Mike Easler slammed two home runs and drove in four runs in a 3-for-4 performance to lead the Pirates to a 6-1 victory over the Braves. Easler drilled a three-run homer in the opening frame and blasted a solo shot in the third. Rick Rhoden, going the first six innings before being relieved by Enrique Romo, raised his record to 5-0. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       20, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Pirates      3  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Lacy lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Pocoroba 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Foli ss               3   1   1   1     1   0   .234
Asselstine lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .283      Thompson 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .156
Murphy cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .232      Easler rf             4   2   3   4     0   0   .340
Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .252      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Moreno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .206
Ramirez ss            4   0   0   1     0   0   .209      Nicosia c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .190
Walk p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Rhoden p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .235
  Porter ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .500        Bevacqua ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gomez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
  Montefusco p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linares ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Nahorodny ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   6   1     2   5             Totals               33   6   9   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  8,351
Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 8
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Chambliss
Doubles: Easler (6)
Home Runs: Easler 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: Foli (3), Lacy (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walk L(1-3)             1     1   3   3   2   0   1   6   5.00
Hanna                   3     5   3   1   1   0   1  16   3.32
Montefusco              1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.50
Hrabosky                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.69
Camp                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.19
Bradford                1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.88
Totals                  8     9   6   4   4   5   2  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(5-0)           6     6   1   1   1   4   0  25   2.25
Romo SV(5)              3     0   0   0   1   1   0  11   4.30
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  36

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


BRAVES 1ST: Washington flied out to left; Pocoroba flied out to
center; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Lacy flied out to right; Foli walked; Foli stole
second; Madlock flied out to right; Thompson walked; Easler
homered [Foli scored, Thompson scored]; Garner grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss singled to left; Murphy singled to center
[Chambliss to second]; Hubbard singled to left [Chambliss to
third, Murphy to second]; Benedict was called out on strikes;
Ramirez forced Hubbard (shortstop to second) [Chambliss scored,
Murphy to third]; PORTER BATTED FOR WALK; Porter walked [Ramirez
to second]; Washington made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: HANNA REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); Moreno grounded
out (second to first); Nicosia walked; Rhoden singled to center
[Nicosia to second]; Lacy reached on an error by Chambliss
[Nicosia scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rhoden to third, Lacy to
second]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rhoden scored
(unearned)]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba singled to left; Asselstine was called out
on strikes; Chambliss lined to right; Murphy made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 3RD: Thompson flied out to left; Easler homered; Garner
popped to first in foul territory; Moreno singled to center;
Nicosia singled to left [Moreno to third]; Rhoden flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard was called out on strikes; Benedict flied
out to center; Ramirez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Lacy popped to third in foul territory; Foli
grounded out (second to first); Madlock singled to right;
Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 6.

BRAVES 5TH: GOMEZ BATTED FOR HANNA; Gomez was called out on
strikes; Washington singled to center; Pocoroba grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Washington to second]; Asselstine grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates
6.

PIRATES 5TH: MONTEFUSCO REPLACED GOMEZ (PITCHING); Easler
doubled to center; Garner was called out on strikes; Moreno
flied out to right [Easler to third]; Nicosia grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss singled to left; Murphy flied out to
center; Hubbard flied out to right; Benedict forced Chambliss
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR RHODEN; Bevacqua walked; Lacy
flied out to center; Foli singled to left [Bevacqua to second];
Madlock grounded out (third to first) [Bevacqua to third, Foli
to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Thompson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 6.

BRAVES 7TH: ROMO REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Ramirez grounded
out (shortstop to first); LINARES BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Linares
grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: CAMP REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); Easler grounded
out (second to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba made an out to shortstop; Asselstine lined
to shortstop; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Nicosia was
called out on strikes; Romo was called out on strikes; Lacy
singled to center; Lacy stole second; Foli lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Murphy walked; Hubbard was called out on strikes;
Benedict reached on a fielder's choice [Murphy to second];
Ramirez forced Benedict (pitcher to shortstop) [Murphy to
third]; NAHORODNY BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Nahorodny grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 6.