Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
April 24, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1974 at Atlanta Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 0 2 0
Hebner 3b 5 1 1 1
Oliver 1b 5 1 3 0
Stargell lf 5 1 2 2
Parker cf 5 0 0 0
Zisk rf 3 0 1 0
  Clines pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 2
Taveras ss 4 0 3 0
Ellis p 3 0 0 0
  Giusti p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 1 0
Office cf 4 0 1 0
  Aaron ph 1 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Baker rf 4 2 3 1
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Tepedino 1b 4 0 1 1
Oates c 4 0 1 0
Robinson ss 2 0 0 0
  Miller ph 0 0 0 0
  Foster pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Capra p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Pittsburgh 100 020 0205131
Atlanta 000 002 010380
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (1-1) 6.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Giusti  SV (1) 3.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (3-2) 6.1 11 3 3 0 7
  House   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Capra   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
1
11

  E–Oliver (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Taveras (1,off P Niekro), Atlanta Baker (6,off Giusti).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (6,1st inning off P Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Stargell (3,5th inning off P Niekro 1 on, 2 out); Sanguillen (2,8th inning off Capra 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta Baker (1,6th inning off Ellis 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Taveras (2,2nd base off Capra/Oates).  WP–Ellis (1).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:40.  A–3,395.
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