The Pirates moved to within a half-game of the first-place Expos in the N. L. East by sweeping a doubleheader from the Braves, 5-4 and 3-2. In the first game, which was delayed twice by rain for almost four hours, the Bucs came from behind with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning when pinch-hitter Mike Easler singled with the bases loaded. Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, July 22, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumBraves 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 Pirates 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 8 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .300 Matthews rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .310 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Parker rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .297 Horner 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 Stargell 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .305 Burroughs lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .226 Milner lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Bonnell pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 B. Robinson lf,3b 3 1 1 0 0 2 .276 Murphy 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .348 Garner 3b,2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .303 Nolan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Ott c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .265 Frias ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Stennett 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Solomon p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .152 Easler ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .296 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 D. Robinson p 2 0 1 2 0 1 .212 J. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Lacy ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Totals 35 4 12 4 1 2 Totals 32 5 8 5 3 10 Time of Game: 2:24 Left on Base: Braves 5, Pirates 6 DP: Braves 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Horner Doubles: Matthews (28), Ott (14), Foli (19) Home Runs: Murphy (14) Stolen Bases: Royster (15) GIDP: Murphy (4), Frias (10) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon L(4-7) 5.1 7 5 4 2 8 0 25 4.87 Garber 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.12 J. McLaughlin 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 1.84 Totals 8 8 5 4 3 10 0 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson W(6-5) 6 8 4 4 1 1 1 25 3.95 Tekulve SV(15) 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.42 Totals 9 12 4 4 1 2 1 36 Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bob Engel BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Matthews singled to right; Matthews was picked off first (pitcher to first); Office flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno made an out to shortstop; Foli flied out to right; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner lined to shortstop; Burroughs walked; Murphy homered [Burroughs scored]; Nolan flied out to left; Frias singled to center; Solomon struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Milner made an out to second; Garner singled to right [Stargell to second]; Ott doubled to right [Stargell scored, Garner to third]; Stennett struck out; D. Robinson singled to center [Garner scored, Ott scored]; Moreno struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3. BRAVES 3RD: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); John Milner left with stomach virus; Matthews flied out to center; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 3RD: Foli flied out to center; Parker flied out to center; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3. BRAVES 4TH: Horner popped to catcher in foul territory; Burroughs flied out to right; Murphy singled to center; Nolan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson struck out; Garner singled to center; Ott made an out to shortstop; Stennett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3. BRAVES 5TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Solomon singled to right; Royster singled to right [Solomon to second]; Matthews doubled to right [Solomon scored, Royster scored, Matthews out at third (right to second to shortstop)]; Office grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: D. Robinson struck out; Moreno struck out; Foli doubled to left; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3. BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled to left; Burroughs flied out to right; Murphy lined to left; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell struck out; B. Robinson singled to second; Garner singled to left [B. Robinson to third (error by Horner), Garner to second]; Ott was walked intentionally; GARBER REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); EASLER BATTED FOR STENNETT; Easler singled to left [B. Robinson scored (unearned), Garner scored, Ott to second]; LACY BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Lacy forced Ott (shortstop to third) [Easler to second]; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. BRAVES 7TH: TEKULVE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GARNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Frias struck out; LUM BATTED FOR GARBER; Lum grounded out (second to first); Royster singled to left; Royster stole second; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Foli flied out to center; Parker walked; Stargell made an out to shortstop; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. BRAVES 8TH: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner singled to right; Burroughs singled to center [Horner to second]; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott flied out to right; Tekulve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. BRAVES 9TH: Nolan singled to right; Frias grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nolan out at second]; SPIKES BATTED FOR J. MCLAUGHLIN; Spikes lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. |
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