Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
July 31, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 0 2 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b,3b 4 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 1 2 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 3b,ss 3 1 0 0
Moreno cf 4 1 2 1
Candelaria p 1 0 1 0
  Demery p 1 0 0 0
  Tolan ph,1b 2 0 1 1
Totals 35 3 12 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 1 2 1
Bonnell cf 3 0 1 1
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 1 1 1
Gaston 1b 3 1 2 0
  Asselstine pr 0 1 0 0
  Paciorek 1b 0 0 0 0
Correll c 3 2 1 2
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 2 1
Chaney ss 4 1 1 1
Solomon p 2 0 0 0
  Hanna p 1 1 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 7
Pittsburgh 010 000 1013122
Atlanta 100 300 04x8100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (11-4) 3.1 6 4 4 1 3
  Demery   2.2 0 0 0 3 2
  Tekulve   2.0 4 4 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
7
5
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  W (2-1) 6.2 9 2 2 2 2
  Hanna  SV (1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
3

  E–Robinson (10), Oliver (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Ott (7,off Solomon); Tolan (3,off Solomon), Atlanta Royster (7,off Candelaria); Gaston (3,off Candelaria); Gilbreath (11,off Candelaria).  3B–Pittsburgh Moreno (5,off Solomon).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (12,2nd inning off Solomon 0 on, 0 out); Moreno (6,9th inning off Hanna 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Burroughs (25,4th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 0 out); Correll (7,4th inning off Candelaria 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Ott (1,by Solomon).  SH–Correll (1,off Tekulve).  CS–Stennett (18,2nd base by Solomon/Correll).  HBP–Solomon (1,Ott).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:40.  A–12,467.
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