Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bonnell cf 4 0 2 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreath pr 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 1 0 0 0
Beall lf 5 0 2 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 5 1 2 0
Murphy 1b 5 0 0 0
Gaston rf 5 1 1 2
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Office ph,cf 3 1 1 1
Chaney ss 5 0 2 0
Hanna p 2 0 1 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph,c 3 0 0 0
Totals 44 3 11 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 1 3 0
Parker rf 6 1 3 1
Stargell 1b 4 1 1 3
Ott c 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b,lf 4 0 0 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Milner lf 3 0 0 0
  Berra 3b 2 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 3 0
Candelaria p 1 0 1 0
  Whitson p 1 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Brye lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Atlanta 000 200 100 0003110
Pittsburgh 300 000 000 0014121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna   4.0 7 3 3 3 2
  Easterly   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Skok   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Garber   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Camp  L (2-4) 2.1 3 1 1 3 0
Totals
11.1
12
4
4
9
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   5.0 7 2 2 0 0
  Whitson   4.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Tekulve   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Jackson  W (7-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
11
3
3
1
5

  E–Tekulve (4).  DP–Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Nolan (7).  2B–Atlanta Horner (14,off Candelaria); Bonnell (8,off Candelaria); Beall (6,off Whitson).  HR–Atlanta Gaston (1,4th inning off Candelaria 1 on, 1 out); Office (9,7th inning off Whitson 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (22,1st inning off Hanna 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Hubbard (2,off Whitson); Brye (2,off Camp).  IBB–Ott (5,by Hanna); Taveras (3,by Camp); Moreno (4,by Camp).  CS–Beall (5,2nd base by Candelaria/Ott); Garner (13,2nd base by Hanna/Benedict).  SB–Garner (22,2nd base off Hanna/Benedict); Moreno (58,2nd base off Hanna/Benedict).  IBB–Hanna (5,Ott); Camp 2 (10,Taveras,Moreno).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:07.  A–9,580.
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