Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1979 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Royster ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Matthews rf 3 1 1 2
Lum 1b 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 3 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
Nolan c 4 0 2 0
Bonnell cf 3 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
Chaney ss 3 1 1 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 2 0
Parker rf 3 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 0 0 0
Lacy lf 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Nicosia c 3 1 1 0
Bibby p 3 1 1 2
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Atlanta 002 000 000270
Pittsburgh 001 200 00x380
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (2-9) 6.0 7 3 3 1 7
  McLaughlin   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (6-2) 8.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Tekulve  SV (16) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Atlanta Chaney (3,off Bibby), Pittsburgh Parker (24,off M Mahler); Nicosia (7,off M Mahler); Stennett (11,off M Mahler).  HR–Atlanta Matthews (20,3rd inning off Bibby 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Bibby (1,4th inning off M Mahler 1 on, 1 out).  SH–M Mahler (1,off Bibby).  HBP–Parker (6,by M Mahler).  IBB–B Robinson (7,by M Mahler).  SB–Garner (9,2nd base off B McLaughlin/Nolan).  HBP–M Mahler (3,Parker).  IBB–M Mahler (7,B Robinson).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:44.  A–29,533.
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