The Braves won their fifth straight game, beating the Pirates, 7-4, as Bob Horner drove in five runs with a homer and double. Horner drilled a three-run round-tripper in the fifth inning and a two-run double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    27, 1980 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  1    1  3  0    2  0  0  -   7  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster lf,3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Moreno cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .257
Ramirez ss            2   1   1   1     0   0   .300      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
  Gomez ss            2   1   1   0     0   0   .195        Berra ss            1   1   1   2     0   0   .238
Matthews rf           4   2   1   0     1   0   .282        Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Horner 3b             3   2   2   5     1   1   .257      Easler rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .345
  Cooper pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Madlock 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Murphy cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .292        B. Robinson ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Hubbard 2b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .269        Blyleven pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .061
Benedict c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .271        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matula p              3   0   0   0     1   2   .122      Milner 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .249
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lacy lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .355
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ott c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .257
                                                          D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   2   .366
                                                            Bevacqua 3b         1   1   0   0     1   0   .263

Totals               33   7   9   7     5   4             Totals               34   4   8   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 12,363
Left on Base: Braves 6, Pirates 7
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Benedict (11), Horner (8), Madlock (18), Moreno (17)
Home Runs: Horner (28), Berra (6)
Caught Stealing: Cooper (1), Lacy (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (3)
GIDP: Benedict (8)
Hit by Pitch: Ramirez (1,by D. Robinson)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula W(8-12)          7.1   6   4   4   2   4   1  29   4.83
Bradford                0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.02
Camp                    1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.09
Hrabosky SV(3)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.95
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   4   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson L(5-7)      7     8   7   7   5   3   1  34   4.07
Solomon                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.90
Tekulve                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.74
Totals                  9     9   7   7   5   4   1  40

Passed Balls: Benedict (9)
Hit by Pitch: D. Robinson (2)
Wild Pitches: D. Robinson (5)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Nick Colosi


BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to first; Ramirez flied out to right;
Matthews walked; Horner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Murphy
was called out on strikes; Hubbard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Madlock made an out to shortstop; Milner grounded
out (first to pitcher); Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict doubled to center; D. Robinson threw a wild
pitch [Benedict to third]; Matula struck out; Royster flied to
right in foul territory; Ramirez singled to second [Benedict
scored]; Matthews popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott walked; Garner walked [Ott to second]; D.
Robinson struck out; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Ott
to third, Garner to second]; Foli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner walked; Chambliss flied to right in foul
territory; Murphy singled to right [Horner to third]; Hubbard
singled to left [Horner scored, Murphy to second]; Benedict
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Hubbard out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Easler struck out; Madlock doubled to left; Milner
singled to right [Madlock to third]; Lacy forced Milner
(shortstop to second) [Madlock scored]; Lacy was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Matula walked; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Matula to second]; Ramirez was hit by a
pitch; Matthews forced Matula (third unassisted) [Ramirez to
second]; Horner homered [Ramirez scored, Matthews scored];
Chambliss flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: GOMEZ REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING SS); Ott popped to
third in foul territory; Garner grounded out (third to first);
D. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
walked; Benedict popped to shortstop; Matula grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli
grounded out (third to first); Easler grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Royster singled to left; Gomez forced Royster
(pitcher to shortstop); Matthews singled to center [Gomez to
third]; Horner doubled to left [Gomez scored, Matthews scored];
COOPER RAN FOR HORNER; Chambliss flied out to left; Murphy was
walked intentionally; Hubbard flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 7, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); COOPER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to
first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Lacy singled to
center; Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 7, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 8TH: BERRA REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING SS); SOLOMON REPLACED
MADLOCK (PITCHING); BEVACQUA REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B);
Benedict flied out to left; Matula struck out; Royster grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner singled to pitcher; Bevacqua forced Garner
(third to second); Moreno doubled to left [Bevacqua scored];
Berra homered [Moreno scored]; BRADFORD REPLACED MATULA
(PITCHING); Easler made an out to pitcher; B. ROBINSON BATTED
FOR SOLOMON; B. Robinson singled to right; BLYLEVEN RAN FOR B.
ROBINSON; Milner singled to center [Blyleven to third]; CAMP
REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Gomez singled
to center; Matthews forced Gomez (shortstop to second); Cooper
forced Matthews (second to shortstop); Cooper was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Ott grounded out (third to first); Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua walked; Benedict allowed a
passed ball [Bevacqua to second]; Moreno walked; PARKER BATTED
FOR BERRA; HRABOSKY REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Parker flied out
to left; Ed Ott ejected by HP umpire Jerry Crawford; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Pirates 4.