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A leadoff homer by Bill Robinson in the sixth snapped a 2-2 tie and triggered the Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Braves. It was the fifth loss in a row for Atlanta. John Candelaria gained his eighth victory in 10 decisions over the Braves. [The Sporting News] Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Monday, May 7, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumPirates 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 9 1
Braves 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2
Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Moreno cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .305 Royster 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .337
Foli ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .310 Matthews rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .279
Parker rf 3 0 1 0 2 1 .352 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264
B. Robinson lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .243 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .316
Milner 1b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .356 Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .322
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .231 Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238
Berra 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .125 Benedict c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .357
Nicosia c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 Nolan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Candelaria p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .071 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Whitson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M. Mahler p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Office ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lum ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Totals 33 4 9 3 8 5 Totals 34 2 6 2 4 5
Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 8,166
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Braves 9
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 2
Errors: Foli, Chaney 2
Doubles: Garner (9), Foli (4), Bonnell (4)
Triples: Parker (3)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (5), Matthews (7)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (14), Parker (6)
Caught Stealing: Foli (1), Moreno (6)
GIDP: Berra (1), B. Robinson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Moreno (2,by M. Mahler)
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Candelaria W(2-1) 6 6 2 2 1 4 1 25 3.23
Whitson 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 10 3.00
Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.50
Tekulve SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.03
Totals 9 6 2 2 4 5 1 38
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
M. Mahler L(0-3) 7 7 3 1 6 5 1 33 5.76
R. Mahler 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 9 6.14
Totals 9 9 4 2 8 5 1 42
Hit by Pitch: M. Mahler (1)
Umpires: HP - Andy Anderson, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Hank Rountree, 3B - Ed Norris
PIRATES 1ST: Moreno was hit by a pitch; Moreno stole second;
Foli was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball to shortstop [Moreno out at third (shortstop
unassisted)]; Foli was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Parker walked; Parker stole second; B. Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews singled to
left; Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); Murphy
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Milner was called out on strikes; Garner doubled to
right; Berra walked; Nicosia reached on an error by Chaney
[Garner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Berra to third, Nicosia to
second]; Candelaria struck out; Moreno singled to third [Berra
scored (unearned), Nicosia to third]; Foli flied out to right; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell doubled to left; Hubbard struck out;
Benedict singled to right [Bonnell to third]; Chaney struck out;
M. Mahler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Parker struck out; B. Robinson popped to second;
Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Royster lined to center; Matthews popped to first;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2,
Braves 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Garner walked; Berra grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Garner out at second]; Nicosia
singled to right; Candelaria flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Murphy singled to right; Bonnell flied out to right;
Hubbard flied out to right; Benedict flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
PIRATES 5TH: Moreno singled to second; Moreno was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker popped to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Chaney flied out to left; M. Mahler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster walked; Matthews homered [Royster
scored]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 2.
PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson homered; Milner popped to third; Garner
popped to first in foul territory; Berra reached on an error by
Chaney [Berra to second]; Nicosia was walked intentionally;
Candelaria struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves
2.
BRAVES 6TH: Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell lined to second;
Hubbard singled to shortstop; Benedict flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.
PIRATES 7TH: Moreno flied out to center; Foli flied out to
center; Parker tripled to center; B. Robinson was walked
intentionally; Milner walked [B. Robinson to second]; Garner
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.
BRAVES 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Chaney
struck out; OFFICE BATTED FOR M. MAHLER; Office walked; Royster
popped to shortstop; Matthews popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.
PIRATES 8TH: R. MAHLER REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Berra
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia grounded out (third
to first); Whitson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.
BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs reached on an error by Foli [Burroughs to
second]; Murphy grounded out (second to first) [Burroughs to
third]; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.
PIRATES 9TH: Moreno singled to right; Foli doubled to left
[Moreno scored]; Parker was walked intentionally; B. Robinson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Foli to third,
Parker out at second]; Milner was walked intentionally; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Braves 2.
BRAVES 9TH: NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan walked; Chaney
walked [Nolan to second]; LUM BATTED FOR R. MAHLER; JACKSON
REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR LUM; Spikes lined
to third; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Royster flied out
to right; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Braves 2.
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