Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 (Game 2)
Game Played on Monday, July      23, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  2  -   8 14  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .265      Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Matthews rf           5   1   3   0     0   1   .313      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Murphy 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .337      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
  Lum pr,1b           0   1   0   0     0   0   .229      Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .300
Horner 3b             4   2   1   1     1   1   .316      Lacy lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Spikes lf             4   1   3   1     0   1   .333      Madlock 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .285
  Office pr,cf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Bonnell cf,lf         5   0   0   1     0   1   .241      Nicosia c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Frias ss              5   1   3   2     0   1   .290      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .130
Benedict c            3   0   2   2     1   0   .226        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Niekro p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  14   8     4   5             Totals               29   0   2   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 27,148
Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 3
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Garner
Doubles: Frias (15), Benedict (7), Spikes (8), Murphy (4), Nicosia (8)
GIDP: Murphy (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(14-11)         9     2   0   0   1   7   0  30   3.63
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   7   0  30

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(2-5)           6     8   3   3   2   3   0  25   4.00
Romo                    2     5   3   3   1   1   0  12   2.97
Coleman                 1     1   2   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    14   8   6   4   5   0  43

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Matthews singled to right [Royster
to second]; Murphy forced Matthews (second to shortstop)
[Royster to third]; Horner singled to left [Royster scored,
Murphy to second]; Spikes struck out; Bonnell flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Foli lined to second;
Parker singled to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Frias doubled to left; Benedict walked; Niekro
grounded into a triple play (third to second to first) [Frias
out at third, Benedict out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Lacy struck out; Madlock flied out to right; Garner
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Matthews grounded out
(third to first); Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia made an out to second; Rooker struck out;
Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner struck out; Spikes singled to center; Bonnell
flied out to right; Frias singled to pitcher [Spikes to second];
Benedict doubled to left [Spikes scored, Frias scored]; Niekro
lined to pitcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli struck out; Parker grounded out (second to
first); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (catcher unassisted); Matthews
singled to left; Murphy grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Lacy flied out to center; Madlock walked; Garner
forced Madlock (shortstop to second); Nicosia made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
doubled to center; Bonnell flied out to center; Frias struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROOKER; Sanguillen grounded
out (third to first); Moreno flied out to right; Foli grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates
0.

BRAVES 7TH: ROMO REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Benedict made
an out to shortstop; Niekro flied out to right; Royster flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker struck out; Stargell grounded out (first
unassisted); Lacy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews singled to left; Murphy doubled to left
[Matthews to third]; Horner was walked intentionally; Spikes
singled to left [Matthews scored, Murphy to third, Horner to
second]; OFFICE RAN FOR SPIKES; Bonnell struck out; Frias
singled to left [Murphy scored, Horner scored, Office to
second]; Benedict singled to shortstop [Office to third, Frias
to second]; Niekro made an out to shortstop; Royster flied out
to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Madlock flied out to right; Garner
struck out; Nicosia doubled to center; MILNER BATTED FOR ROMO;
Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 9TH: COLEMAN REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Matthews struck
out; Murphy walked; LUM RAN FOR MURPHY; Horner reached on an
error by Garner [Lum to second, Horner to first]; Office singled
to center [Lum scored (unearned), Horner to third]; Bonnell
grounded out (third to first) [Horner scored (unearned), Office
to second]; Frias flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 8, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Moreno flied out
to left; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8,
Pirates 0.