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.

The Pirates wrapped up the contest with a seven-run ninth inning highlighted by a bases-loaded homer by John Milner. Gary Matthews clouted a grand slam for the Braves in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 17, Atlanta Braves 9
Game Played on Wednesday, May       9, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      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.