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Braves
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 4, 1997
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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 August 4, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Smoltz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Cooke |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 21,609 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Winters 1B: Joe West 2B: Greg Gibson 3B: Jerry Layne |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Andruw Jones | Right Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| John Smoltz | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Mark Johnson | First Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
| Steve Cooke | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 4, 1997
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Cooke
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Cooke
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones hits a popup off the glove of Johnson, and into shallow right field. Jones reaches second base with a double. Lofton scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Cooke
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Cooke
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Klesko vs. Cooke
Klesko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Smoltz
Womack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Smoltz
Allensworth strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Smoltz
Martin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Smoltz
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Smoltz
Randa strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Cooke
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Cooke covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smoltz vs. Cooke
Smoltz hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Cooke
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cooke, and towards Womack, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Smoltz
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Smoltz
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Smoltz
Polcovich strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Cooke
Blauser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Blauser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Cooke
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Smoltz
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Smoltz
Womack hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Smoltz
Allensworth hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Cooke
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Cooke
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Cooke
Lemke hits a line drive towards short. Polcovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Smoltz
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Smoltz
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Smoltz
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smoltz vs. Cooke
Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Cooke
Lofton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Cooke
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Allensworth. Blauser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Smoltz
Kendall hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Smoltz
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Polcovich vs. Smoltz
Polcovich strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Smoltz
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Cooke
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Cooke
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Cooke
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Cooke
Klesko is hit by the pitch. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lemke vs. Cooke
Lemke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Smoltz vs. Wagner
Paul Wagner now pitching.
Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Klesko moves to third. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lofton vs. Wagner
Lofton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Blauser vs. Wagner
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Klesko tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Christiansen
Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Smoltz
Womack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Smoltz
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Smoltz
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Smoltz
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Christiansen
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Christiansen
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Christiansen
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Christiansen
Klesko hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Smoltz
Danny Bautista now playing left field. Ryan Klesko now playing first base.
Randa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Smoltz
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Smoltz
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Polcovich vs. Smoltz
Polcovich hits a fly ball into left field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Christiansen
Tony Graffanino pinch hits for Mark Lemke.
Graffanino hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smoltz vs. Christiansen
Smoltz hits a popup towards the mound. Christiansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Christiansen
Lofton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Christiansen
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Smoltz
Tony Graffanino now playing second base. Turner Ward pinch hits for Jason Christiansen.
Ward hits a line drive into left field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Smoltz
Womack strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Smoltz
Allensworth strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Smoltz
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klesko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sodowsky
Clint Sodowsky now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Sodowsky
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sodowsky
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Sodowsky
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Klesko vs. Sodowsky
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Randa. Jones scores. Lopez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Graffanino vs. Sodowsky
There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to third. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Graffanino vs. Sodowsky
Graffanino strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Smoltz
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Klesko scoops it up and throws to first, with Smoltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Smoltz
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Smoltz
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smoltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1997 -- Atlanta at Pittsburgh (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 3 1 1 0 Womack T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Blauser J, ss 4 0 2 1 Allensworth J, cf 4 0 0 0
Jones C, 3b 5 0 1 1 Martin A, lf 4 0 1 0
McGriff F, 1b 3 1 0 0 Johnson M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bautista D, lf 1 0 0 0 Randa J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Jones A, rf 3 2 2 2 Kendall J, c 4 0 1 0
Lopez J, c 3 1 1 0 Guillen J, rf 3 0 1 0
Klesko R, lf-1b 4 1 0 0 Polcovich K, ss 3 0 0 0
Lemke M, 2b 3 0 1 1 Cooke S, p 2 0 0 0
Graffanino T, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Wagner P, p 0 0 0 0
Smoltz J, p 4 0 0 0 Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0
Ward T, ph 1 0 0 0
Sodowsky C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 8 5 31 0 4 0
Atlanta 100 004 001 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 9
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Cooke S (L)* 5.0 6 5 5 4 4
Wagner P 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Christiansen J 2.1 2 0 0 0 3
Sodowsky C 1.0 0 1 0 2 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
E -- Randa J
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Atlanta 11, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Jones C, Blauser J 2
HR -- Jones A
SF -- Blauser J
HBP -- by Cooke S (Klesko R)
WP -- Smoltz J, Sodowsky C
T -- 2:35
A -- 21609
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