Pirates @ Braves
July 29, 1977

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Pirates 2 6 0
Braves 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 6 0
Braves 5 8 0

Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .293
OBP .333 .322
At Bats 3 379
Hits 1 111
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 1 22
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 56

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 29, 1977
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Out
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Tom Paciorek
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Gary Matthews
Barry Bonnell
Jeff Burroughs
Al Oliver
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Chaney is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Pocoroba hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Matthews hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Burroughs reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paciorek scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 8 Barry Bonnell now playing center field. Tom Paciorek now playing first base. Garner hits a popup in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Barry Bonnell pinch hits for Rowland Office. Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Royster for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grant Jackson now pitching. Gilbreath hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Bruce Kison. Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Dyer is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Chaney hits a popup towards first. Robinson catches it and steps on first to double up Pocoroba.
Bottom 6 Pocoroba is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Burroughs reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Moreno strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Stennett. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Stennett steals second.
Top 6 Stennett strikes out. There goes Oliver. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 6 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Robinson strikes out.
Top 6 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Office strikes out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. Royster reaches third base with a triple. Chaney scores. Gilbreath scores.
Bottom 5 Niekro bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stennett covering, for the out. Chaney moves to third. Gilbreath moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chaney moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chaney takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Garner hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Niekro spins and fires to second and has Kison trapped. There's the throw to Royster who tags Kison for the out.
Top 5 Taveras bunts towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. Kison moves to second.
Top 5 Kison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montanez scores.
Bottom 4 Burroughs strikes out. There goes Office. The throw from Dyer and Office is out. There goes Montanez. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 4 Montanez takes first base on ball four. Office moves to second.
Bottom 4 Office hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Niekro spins and fires to second, with Chaney covering, and Moreno is picked off.
Top 4 Dyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stennett scores. Moreno moves to second.
Top 4 Moreno takes first base on ball four. Stennett moves to second.
Top 4 Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Oliver strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Office hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Niekro fires to first and picks off Parker.
Top 1 Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Taveras scores.
Top 1 Garner strikes out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Taveras reaches third base with a triple.