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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 2, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 2, 1977 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Kison |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Buzz Capra |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 9,148 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Williams |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Bruce Kison | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
| Junior Moore | Third Baseman |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Biff Pocoroba | Catcher |
| Tom Paciorek | First Baseman |
| Brian Asselstine | Left Fielder |
| Pat Rockett | Shortstop |
| Buzz Capra | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 2, 1977
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Capra
Moreno hits a popup towards third. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Capra
Ott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Capra
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Capra
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Capra
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Kison
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Kison
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Kison
Office hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Kison
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Capra
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Capra
Garner hits a line drive into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Capra
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kison vs. Capra
There goes Taveras. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kison vs. Capra
Kison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Kison
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Kison
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Kison
Asselstine hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Kison
Rockett strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Capra
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Capra
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Capra
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Capra
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott tags and scores. Parker tags and moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Capra
Stargell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Capra
Stennett hits a fly ball into left field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Capra vs. Kison
Capra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Kison
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Kison
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Kison
Office hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Capra
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Capra
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kison vs. Capra
Kison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Kison
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Kison
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Kison
Paciorek hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Capra
Moreno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Capra
Ott hits a popup towards third. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Capra
Parker hits a popup towards third. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Capra
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Capra
There goes Oliver. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Oliver steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Capra
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Capra
Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Kison
Asselstine hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Kison
Rockett hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Capra vs. Kison
Capra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Capra
Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Capra
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kison vs. Capra
Kison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Asselstine. Kison reaches second base with a double. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moreno vs. Capra
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Capra
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Kison scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Beard
Mike Beard now pitching.
There goes Ott. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Beard
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Beard
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Kison
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Kison
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Kison
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Kison
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Beard
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Beard
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards second. Royster picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Royster. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Beard
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. Beard
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Asselstine. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Stennett scores. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kison vs. Leon
Max Leon now pitching.
Kison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields it and throws to home to get Garner. Taveras moves to third. Kison moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moreno vs. Leon
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards second. Royster fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. Kison moves to third. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Kison
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Kison
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Kison
Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Leon
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Leon
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leon
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Kison
Miguel Dilone now playing left field. Fernando Gonzalez now playing third base.
Rockett hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Kison
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Max Leon.
Nolan hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Kison
Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Johnson
Bob Johnson now pitching.
Stargell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Johnson
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Johnson
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kison vs. Johnson
Kison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 11 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Kison
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Kison
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Kison
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1977 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 5 1 1 1 Royster J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ott E, c 4 3 2 3 Moore J, 3b 3 0 2 0
Parker D, rf 5 0 2 1 Office R, cf 4 0 0 0
Oliver A, lf 3 1 1 1 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 0 0
Dilone M, lf 0 0 0 0 Pocoroba B, c 3 0 0 0
Stargell W, 1b 4 1 2 2 Paciorek T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Stennett R, 2b 5 2 2 0 Asselstine B, lf 3 1 1 1
Garner P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rockett P, ss 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez F, 3b 1 1 1 2 Capra B, p 2 0 0 0
Taveras F, ss 4 1 2 1 Beard M, p 0 0 0 0
Kison B, p 5 1 1 0 Leon M, p 0 0 0 0
Nolan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 11 15 11 30 1 3 1
Pittsburgh 101 023 202 -- 11
Atlanta 010 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kison B (W) 9.0 3 1 1 1 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Capra B (L) 5.2 8 7 7 4 3
Beard M* 0.1 5 2 2 0 0
Leon M 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Johnson B 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Royster J
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 3
2B -- Kison B, Taveras F
HR -- Ott E, Asselstine B, Moreno O, Stargell W, Gonzalez F
SB -- Taveras F, Oliver A, Ott E
SF -- Oliver A
T -- 2:21
A -- 9148
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