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In a 26-hit slugfest, the Pirates prevailed over the Braves 17-9. The score was 9-9 going into the seventh inning when the Bucs went ahead to stay on a double by Bill Robinson and single by Phil Garner. Earlier in the game, Robinson hit two solo homers. Pittsburgh Pirates 17, Atlanta Braves 9Game Played on Wednesday, May 9, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumPirates 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 7 - 17 14 2 Braves 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 9 12 3 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 6 3 4 1 0 0 .333 Royster 3b 6 0 1 2 0 2 .313 Foli ss 4 3 4 4 0 0 .338 Matthews rf 5 1 3 4 0 0 .301 Parker rf 5 0 0 2 0 0 .323 Burroughs lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Alexander pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 Murphy c 5 0 3 1 0 2 .343 Milner 1b 6 1 1 4 0 1 .315 Lum 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .224 B. Robinson lf 5 3 3 2 1 0 .256 Bonnell cf 3 2 2 0 2 0 .323 Ott c 5 1 0 0 0 0 .265 Hubbard 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 .234 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Chaney ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 .071 Berra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Garner 3b,2b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .227 Niekro p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .130 D. Robinson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Macha pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 Sanguillen ph 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Lacy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 R. Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Kison pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 Office ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spikes ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Bibby p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Tekulve p 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Totals 43 17 14 15 3 3 Totals 37 9 12 8 7 7 Time of Game: 3:42 Attendance: 6,855 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Braves 10 DP: Pirates 1, Braves 0 Errors: Foli, Stennett, Royster, Hubbard, Chaney Doubles: Moreno (3), B. Robinson (4), Lum (5), Murphy (2) Home Runs: B. Robinson 2 (7), Milner (5), Matthews (8) Stolen Bases: Moreno (15) Caught Stealing: Matthews (2) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (2) Sacrifice Flies: Hubbard (1) Hit by Pitch: Foli (1,by Skok), Garner (2,by Garber), Parker (4,by Garber), Niekro (1,by Whitson) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson 4 9 5 4 2 3 0 23 3.53 Whitson 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 7 4.74 Romo 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.76 Bibby W(2-1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.77 Tekulve SV(2) 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 4.50 Totals 9 12 9 8 7 7 1 46 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 5 7 7 5 1 2 2 24 3.55 Skok 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 7 5.06 Garber L(1-5) 2.2 6 8 1 0 1 1 18 5.55 R. Mahler 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.87 Totals 9 14 17 8 3 3 3 50 Passed Balls: Murphy 3 (9) Hit by Pitch: Whitson (1), Skok (2), Garber 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Hank Rountree, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Andy Anderson, 3B - Ed Norris PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Foli singled to shortstop [Moreno to third (error by Chaney), Foli to second]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Moreno scored, Foli to third]; Milner struck out; Murphy allowed a passed ball [Foli scored]; B. Robinson homered; Ott flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Matthews popped to third; Burroughs reached on an error by Foli [Burroughs to first]; Murphy singled to right [Burroughs to third]; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett flied out to right; Garner flied out to right; D. Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell walked; Hubbard walked [Bonnell to second]; Chaney struck out; Niekro singled to third [Bonnell to third, Hubbard to second]; Royster singled to left [Bonnell scored, Hubbard scored, Niekro to second]; Matthews singled to shortstop [Niekro to third, Royster to second]; Burroughs popped to second [Niekro scored (error by Stennett) (unearned) (no RBI), Royster to third, Matthews to second]; Murphy struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Foli singled to pitcher; Parker flied out to left; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Lum doubled to right; Bonnell singled to right [Lum to third]; Hubbard hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lum scored]; Chaney flied out to center; Niekro flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4. PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson homered; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Royster struck out; Matthews singled to first; Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Burroughs singled to left; Murphy doubled to left [Burroughs scored]; Lum flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 5. PIRATES 5TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Sanguillen struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Moreno doubled to center [Sanguillen to third]; Foli singled to center [Sanguillen scored (unearned), Moreno scored, Foli to second (on throw to home)]; Parker flied out to center [Foli to third]; Milner lined to second; B. Robinson walked; Murphy allowed a passed ball [Foli scored (unearned)]; Ott popped to third; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 5TH: WHITSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Bonnell walked; Hubbard flied out to right; Chaney walked [Bonnell to second]; Niekro was hit by a pitch [Bonnell to third, Chaney to second]; Pirates Manager Chuck Tanner and Coach Joe Lonnett ejected by HP umpire Hank Rountree; Tanner protested the game claiming that Phil Niekro was swinging at the pitch, not ducking out of the way; MACHA RAN FOR NIEKRO; Royster popped to shortstop; Matthews homered [Bonnell scored, Chaney scored, Macha scored]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 9. PIRATES 6TH: SKOK REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Stennett flied out to center; Garner walked; LACY BATTED FOR WHITSON; Lacy walked [Garner to second]; KISON RAN FOR LACY; Moreno singled to right [Garner scored, Kison to second]; Foli was hit by a pitch [Kison to third, Moreno to second]; Parker forced Foli (first to shortstop) [Kison scored, Moreno to third]; Milner grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 9. BRAVES 6TH: ROMO REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Murphy singled to shortstop; Lum walked [Murphy to second]; Bonnell hit into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Murphy out at third]; BIBBY REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Hubbard popped to shortstop; Enrique Romo left with sprained right ankle; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 9. PIRATES 7TH: GARBER REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); B. Robinson doubled to left; Ott grounded out (second to first) [B. Robinson to third]; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner singled to right [B. Robinson scored]; Bibby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Braves 9. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney struck out; Garber walked; Royster grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Garber to second]; Rennie Stennett ejected by 2B umpire Andy Anderson; BERRA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 3B); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TEKULVE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Matthews flied out to center; at some point Braves manager Bobby Cox protested the game because Pirates coach Joe Lonnett was still in dugout after being ejected; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Braves 9. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Moreno to third]; Parker grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Braves 9. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs struck out; Murphy was called out on strikes; Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Braves 9. PIRATES 9TH: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott reached on an error by Hubbard [Ott to first]; Berra reached on an error by Royster [Ott to third, Berra to first]; Garner was hit by a pitch [Berra to second]; Tekulve singled to shortstop [Ott scored (unearned), Berra to third, Garner to second]; Moreno forced Berra (first to catcher) [Garner to third, Tekulve to second]; Foli singled to right [Garner scored (unearned), Tekulve scored (unearned), Moreno to third]; Parker was hit by a pitch [Foli to second]; Dave Parker ejected by HP umpire Hank Rountree; ALEXANDER RAN FOR PARKER; Milner homered (unearned) [Moreno scored (unearned), Foli scored (unearned), Alexander scored (unearned)]; R. MAHLER REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 7 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 17, Braves 9. BRAVES 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bonnell singled to right; Hubbard popped to first; NOLAN BATTED FOR CHANEY; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted) [Bonnell to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR R. MAHLER; SPIKES BATTED FOR OFFICE; Spikes walked; Rowland Office ejected by HP umpire Hank Rountree for charging the mound after an inside pitch; Royster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 17, Braves 9. |
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