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Braves
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 7, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 7, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,049 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Andy Olsen |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Earl Williams | First Baseman |
| Lee Lacy | Second Baseman |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Andy Messersmith | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| John Candelaria | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 7, 1976
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Candelaria
Office strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Candelaria
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Candelaria
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Messersmith
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Messersmith
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Messersmith
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Messersmith
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Messersmith. Oliver goes all the way around to score. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Messersmith
Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple. Stargell scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Messersmith
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Messersmith
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Candelaria
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Candelaria
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Candelaria
Correll hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk. Correll reaches second base with a double. Henderson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chaney vs. Candelaria
Chaney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Messersmith
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Messersmith
Candelaria strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Messersmith
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Messersmith
There goes Stennett. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Stennett steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Messersmith
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Messersmith
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Candelaria
Messersmith strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Candelaria
Office strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Candelaria
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Messersmith
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Messersmith
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Messersmith
Zisk strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Candelaria
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Candelaria
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lacy vs. Candelaria
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Correll vs. Candelaria
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Messersmith
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Messersmith
Mendoza hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Correll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Messersmith
Candelaria strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Candelaria
Chaney strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Candelaria
Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Candelaria
Office 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
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Messersmith
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Messersmith
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Messersmith
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Messersmith
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Candelaria
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Candelaria
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Candelaria
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Messersmith
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Messersmith
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Messersmith
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Candelaria
Lacy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Candelaria
Correll strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Candelaria
Cito Gaston pinch hits for Darrel Chaney.
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Messersmith
Jerry Royster now playing third base. Marty Perez now playing shortstop.
Mendoza hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candelaria vs. Messersmith
Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Messersmith
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Messersmith. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Messersmith
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Messersmith
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Candelaria
Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Andy Messersmith.
Gilbreath is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Candelaria
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Rowland Office.
Paciorek hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Candelaria
Perez 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
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dal Canton
Tom Paciorek now playing center field. Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Dal Canton
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Dal Canton
There goes Parker. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Parker steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Dal Canton
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Dal Canton
Sanguillen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Dal Canton
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to third. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Dal Canton
Kirkpatrick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Candelaria vs. Dal Canton
Candelaria strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Candelaria
Frank Taveras now playing shortstop.
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Candelaria
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Candelaria
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1976 -- Atlanta at Pittsburgh (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Office R, cf 3 0 0 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Paciorek T, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Perez M, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 Oliver A, cf 4 1 2 0
Wynn J, lf 3 0 0 0 Stargell W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Henderson K, rf 4 1 1 0 Parker D, rf 4 1 2 1
Williams E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Zisk R, lf 4 0 1 1
Lacy L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Sanguillen M, c 3 0 0 0
Correll V, c 3 0 1 1 Mendoza M, ss 3 0 0 0
Chaney D, ss 2 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, ph 0 0 0 0
Gaston C, ph 1 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 0 0 0 0
Royster J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Candelaria J, p 4 0 0 0
Messersmith A, p 2 0 0 0
Gilbreath R, ph 1 0 0 0
Dal Canton B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 32 3 8 2
Atlanta 010 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 300 000 00x -- 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith A (L) 7.0 7 3 3 2 6
Dal Canton B 1.0 1 0 0 2 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 10
E -- Messersmith A 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Correll V
3B -- Parker D
SB -- Stennett R, Parker D
WP -- Dal Canton B
T -- 2:10
A -- 6049
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