Jim Bibby yielded a single to the first batter of the game and then retired the next 27 as the Pirates ended their three-game losing skein by beating the Braves, 5-0. The only hit off the veteran righthander was an opposite-field looper to right by Terry Harper.

The Bucs scored in the second inning on a run-scoring sigle by Omar Moreno and added another marker in the fifth when Bibby doubled and tallied on a two-base hit by Lee Lacy. They put the game on ice with a three-run sixth on a two-run double by Steve Nicosia and RBI two-bagger by Bibby. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       19, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Pirates      0  1  0    0  1  3    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Lacy lf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .300
Washington rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Pocoroba 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .325
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Thompson 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .162
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Easler rf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .323
Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .357
Benedict c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Moreno cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .205
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Nicosia c             3   1   1   2     0   0   .183
  Porter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Bibby p               3   1   2   1     0   0   .200
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               28   0   1   0     0   3             Totals               34   5  11   5     0   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  5,514
Left on Base: Braves 1, Pirates 5
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 0
Doubles: Bibby 2 (2), Lacy (2), Nicosia (4)
Caught Stealing: Garner (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(2-2)           5.2  10   5   5   0   3   0  26   2.54
Mahler                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.88
Bradford                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.03
Totals                  8    11   5   5   0   3   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(2-2)            9     1   0   0   0   3   0  28   2.66
Totals                  9     1   0   0   0   3   0  28

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


BRAVES 1ST: Harper singled to right; Washington popped to
shortstop; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted) [Harper to
second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Lacy was called out on strikes (catcher to first);
Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
lined to third; Benedict flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Thompson singled to right; Easler forced Thompson
(second to shortstop); Garner singled to left [Easler to third];
Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno
singled to left [Easler scored]; Nicosia grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez was called out on strikes (catcher to
first); Niekro grounded out (third to first); Harper flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Bibby grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
popped to first in foul territory; Foli flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Washington flied out to center; Pocoroba flied out
to right; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Madlock flied out to left; Thompson was called out
on strikes; On a bunt Easler singled to pitcher; Garner flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Hubbard struck
out; Benedict flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Nicosia
grounded out (third to first); Bibby doubled to center; Lacy
doubled to left [Bibby scored]; Foli singled to second [Lacy to
third]; Madlock made an out to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Thompson singled to right; Easler singled to right
[Thompson to second]; Garner forced Thompson (pitcher to third)
[Easler to second]; Moreno flied out to center; Nicosia doubled
to center [Easler scored, Garner scored]; MAHLER REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Bibby doubled to left [Nicosia scored]; Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Pocoroba
flied out to center; Chambliss flied to left in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock
popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy flied out to center; Hubbard flied out to
right; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Easler
grounded out (third to first); Garner flied out to left; Moreno
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 5.

BRAVES 9TH: PORTER BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Porter flied out to
center; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Asselstine grounded out
(second to first); Harper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.