Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1979 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 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 3 1
Foli ss 5 0 2 1
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 1 1 1
Milner 1b 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Berra 3b 3 1 0 0
Nicosia c 3 0 1 0
Candelaria p 3 0 0 0
  Whitson p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 1 0 0
Matthews rf 5 1 2 2
Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
  Nolan ph 0 0 0 0
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0
Mahler M. p 2 0 0 0
  Office ph 0 0 0 0
  Mahler R. p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 0 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 020 001 001491
Atlanta 000 020 000262
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (2-1) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Whitson   2.0 0 0 0 3 1
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler M.  L (0-3) 7.0 7 3 1 6 5
  Mahler R.   2.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
2
8
5

  E–Foli (4), Chaney 2 (2).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (9,off M Mahler); Foli (4,off R Mahler), Atlanta Bonnell (4,off Candelaria).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (3,off M Mahler).  HR–Pittsburgh B Robinson (5,6th inning off M Mahler 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Matthews (7,5th inning off Candelaria 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Moreno (2,by M Mahler).  IBB–Nicosia (2,by M Mahler); B Robinson (2,by M Mahler); Parker (3,by R Mahler); Milner (1,by R Mahler).  SB–Moreno (14,2nd base off M Mahler/Benedict); Parker (6,2nd base off M Mahler/Benedict).  CS–Foli (1,2nd base by M Mahler/Benedict); Moreno (6,2nd base by M Mahler/Benedict).  HBP–M Mahler (1,Moreno).  IBB–M Mahler 2 (3,Nicosia,B Robinson); R Mahler 2 (2,Parker,Milner).  U-HP–Andy Anderson, 1B–Dick Tremblay, 2B–Hank Rountree, 3B–Ed Norris.  T–2:54.  A–8,166.
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