Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 11, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 2 2 0
Tucker lf 4 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 3 1 2 2
Jones A. rf 4 1 3 2
Lopez c 4 1 2 2
Blauser ss 4 1 1 1
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Klesko 1b 4 0 0 1
Lemke 2b 5 0 1 0
  Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0
Smoltz p 3 2 2 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Lockhart ph 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 3 0 1 0
Allensworth cf 4 0 0 0
Martin lf 3 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 2 1 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Guillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 3 2
Cummings rf 3 0 0 0
Sveum 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Cooke p 1 0 0 0
  Wainhouse p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Randa 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Atlanta 101 014 0018132
Pittsburgh 000 200 000260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (4-3) 7.0 5 2 2 2 5
  Byrd   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wohlers   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cooke  L (3-4) 4.0 7 3 3 4 2
  Wainhouse   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Peters   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Wilkins   2.1 3 2 2 1 2
  Loiselle   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
8
6

  E–C Jones (4), Smoltz (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Atlanta Lofton (7,off Cooke); Lopez (8,off Cooke); Smoltz (2,off Cooke); Lemke (5,off Cooke).  3B–Pittsburgh Kendall (2,off Smoltz).  HR–Atlanta Lopez (9,6th inning off Wilkins 1 on, 2 out); Blauser (5,9th inning off Loiselle 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lofton (1,off Cooke); Tucker (1,off Peters); Womack (1,off Smoltz).  HBP–Cummings (1,by Smoltz).  SB–A Jones (6,2nd base off Wilkins/Kendall); Kendall (3,2nd base off Smoltz/Lopez).  HBP–Smoltz (1,Cummings).  U-HP–C.B. Bucknor, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:38.  A–29,895.
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