Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
July 6, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1976 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
  Zisk ph 1 1 0 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick lf 4 0 2 2
Oliver cf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 2 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Rooker p 2 1 1 0
  Ott ph 1 0 1 0
  Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 3 1 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 5 1 2 1
Wynn lf 3 1 2 1
Montanez 1b 5 0 1 0
Paciorek rf 3 1 2 1
Williams c 4 0 1 0
Royster 3b 4 0 1 1
Chaney ss 4 0 2 0
Messersmith p 3 0 1 0
  Marshall p 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 14 4
Pittsburgh 001 000 010271
Atlanta 200 110 00x4140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (7-4) 7.0 12 4 4 1 3
  Langford   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
4
4
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (9-6) 7.2 5 2 2 2 8
  Marshall  SV (12) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
8

  E–Parker (7).  DP–Atlanta 2.  PB–Dyer (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Rooker (2,off Messersmith); Oliver (17,off Messersmith); Kirkpatrick (3,off Messersmith), Atlanta Wynn (11,off Rooker); Chaney (11,off Rooker).  SH–Office 2 (3,off Rooker,off Langford).  HBP–Paciorek (1,by Rooker).  SB–Office (2,2nd base off Rooker/Dyer).  WP–Rooker (6).  HBP–Rooker (2,Paciorek).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:22.  A–12,448.
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