Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 0
Beall 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Nolan c 2 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 0 0 0 0
  Benedict pr,c 1 1 0 0
Office cf 2 0 0 0
  Murphy ph,1b 2 1 2 3
Gaston lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Bonnell rf,cf 4 0 2 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Chaney ph 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 2 2 0
  Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0
Moreno cf 5 2 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 2 2
Stargell 1b 4 2 3 2
Ott c 4 1 1 2
Robinson B. 3b,lf 4 0 1 1
Milner lf 1 0 1 0
  Berra pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 0 0
Robinson D. p 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 7
Atlanta 000 000 300371
Pittsburgh 002 030 30x8111
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (16-15) 6.0 8 5 4 2 5
  Skok   2.0 3 3 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
6
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  W (11-5) 6.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Jackson   0.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Tekulve  SV (27) 2.1 4 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
6

  E–Murphy (20), Mendoza (4).  PB–Nolan (6).  2B–Atlanta Hubbard (2,off Tekulve), Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (15,off Niekro,off Skok); Ott (12,off Niekro); Milner (17,off Niekro); Parker (24,off Skok); B Robinson (28,off Skok).  3B–Pittsburgh Taveras (7,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (20,7th inning off Jackson 2 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (21,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Parker (1,off Niekro).  IBB–Garner (11,by Skok).  SB–Bonnell (11,2nd base off D Robinson/Ott); Moreno (57,2nd base off Skok/Benedict).  WP–Niekro 2 (8).  IBB–Skok (5,Garner).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:30.
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