A wild pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and a sacrifice fly gave the Braves a 3-1 victory over the Pirates. With one out, a single by pinch-hitter Charlie Spikes, pass to Gary Matthews and single by Jerry Royster filled the sacks. Grant Jackson, on the mound in relief for the Pirates, then threw a pitch into the dirt, allowing Spikes to score. Larvell Blanks followed with a sacrifice fly for an insurance counter. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       3, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   3  9  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   1  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Moreno cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Blanks 3b,ss          4   0   0   1     0   0   .176      Foli ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Murphy rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Parker rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      B. Robinson 1b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .310        Milner ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .147
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Asselstine cf         4   0   1   1     0   0   .259      Lacy lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .545
Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Garner 2b             3   0   2   0     0   1   .323
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spikes ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .429        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ruiz 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
McWilliams p          3   0   2   0     0   1   .571        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nicosia c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Matthews lf         0   1   0   0     1   0   .195        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Stargell ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Berra pr,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          D. Robinson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Ott c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .268

Totals               37   3   9   2     1   5             Totals               38   1   9   0     1   3

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 34,104
Left on Base: Braves 6, Pirates 8
DP: Braves 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Royster, McWilliams
Doubles: Parker (4)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (1)
GIDP: Burroughs (1), Nicosia (2), Ott (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams              8.1   7   1   0   0   3   0  30   5.09
Camp                    0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.70
Hrabosky W(2-1)         1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.27
Totals                 10     9   1   0   1   3   0  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             5     6   1   1   0   2   0  20   1.80
Romo                    3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.88
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.64
Jackson L(2-1)          1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   4.00
Totals                 10     9   3   3   1   5   0  39

Wild Pitches: Jackson (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks
popped to shortstop; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); Parker made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Burroughs popped to shortstop;
Asselstine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Madlock made an out to pitcher; Lacy singled to center; Garner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict was called out on strikes; Gomez grounded
out (third to first); McWilliams singled to shortstop; Royster
singled to right [McWilliams to second]; Blanks forced Royster
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia popped to third in foul territory; D.
Robinson struck out; Moreno singled to pitcher; Moreno stole
second; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy singled to left; Chambliss singled to left
[Murphy to second]; Burroughs grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Murphy to third, Chambliss out at second];
Asselstine singled to right [Murphy scored]; Benedict grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to center; B. Robinson grounded
out (third to first); Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Gomez flied out to left; McWilliams singled to
second; Royster flied out to center; Blanks popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
singled to shortstop; Nicosia grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 6TH: ROMO REPLACED NICOSIA (PITCHING); OTT REPLACED D.
ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); Murphy popped to second; Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott flied out to center; Moreno struck out; Foli
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted); Benedict
flied out to left; Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker flied out to right; B. Robinson flied out to
right; Madlock singled to left; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 8TH: McWilliams struck out; Royster flied out to center;
Blanks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR GARNER;
STARGELL BATTED FOR ROMO; Alexander was picked off first but was
safe on an error by McWilliams [Alexander to second]; Stargell
singled to first [Alexander to third]; BERRA RAN FOR STARGELL;
Ott grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Alexander scored (unearned), Berra out at second]; Moreno flied
out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); BERRA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Murphy struck out; Chambliss grounded out
(first unassisted); Burroughs singled to shortstop; Asselstine
forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker doubled
to right; CAMP REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); MILNER BATTED FOR
B. ROBINSON; Milner was walked intentionally; Madlock made an
out to second; Lacy singled to second [Parker to third, Milner
to second]; EASLER BATTED FOR TEKULVE; HRABOSKY REPLACED
BURROUGHS (PITCHING); MATTHEWS REPLACED CAMP (PLAYING LF);
Easler flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 10TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JACKSON
REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Benedict popped to shortstop; SPIKES
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Spikes singled to left; Matthews walked
[Spikes to second]; Royster singled to right [Spikes to third,
Matthews to second]; Jackson threw a wild pitch [Spikes scored,
Matthews to third, Royster to second]; Blanks hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Matthews scored, Royster to third]; Murphy flied
to right in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 10TH: BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); RUIZ
REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING 3B); Berra flied out to right; Ott
singled to right; Moreno reached on an error by Royster [Ott to
second]; Foli popped to third in foul territory; Parker flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.