Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 22, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1978 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 3, Atlanta Braves 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 2 0
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson B. lf 4 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 1
Garner 2b 4 0 1 1
Berra 3b 4 1 1 1
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 3 0 2 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0
Office cf 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 3 1 2 1
Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 1 0
Nolan c 2 0 0 0
  Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0
  Benedict c 1 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Chaney ss 4 0 0 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Beall ph 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 010 010 010390
Atlanta 000 001 000150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (10-5) 6.2 5 1 1 3 4
  Tekulve  SV (24) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (4-8) 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Garber   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
7

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Taveras (28,off Mahler), Atlanta Matthews (15,off D Robinson).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (18,2nd inning off Mahler 0 on, 1 out); Berra (2,5th inning off Mahler 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Matthews (14,6th inning off D Robinson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Mahler (5,off D Robinson).  SB–B Robinson 2 (13,2nd base off Mahler/Nolan,2nd base off Garber/Benedict).  WP–Mahler (9).  BK–Garber (3).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:42.  A–9,348.
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