Pirates @ Braves
July 29, 1977

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 3 8 0
Braves 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 3 8 0
Braves 5 8 0

Bobby Tolan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .000 .286
At Bats 0 45
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 6

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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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Tom Paciorek
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Gary Matthews
Barry Bonnell
Jeff Burroughs
Bobby Tolan
Omar Moreno

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 0 6
Atlanta Braves 5 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Bruce Kison
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jerry Royster
Attendance 9,505
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Grant Jackson. Tolan strikes out. Pocoroba drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tolan out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Moreno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Moreno reaches second base with a double. Stennett scores.
Top 9 Stennett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Stennett reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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.