitched the Pirates to their eighth straight victory, beating the Braves, 3-1. Willie Stargell hit a solo homer in the second inning and Dale Berra clouted one in the fifth. The final Buc tally came in the eighth on an RBI single by Phil Garner. [The Sporting News] Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Tuesday, August 22, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumPirates 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 0
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Taveras ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .303 Matthews rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .285
B. Robinson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .246 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .317
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .286 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259
Garner 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .265 Nolan c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .233
Berra 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Dyer c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Benedict c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400
D. Robinson p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .239
Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Mahler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .097
Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 7 Totals 30 1 5 1 4 7
Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 9,348
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Braves 7
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 0
Doubles: Taveras (28), Matthews (15)
Home Runs: Stargell (18), Berra (2), Matthews (14)
Stolen Bases: B. Robinson 2 (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Mahler (5)
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
D. Robinson W(10-5) 6.2 5 1 1 3 4 1 27 3.26
Tekulve SV(24) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 1.93
Totals 9 5 1 1 4 7 1 35
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Mahler L(4-8) 7 7 2 2 1 5 2 29 4.29
Garber 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 1.96
Totals 9 9 3 3 1 7 2 37
Wild Pitches: Mahler (9)
Balks: Garber (3)
Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick
PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Moreno grounded out
(first unassisted); Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath flied out to center; Office was called out
on strikes; Matthews doubled to left; Burroughs singled to third
[Matthews out at home (pitcher to third to first to catcher)]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson popped to first; Stargell homered;
Garner grounded out (second to first); Berra grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to left; Nolan popped to third;
Murphy struck out; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Dyer walked; D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Dyer to second]; Taveras flied out to right; Moreno
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Mahler grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath was
called out on strikes; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson popped to first in
foul territory; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs walked;
Horner popped to catcher; Nolan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
PIRATES 5TH: Garner struck out; Berra homered; Dyer grounded out
(second to first); D. Robinson singled to right; Taveras doubled
to left [D. Robinson to third]; Moreno lined to first; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Murphy singled to center; Chaney flied out to left;
Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Murphy to
second]; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
PIRATES 6TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson singled to center;
B. Robinson stole second; Mahler threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson
to third]; Stargell struck out; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Office popped to third in foul territory; Matthews
homered; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Horner flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.
PIRATES 7TH: Berra flied out to center; Dyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); D. Robinson singled to center; Taveras
singled to center [D. Robinson to second]; Moreno grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Nolan walked; RUIZ RAN FOR NOLAN; Murphy flied out
to right; Chaney popped to third in foul territory; BEALL BATTED
FOR MAHLER; Beall walked [Ruiz to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED D.
ROBINSON (PITCHING); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 1.
PIRATES 8TH: BENEDICT REPLACED RUIZ (PLAYING C ); GARBER
REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Parker flied out to center; B.
Robinson singled to left; B. Robinson stole second; Garber
balked [B. Robinson to third]; Stargell struck out; Garner
singled to left [B. Robinson scored]; Berra flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1.
BRAVES 8TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Matthews
walked; Burroughs flied out to center; Horner struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1.
PIRATES 9TH: Dyer grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Tekulve struck out; Taveras popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1.
BRAVES 9TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
struck out; Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1.
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