Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1977 at Fulton County 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 11, Atlanta Braves 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 1 1
Ott c 4 3 2 3
Parker rf 5 0 2 1
Oliver lf 3 1 1 1
  Dilone lf 0 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 2
Stennett 2b 5 2 2 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
  Gonzalez 3b 1 1 1 2
Taveras ss 4 1 2 1
Kison p 5 1 1 0
Totals 40 11 15 11
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 0 0 0
Moore 3b 3 0 2 0
Office cf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0
Paciorek 1b 3 0 0 0
Asselstine lf 3 1 1 1
Rockett ss 3 0 0 0
Capra p 2 0 0 0
  Beard p 0 0 0 0
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Pittsburgh 101 023 20211150
Atlanta 010 000 000131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  W (3-1) 9.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Capra  L (0-1) 5.2 8 7 7 4 3
  Beard   0.1 5 2 2 0 0
  Leon   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Johnson   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
4
5

  E–Royster (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Kison (1,off Capra); Taveras (2,off Beard).  HR–Pittsburgh Ott (1,1st inning off Capra 0 on, 1 out); Moreno (1,5th inning off Capra 0 on, 0 out); Stargell (4,7th inning off Beard 0 on, 0 out); Gonzalez (1,9th inning off Johnson 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Asselstine (1,2nd inning off Kison 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Oliver (1,off Capra).  IBB–Stargell (1,by Capra).  SB–Taveras (9,2nd base off Capra/Pocoroba); Oliver (3,2nd base off Capra/Pocoroba); Ott (1,2nd base off Beard/Pocoroba).  IBB–Capra (2,Stargell).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:21.  A–9,148.
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