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Wednesday June 18, 1980
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Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, June 18, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  8  2
Braves       0  2  1    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   5  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Royster 3b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .223
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .262      xMurphy cf            2   1   1   0     1   0   .000
  Alexander pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chambliss 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Easler rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .386        Lum 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .279      Matthews rf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .272
Milner lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .200      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Garner 2b,ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Hubbard 2b            3   1   1   2     1   2   .282
Ott c                 4   1   3   1     0   0   .287      Blanks ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Berra 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .240      Benedict c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .260
Rhoden p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .500      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .079
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .418        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Bradford p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     2   6             Totals               29   5   6   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 17,154
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Braves 8
DP: Pirates 1, Braves 0
Errors: Ott, Berra
Home Runs: Berra (3), Hubbard (2)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (39), Alexander (2), Royster (10)
Caught Stealing: Foli (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lum (1)
GIDP: Benedict (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  6     5   4   3   5   3   1  28   4.50
Romo L(3-3)             2     1   1   0   1   3   0   9   2.89
Totals                  8     6   5   3   6   6   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  6.1   7   4   4   1   4   1  26   4.21
Camp W(1-2)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.29
Bradford                1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.42
Garber SV(4)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.62
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   6   1  36

Passed Balls: Benedict (5)
Wild Pitches: Rhoden (1)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second; Foli
grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to third]; Easler singled
to right [Moreno scored]; Stargell struck out; Milner grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

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

PIRATES 2ND: LUM REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING 1B); Garner
grounded out (first unassisted); Ott grounded out (first to
pitcher); Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled to right; Burroughs flied to right
in foul territory; Hubbard homered [Matthews scored]; Blanks
walked; Benedict grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Blanks out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Rhoden struck out; Moreno flied out to left; Foli
singled to shortstop; Foli was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Royster
singled to shortstop; Murphy reached on catcher's interference
by Ott [Royster to second]; Lum flied out to left; Matthews
singled to left [Royster scored (unearned), Murphy to third];
Burroughs flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Easler grounded out (catcher to first); Stargell
struck out; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard struck out; Blanks flied out to center;
Benedict singled to center; Niekro forced Benedict (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner flied out to center; Ott singled to right;
Berra forced Ott (third to second); Rhoden singled to left
[Berra to second]; Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster walked; Royster stole second; Murphy walked;
Lum grounded out (shortstop to first) [Royster to third, Murphy
to second]; Matthews was walked intentionally; Rhoden threw a
wild pitch [Royster scored, Murphy to third, Matthews to
second]; Burroughs struck out; Hubbard was walked intentionally;
Blanks forced Hubbard (third to second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli popped to first in foul territory; Easler
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro
flied out to center; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Milner walked; Benedict allowed a passed ball
[Milner to second]; Garner struck out; Ott singled to center
[Milner scored]; Berra homered [Ott scored]; CAMP REPLACED
NIEKRO (PITCHING); LACY BATTED FOR RHODEN; Lacy flied out to
center; Moreno made an out to third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: ROMO REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Murphy singled to
right; Lum out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Murphy to
second]; Matthews reached on an error by Berra [Murphy scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Matthews to second]; Burroughs struck out;
Hubbard struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Braves 5.

PIRATES 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Foli walked;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR FOLI; Alexander stole second; Easler struck
out; Stargell struck out; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Blanks flied out to left;
Benedict walked; Bradford struck out; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott
singled to right; GARBER REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Berra
forced Ott (third to second); B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR ROMO; B.
Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Braves 5.



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