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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 24, 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 24, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 7,965 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Doug Harvey |
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 |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Shortstop |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
| Bob Beall | First Baseman |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 24, 1978
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Niekro
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Niekro
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Niekro
Niekro fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Niekro
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Blyleven
Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Blyleven
Office hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Blyleven
Matthews bunts towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matthews for the out. Royster moves to third. Office moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horner vs. Blyleven
Horner hits a line drive towards third. Berra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Beall vs. Blyleven
Beall hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Niekro
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Niekro
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Blyleven
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Blyleven
Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Blyleven
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Blyleven
Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Office vs. Blyleven
Office hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Niekro
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Niekro
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blyleven
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Blyleven
Horner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beall vs. Blyleven
Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Niekro
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Niekro
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Niekro
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Blyleven
Nolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Blyleven
There goes Nolan. The throw from Ott and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hubbard vs. Blyleven
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Niekro vs. Blyleven
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Royster vs. Blyleven
Royster is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Niekro
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Niekro
Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Niekro
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blyleven vs. Niekro
Nolan fires to third and picks off Ott. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Blyleven
Office hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blyleven
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Niekro
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Niekro
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Blyleven
Horner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beall vs. Blyleven
Beall hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Blyleven
Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Niekro
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Niekro
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Niekro
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and has Parker trapped. Niekro throws to third, and Horner tags Parker for the out. Stargell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Niekro
Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Garner reaches second base with a double. Ott scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Niekro
Berra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blyleven vs. Niekro
Blyleven hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Blyleven reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Garner scores. Berra goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs throws the ball in to Beall who tags Taveras trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Blyleven moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moreno vs. Niekro
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Blyleven
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Blyleven
Dale Murphy pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Blyleven
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Blyleven
Office hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Skok
Craig Skok now pitching.
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Skok
Stargell hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Skok
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Parker for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blyleven
Steve Brye now playing left field. Bill Robinson now playing first base.
Matthews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Blyleven
Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beall vs. Blyleven
Beall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Blyleven
Nolan hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Skok
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Skok
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Skok
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Blyleven
Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Blyleven
Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Craig Skok.
Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Whitson
Ed Whitson now pitching.
Royster takes first base on ball four. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaston vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching. Cito Gaston pinch hits for Rowland Office.
Gaston hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1978 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0 Royster J, ss 4 0 2 0
Moreno O, cf 4 0 0 0 Office R, cf 4 0 1 0
Parker D, rf 2 0 1 0 Gaston C, ph 1 0 0 0
Stargell W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Matthews G, rf 4 0 0 0
Brye S, lf 0 0 0 0 Burroughs J, lf 2 0 0 0
Ott E, c 4 1 2 0 Horner B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Robinson B, lf-1b 4 1 1 1 Beall B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Garner P, 2b 4 1 1 1 Nolan J, c 4 0 1 0
Berra D, 3b 2 1 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Blyleven B, p 3 0 1 3 Niekro P, p 2 0 0 0
Whitson E, p 0 0 0 0 Murphy D, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Skok C, p 0 0 0 0
Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Chaney D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 8 5 34 1 7 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 500 -- 5
Atlanta 000 000 010 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 8.1 7 1 1 3 6
Whitson E* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Jackson G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Tekulve K (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 7.0 8 5 5 3 4
Skok C 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Niekro P, Ott E, Taveras F
DP -- Atlanta 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 11
2B -- Garner P, Blyleven B
HR -- Horner B
SB -- Nolan J
SH -- Matthews G
T -- 2:37
A -- 7965
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