Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 12, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1997 at Turner Field. 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 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b,ss 5 0 2 0
Allensworth cf 4 0 1 0
Martin lf 5 0 1 2
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Williams 1b 4 1 1 1
Randa 3b 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 1 2 0
Guillen rf 3 0 1 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Sodowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Sveum ph 0 0 0 0
  Brown pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Polcovich ss 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 0 1 0 0
  Osik 2b 0 0 0 0
Loaiza p 2 0 0 0
  Ward rf 2 1 1 2
Totals 36 5 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 2 0
Tucker rf,lf 4 0 2 1
Jones C. 3b 4 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 1 0
Klesko lf 3 0 0 0
  Jones A. rf 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 1 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 1 0
Belliard ss 1 0 0 1
  Giovanola ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Neagle p 3 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Cather p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Graffanino ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 100 004590
Atlanta 000 100 100282
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza   6.2 8 2 2 2 7
  Rincon   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sodowsky  W (2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Loiselle  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
10
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle   7.1 6 1 1 1 7
  Fox   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Embree   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cather   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wohlers  L (4-5) 0.1 2 4 4 2 1
  Ligtenberg   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
10

  E–C Jones 2 (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Atlanta Tucker (22,off Loaiza).  HR–Pittsburgh Williams (1,4th inning off Neagle 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Williams (2,by Neagle).  SF–Belliard (1,off Loaiza).  HBP–A Jones (3,by Sodowsky).  SB–Kendall (10,2nd base off Wohlers/Lopez); Allensworth (10,3rd base off Ligtenberg/Lopez); A Jones (17,2nd base off Sodowsky/Kendall).  CS–Guillen (1,2nd base by Neagle/Lopez).  HBP–Sodowsky (2,A Jones).  IBB–Neagle (5,Williams).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–3:25.  A–42,435.
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