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Pirates 4 @ Braves 3
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 23, 1978

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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 August 23, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 23, 1978 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 13 E: 3 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 3 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherGrant Jackson  
Losing PitcherDave Campbell  
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Game Winning RBIEd Ott 

Game Info

DateAugust 23, 1978 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohn Candelaria  
Home Starting PitcherEddie Solomon  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance6,553 
Time of Game3 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Doug Harvey
1B: Andy Olsen
2B: Jim Quick
3B: Jerry Crawford

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Willie Stargell  First Baseman 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Bill Robinson  Left Fielder 
Phil Garner  Second Baseman 
Dale Berra  Third Baseman 
John Candelaria  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Shortstop 
Barry Bonnell  Center Fielder 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Bob Horner  Third Baseman 
Bob Beall  First Baseman 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Bruce Benedict  Catcher 
Eddie Solomon  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Pirates 4 @ Braves 3
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 23, 1978

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         Game of 8/23/1978 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Taveras F, ss         6  1  3  0   Royster J, ss         6  2  2  2   
Moreno O, cf          6  1  2  1   Bonnell B, cf-lf      5  0  0  0   
Parker D, rf          6  1  4  1   Matthews G, rf        5  0  2  0   
Stargell W, 1b        5  0  1  1   Burroughs J, lf       4  0  2  0   
Ott E, c              5  0  2  1   Office R, pr-cf       1  0  0  0   
Robinson B, lf        6  0  0  0   Horner B, 3b          4  0  0  1   
Garner P, 2b          4  0  0  0   Beall B, 1b           5  0  2  0   
Berra D, 3b           5  0  0  0   Hubbard G, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Candelaria J, p       2  1  1  0   Benedict B, c         2  0  0  0   
Milner J, ph          1  0  0  0   Murphy D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Whitson E, p          0  0  0  0   Nolan J, c            2  0  1  0   
Sanguillen M, ph      1  0  0  0   Solomon E, p          1  0  0  0   
Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0   Easterly J, p         0  0  0  0   
Stennett R, ph        0  0  0  0   Gilbreath R, ph       1  1  1  0   
Blyleven B, pr        0  0  0  0   Camp R, p             0  0  0  0   
Jackson G, p          0  0  0  0   Gaston C, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Chaney D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Skok C, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Campbell D, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Niekro P, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  4 13  4                        44  3 10  3

Pittsburgh       000 030 000 001 --  4
Atlanta          100 020 000 000 --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Candelaria J          6.0  8  3  3  1  2
Whitson E             2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Tekulve K             2.0  1  0  0  0  0
Jackson G (W)         2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Solomon E             4.2  6  3  3  1  6
Easterly J            0.1  2  0  0  0  0
Camp R                1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Garber G              3.0  1  0  0  1  3
Skok C                1.1  2  0  0  1  1
Campbell D (L)        1.2  2  1  1  1  2

E -- Berra D 2, Taveras F
DP -- Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, Atlanta 8
2B -- Nolan J, Ott E
3B -- Parker D
HR -- Royster J
SB -- Parker D, Moreno O, Garner P
CS -- Taveras F
SH -- Hubbard G
SF -- Horner B
HBP -- by Campbell D (Stennett R)
Balk -- Garber G
T -- 3:48
A -- 6553

    

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