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 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      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.