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Pirates 17 @ Braves 9
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 9, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 9, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 17 to 9.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1979 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 17 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 17
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 9 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 9
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherJim Bibby  
Losing PitcherGene Garber  
SaveKent Tekulve  
Game Winning RBIPhil Garner 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1979 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Robinson  
Home Starting PitcherPhil Niekro  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance6,855 
Time of Game3 hours 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Rountree
1B: Dick Tremblay
2B: Andy Anderson
3B: Ed Norris

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Tim Foli  Shortstop 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
John Milner  First Baseman 
Bill Robinson  Left Fielder 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Phil Garner  Third Baseman 
Don Robinson  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Third Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Dale Murphy  Catcher 
Mike Lum  First Baseman 
Barry Bonnell  Center Fielder 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Phil Niekro  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Pirates 17 @ Braves 9
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 9, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/9/1979 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Moreno O, cf          6  3  4  1   Royster J, 3b         6  0  1  2   
Foli T, ss            4  3  4  4   Matthews G, rf        5  1  3  4   
Parker D, rf          5  0  0  2   Burroughs J, lf       5  1  1  0   
Alexander M, pr-rf    0  1  0  0   Murphy D, c           5  0  3  1   
Milner J, 1b          6  1  1  4   Lum M, 1b             4  1  1  0   
Robinson B, lf        5  3  3  2   Bonnell B, cf         3  2  2  0   
Ott E, c              5  1  0  0   Hubbard G, 2b         3  1  0  1   
Stennett R, 2b        4  0  0  0   Chaney D, ss          3  1  0  0   
Berra D, 3b           1  0  0  0   Nolan J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Garner P, 3b-2b       3  2  1  1   Niekro P, p           2  1  1  0   
Robinson D, p         1  0  0  0   Macha M, pr           0  1  0  0   
Sanguillen M, ph      1  1  0  0   Skok C, p             0  0  0  0   
Whitson E, p          0  0  0  0   Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   
Lacy L, ph            0  0  0  0   Mahler R, p           0  0  0  0   
Kison B, pr           0  1  0  0   Office R, ph          0  0  0  0   
Romo E, p             0  0  0  0   Spikes C, ph          0  0  0  0   
Bibby J, p            1  0  0  0                                      
Tekulve K, p          1  1  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 17 14 15                        37  9 12  8

Pittsburgh       300 132 107 -- 17
Atlanta          031 140 000 --  9

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Robinson D            4.0  9  5  4  2  3
Whitson E             1.0  1  4  4  2  0
Romo E                0.2  1  0  0  1  0
Bibby J (W)           1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Tekulve K (S)         2.1  1  0  0  1  3

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P              5.0  7  7  5  1  2
Skok C                1.0  1  2  2  2  0
Garber G (L)          2.2  6  8  1  0  1
Mahler R              0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Chaney D, Foli T, Stennett R, Hubbard G, Royster J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Atlanta 10
2B -- Lum M, Murphy D, Moreno O, Robinson B
HR -- Robinson B 2, Matthews G, Milner J
SB -- Moreno O
CS -- Matthews G
SH -- Foli T
SF -- Hubbard G
HBP -- by Whitson E (Niekro P), by Skok C (Foli T), by Garber G (Garner P), by Garber G (Parker D)
PB -- Murphy D 3
T -- 3:42
A -- 6855

    

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