Streaking to their ninth straight victory, the Pirates scored a run in the 12th inning to down the Braves, 4-3. The score was 3-3 going into the 12th when Dave Parker slashed a one-out triple. After Willie Stargell was given an intentional walk, Ed Ott smashed an 0-2 pitch to center to score Parker. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 13  3
Braves       1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            6   1   3   0     0   1   .280      Royster ss            6   2   2   2     0   0   .272
Moreno cf             6   1   2   1     0   2   .230      Bonnell cf,lf         5   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Parker rf             6   1   4   1     0   0   .308      Matthews rf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .287
Stargell 1b           5   0   1   1     1   2   .285      Burroughs lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .319
Ott c                 5   0   2   1     1   1   .255        Office pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
B. Robinson lf        6   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Horner 3b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .254
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     2   1   .262      Beall 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .238
Berra 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Candelaria p          2   1   1   0     0   1   .140      Benedict c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .289        Murphy ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Nolan c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Solomon p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Stennett ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Gilbreath ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Blyleven pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .115        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
                                                            Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Niekro ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222

Totals               47   4  13   4     4  12             Totals               44   3  10   3     1   4

Time of Game: 3:48   Attendance:  6,553
Left on Base: Pirates 12, Braves 8
DP: Pirates 3, Braves 0
Errors: Taveras, Berra 2
Doubles: Ott (11), Nolan (5)
Triples: Parker (8)
Home Runs: Royster (2)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (53), Parker (15), Garner (21)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Hubbard (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Horner (6)
GIDP: Hubbard (2), Bonnell (10)
Hit by Pitch: Stennett (2,by Campbell)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria              6     8   3   3   1   2   1  27   3.46
Whitson                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.88
Tekulve                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.89
Jackson W(5-3)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.57
Totals                 12    10   3   3   1   4   1  47

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon                 4.2   6   3   3   1   6   0  20   3.99
Easterly                0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.10
Camp                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.58
Garber                  3     1   0   0   1   3   0  10   1.89
Skok                    1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.23
Campbell L(4-3)         1.2   2   1   1   1   2   0   9   4.98
Totals                 12    13   4   4   4  12   0  52

Hit by Pitch: Campbell (4)
Balks: Garber (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to third; Taveras was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno popped to first;
Parker lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Bonnell flied out to
center; Matthews singled to left [Royster to second]; Burroughs
singled to center [Royster to third, Matthews to second]; Horner
sacrifice flied into a double play (right to catcher to third)
[Royster scored, Matthews out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to center; Ott flied out to
center; B. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Beall flied out to center; Hubbard popped to first
in foul territory; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Garner flied out to left; Berra flied out to
center; Candelaria was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Solomon struck out; Royster flied out to center;
Bonnell walked; Matthews reached on an error by Berra [Bonnell
to second, Matthews to first]; Burroughs reached on an error by
Berra [Bonnell to third, Matthews to second, Burroughs to
first]; Horner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E,
3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Taveras struck out; Moreno singled to center;
Parker singled to right [Moreno to second]; Moreno stole third
and Parker stole second; Stargell struck out; Ott was walked
intentionally; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Beall singled to center; Hubbard grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Beall out at second];
Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner struck out; Berra flied out to right;
Candelaria singled to right; Taveras singled to pitcher
[Candelaria to second]; Moreno singled to left [Candelaria
scored, Taveras to third]; EASTERLY REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING);
Parker singled to center [Taveras scored, Moreno to third];
Stargell singled to center [Moreno scored, Parker to third]; Ott
forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: GILBREATH BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Gilbreath singled to
shortstop; Royster homered [Gilbreath scored]; Bonnell flied out
to center; Matthews singled to left; Burroughs flied out to
left; Horner flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Braves 3.

PIRATES 6TH: CAMP REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); B. Robinson
lined to third; Garner popped to second; Berra lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Beall singled to right; Hubbard out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Beall to second]; MURPHY BATTED FOR
BENEDICT; Murphy struck out; GASTON BATTED FOR CAMP; Gaston
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

PIRATES 7TH: GARBER REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); NOLAN REPLACED
MURPHY (PLAYING C ); MILNER BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Milner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras singled to center;
Taveras was picked off first (pitcher to first); Moreno struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Royster grounded
out (second to first); Bonnell popped to first; Matthews struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs singled to center; OFFICE RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Horner lined to shortstop; Beall popped to second;
Hubbard lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Braves 3.

PIRATES 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B. Robinson flied out to left; Garner
walked; Garner stole second; Garber balked [Garner to third];
Berra struck out; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR WHITSON; Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Nolan
doubled to center; CHANEY BATTED FOR GARBER; Chaney flied out to
center; Royster reached on an error by Taveras [Nolan stayed at
second, Royster to first]; Bonnell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Royster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

PIRATES 10TH: SKOK REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Taveras grounded
out (pitcher to first); Moreno flied out to left; Parker singled
to right; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 10TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Office
grounded out (second to first); Horner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

PIRATES 11TH: Ott doubled to left; B. Robinson flied out to
right; Garner was walked intentionally; CAMPBELL REPLACED SKOK
(PITCHING); Berra struck out; STENNETT BATTED FOR TEKULVE;
Stennett was hit by a pitch [Ott to third, Garner to second];
BLYLEVEN RAN FOR STENNETT; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 11TH: JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Beall popped
to catcher in foul territory; Hubbard popped to second; Nolan
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Braves 3.

PIRATES 12TH: Moreno struck out; Parker tripled to right;
Stargell was walked intentionally; Ott singled to right [Parker
scored, Stargell to second]; B. Robinson popped to shortstop;
Garner popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 12TH: NIEKRO BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Niekro struck out;
Royster popped to second; Bonnell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 3.