Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 12, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1981 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Atlanta Braves 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 0 0
Milner 1b 2 0 0 0
Lacy lf 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 0
Pena c 3 0 1 0
Berra 3b 3 0 0 0
Solomon p 2 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 2 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller lf 2 0 0 0
  Harper lf 2 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 1 1 0
Pocoroba 3b 2 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 2 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 1 2 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 4 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 000–020
Atlanta 000 011 00x–240
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  L (2-2) 7.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-1) 9.0 2 0 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
3
5
  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Benedict (3).  2B–Atlanta Murphy (5,off Solomon).  SH–Pocoroba (1,off Solomon).  SB–Parker (2,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).  CS–Murphy (3,2nd base by Solomon/Pena).  WP–Solomon (2).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:04.  A–9,711.
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