Pirates @ Braves
July 30, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 10 18 2
Braves 6 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 10 18 2
Braves 6 9 1

Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .206
OBP .500 .285
At Bats 4 311
Hits 2 64
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 20

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 17
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 30, 1977
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Rich Gossage
Ed Ott
Bill Robinson
Rennie Stennett
Fernando Gonzalez
Mario Mendoza
Al Oliver
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Jerry Royster
Rowland Office

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 18 2 11
Atlanta Braves 6 9 1 4
Winning Pitcher Terry Forster
Losing Pitcher Don Collins
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Robinson
Attendance 19,006
Time of Game 2 hours 59 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rowland Office pinch hits for Max Leon. Office takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Chaney strikes out.
Top 9 Parker hits a popup in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mendoza hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ott is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Gossage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 9 Joe Nolan now catching. Max Leon now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Gilbreath is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Vic Correll. Nolan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Gaston strikes out.
Top 8 Moreno strikes out.
Top 8 Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Oliver. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Oliver steals second.
Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 8 Dave Campbell now pitching. Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Mendoza bunts towards first. Gaston scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilbreath covering, for the out. Fregosi moves to third. Ott moves to second.
Top 8 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaston fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gaston. Gonzalez scores. Fregosi moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Terry Forster. Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 7 Forster fires to first and has Matthews trapped. There's the throw to Stennett who tags Matthews for the out.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bonnell hits a line drive towards short. Mendoza reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moreno 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 7 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Correll settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gilbreath strikes out.
Bottom 5 Correll takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gaston is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Fernando Gonzalez now playing third base. Terry Forster now pitching. Bill Robinson now playing first base. Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tolan 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 5 Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Larry Demery. Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Stennett scores.
Top 5 Don Collins now pitching. Moreno hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Correll fields it and throws to first for the out. Stennett moves to second.
Top 5 Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Matthews. The throw from Ott and he is out, Stennett applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza. Royster scores. Bonnell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Mario Mendoza now playing shortstop. Royster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Royster reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Ruthven hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker throws the ball in to Garner who tags Ruthven trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Ed Ott now catching. Bobby Tolan now playing first base. Larry Demery now pitching. Bill Robinson now playing third base. Phil Garner now playingChaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Garner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gaston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreno scores. Tolan scores.
Top 4 Ed Ott pinch hits for Frank Taveras. There goes Tolan. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Tolan steals second.
Top 4 Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Jerry Reuss. Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaston fields it and throws to second for the out. Stennett scores. Moreno moves to third.
Top 4 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Moreno. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 4 Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third.
Top 4 Stennett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Stennett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Correll hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gaston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Burroughs scores.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Matthews moves to third.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Oliver hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
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 is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ruthven strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Taveras hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reuss is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Dyer hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stennett moves to second.
Top 2 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Correll hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bonnell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Oliver 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 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to home to get Garner. Parker moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to home to get Taveras. Garner moves to third. Parker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Garner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Garner reaches second base with a double. Taveras moves to third.
Top 1 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Ruthven fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.