A three-hitter by Eddie Solomon carried the Braves to a 4-1 triumph over the Pirates. A three-run second inning was decisive. Dale Murphy led off with a single, Mike Lum walked and Barry Bonnell forced him at second.

Rain then delayed the game for 29 minutes. After play was resumed, Glenn Hubbard singled to score Murphy. Darrel Chaney followed with a two-run double. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       8, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Braves       0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .313      Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Foli ss               3   0   0   1     0   0   .295      Matthews rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .287
Parker rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .340      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
B. Robinson lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Murphy c              2   1   2   0     1   0   .330
Ott c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Lum 1b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Bonnell cf,lf         3   1   0   0     0   0   .312
Berra 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .105      Hubbard 2b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .240
Rhoden p              1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Chaney ss             2   0   1   2     1   1   .091
  Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Solomon p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   3   1     0   2             Totals               28   4   6   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  5,741
Left on Base: Pirates 1, Braves 4
DP: Pirates 2, Braves 1
Errors: Royster
Doubles: Chaney (1), Matthews (5)
Triples: Moreno (4)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1)
GIDP: Moreno (3), Lum (2), Bonnell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Murphy (1,by Bibby)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(0-1)           5     5   4   4   2   2   0  21   7.20
Bibby                   2.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  10   4.05
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.46
Totals                  8     6   4   4   3   5   0  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(2-1)          9     3   1   1   0   2   0  29   3.96
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   2   0  29

Passed Balls: Ott (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bibby (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Ed Norris, 3B - Andy Anderson


PIRATES 1ST: Sometime during game rain delays of 21 and 17
minutes; Moreno tripled to center; Foli hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Moreno scored]; Parker flied out to left; Milner
lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Matthews grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson reached on an error by Royster [B.
Robinson out at second (left to second)]; Ott flied out to left;
Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to center; Lum walked [Murphy to
second]; Bonnell forced Lum (third to second) [Murphy to third];
Hubbard singled to center [Murphy scored, Bonnell to third];
Chaney doubled to left [Bonnell scored, Hubbard scored]; Solomon
struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Berra was called out on strikes; Rhoden singled to
center; Moreno grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Rhoden out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves
3.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews doubled to left; Burroughs grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Matthews to third]; Ott allowed a passed
ball [Matthews scored]; Murphy singled to left; Lum grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Hubbard
struck out; Chaney walked; Solomon grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Ott
grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Berra popped to third; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR RHODEN;
Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno singled to
center; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Murphy was hit
by a pitch; Lum forced Murphy (first to shortstop); Bonnell
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lum out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker flied out to center; Milner grounded out
(pitcher to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Chaney struck
out; Solomon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner flied
out to center; Berra popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster flied out to center; Matthews singled to
center; Matthews stole second; Burroughs struck out; Murphy was
walked intentionally; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Lum
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 9TH: OFFICE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); BONNELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); EASLER BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Easler flied out to left; On a bunt Moreno grounded out (pitcher
to first); Foli popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 4.