Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 6 1 3 0
Moreno cf 6 1 2 1
Parker rf 6 1 4 1
Stargell 1b 5 0 1 1
Ott c 5 0 2 1
Robinson lf 6 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Berra 3b 5 0 0 0
Candelaria p 2 1 1 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 0 0 0 0
  Blyleven pr 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 4 13 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 6 2 2 2
Bonnell cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Matthews rf 5 0 2 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 2 0
  Office pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 1
Beall 1b 5 0 2 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Nolan c 2 0 1 0
Solomon p 1 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreath ph 1 1 1 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 000 030 000 0014133
Atlanta 100 020 000 0003100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   6.0 8 3 3 1 2
  Whitson   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  W (5-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
10
3
3
1
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon   4.2 6 3 3 1 6
  Easterly   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Camp   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Garber   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Skok   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Campbell  L (4-3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
12.0
13
4
4
4
12

  E–Taveras (29), Berra 2 (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Ott (11,off Skok), Atlanta Nolan (5,off Tekulve).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (8,off Campbell).  HR–Atlanta Royster (2,5th inning off Candelaria 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Stennett (2,by Campbell).  IBB–Ott (4,by Solomon); Garner (9,by Skok); Stargell (7,by Campbell).  SH–Hubbard (1,off Candelaria).  SF–Horner (6,off Candelaria).  SB–Moreno (53,3rd base off Solomon/Benedict); Parker (15,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict); Garner (21,2nd base off Garber/Nolan).  CS–Taveras (23,2nd base by Solomon/Benedict).  BK–Garber (4).  HBP–Campbell (4,Stennett).  IBB–Solomon (8,Ott); Skok (4,Garner); Campbell (10,Stargell).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:48.  A–6,553.
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