Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
July 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1977 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 3, Atlanta Braves 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 1 1 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliver lf 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 2 2 0
Moreno cf 2 0 1 1
Dyer c 3 0 1 1
Kison p 2 0 1 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 0 1 2
Office cf 3 0 1 0
  Bonnell ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 1 0 0
  Paciorek 1b 0 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 1 3 1
Matthews lf 4 0 1 1
Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0
Chaney ss 3 1 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 2 2 1
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 100 100 001380
Atlanta 010 120 10x580
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (6-5) 6.0 6 4 4 3 3
  Jackson   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals 8.0 8 5 5 4 4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (10-12) 9.0 8 3 3 3 7
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 3 7

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 1.  PB–Pocoroba (10).  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (22,off Niekro); Stennett (17,off Niekro); Moreno (10,off Niekro), Atlanta Burroughs 2 (10,off Kison,off Jackson).  3B–Pittsburgh Taveras (6,off Niekro), Atlanta Royster (1,off Kison).  HR–Atlanta Burroughs (23,2nd inning off Kison 0 on, 0 out); Gilbreath (4,7th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Taveras (7,off Niekro); Niekro (6,off Kison).  HBP–Dyer (1,by Niekro).  IBB–Pocoroba (8,by Kison).  SB–Stennett (24,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  CS–Kison (2,3rd base by Niekro/Pocoroba).  WP–Niekro (11).  HBP–Niekro (5,Dyer).  IBB–Kison (6,Pocoroba).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:21.  A–9,505.

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