Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1978 at Three Rivers 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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Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 0 1 0
  Maddox 3b 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
Beall 1b 4 0 0 0
Office cf 3 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 1 2 0
Murphy c 4 1 1 2
Chaney ss 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Devine p 2 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
  Solomon p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garner 3b 2 1 0 0
Milner lf 3 0 0 0
  Moreno cf 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 2 2 1
Robinson cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Ott c 3 1 2 0
Mendoza ss 3 0 1 1
Bibby p 3 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Atlanta 020 000 000271
Pittsburgh 200 110 00x471
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Devine  L (2-3) 4.2 6 4 4 1 1
  Skok   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Solomon   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
3
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (5-2) 7.0 6 2 2 1 5
  Tekulve  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
7

  E–Devine (1), Stargell (3).  PB–Ott (4).  2B–Atlanta Office (2,off Bibby), Pittsburgh Ott (5,off Devine).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (3,off Devine).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (4,2nd inning off Bibby 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Office (1,by Bibby); Mendoza (2,by Solomon).  SH–Moreno (4,off Solomon).  SB–Royster (14,2nd base off Bibby/Ott); Parker (8,2nd base off Devine/Murphy).  HBP–Solomon (1,Mendoza); Bibby (1,Office).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:34.  A–4,914.
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