The Braves and Pirates split a doubleheader, the Bucs winning the opener, 7-1, and the Braves stopping the Pirates' nine-game winning streak in the nightcap, 8-0, behind the two-hit pitching of Phil Niekro. In the first game, Tim Foli went 3-for-5 and drove in four runs to pace the Pirate attack. The Buc shortstop had an RBI single in the third inning, a run-scoring single in the fifth and two-run single in the sixth. Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Atlanta Braves 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Monday, July 23, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumBraves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Pirates 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 x - 7 11 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Moreno cf 3 2 1 0 2 0 .300 Matthews rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .310 Foli ss 5 0 3 4 0 0 .287 Office cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Parker rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .298 Horner 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .317 Milner 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .255 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 B. Robinson lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .273 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Garner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Ott c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Stennett 2b 2 2 1 0 2 1 .240 Hanna p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Blyleven p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .156 B. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 J. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 6 Totals 31 7 11 6 5 6 Time of Game: 2:30 Left on Base: Braves 4, Pirates 7 DP: Braves 2, Pirates 1 Errors: Matthews, Horner, Milner Doubles: Garner (19) Home Runs: Milner (9) Stolen Bases: Royster (16), Moreno (42) Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven 2 (9) GIDP: Burroughs (11), Garner (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna L(0-1) 4.2 5 3 3 4 4 0 21 4.76 B. McLaughlin 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 8 4.12 Skok 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 6 3.91 J. McLaughlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.78 Totals 8 11 7 4 5 6 1 38 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(8-3) 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 32 3.72 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 32 Wild Pitches: Hanna (1), Skok (2) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Paul Runge BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews flied out to right; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Foli lined to left; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to shortstop; Burroughs flied out to right; Murphy forced Horner (third to second); Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Milner struck out; B. Robinson singled to center; Garner grounded into a double play (second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney flied out to left; Hanna struck out; Royster singled to right; Royster stole second; Matthews singled to right [Royster scored, Matthews to second (on throw to home)]; Office walked; Horner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Ott lined to second; Stennett walked; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stennett to second]; Moreno walked; Foli singled to right [Stennett scored, Moreno scored (error by Matthews), Foli to second]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Foli to third]; Parker walked; Milner grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Murphy flied out to center; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: B. Robinson struck out; Garner doubled to center [Garner out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney struck out; Hanna struck out; Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett walked; Blyleven struck out; Moreno forced Stennett (second to shortstop); Moreno stole second; Foli singled to center [Moreno scored]; Parker singled to right [Foli to third]; B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Milner popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 3. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to right; Office grounded out (second to first); Horner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson reached on an error by Horner [B. Robinson to first]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first) [B. Robinson to second]; Ott singled to left [B. Robinson scored (unearned)]; Stennett singled to right [Ott to third]; Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ott stayed at third, Stennett to second]; Moreno was walked intentionally; Foli singled to center [Ott scored (unearned), Stennett scored (unearned), Moreno to third]; SKOK REPLACED B. MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Parker lined to second; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6. BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs struck out; Murphy popped to catcher in foul territory; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: Milner homered; B. Robinson struck out; Garner grounded out (second to first); Ott singled to center; Skok threw a wild pitch [Ott to second]; Stennett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7. BRAVES 8TH: Chaney flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR SKOK; Lum grounded out (second to first); Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7. PIRATES 8TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Blyleven grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno singled to right; Foli hit into a double play (left to second to first) [Moreno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7. BRAVES 9TH: Matthews reached on an error by Milner [Matthews to first]; Office flied out to center; Horner singled to left [Matthews to second]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7. |
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