Pirates @ Braves
August 23, 1978

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Bottom 5 R H E
Pirates 3 8 2
Braves 1 5 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Pirates 3 8 2
Braves 3 6 0

Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .272
OBP .500 .343
At Bats 2 419
Hits 1 114
• Singles 1 92
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 30

John Candelaria Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 11 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 23, 1978
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Home Run
John Candelaria
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Phil Garner
Dale Berra
Frank Taveras
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Jerry Royster
Rod Gilbreath
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Royster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Jamie Easterly. Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moreno scores. Parker moves to third.
Top 5 Jamie Easterly now pitching. Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Moreno moves to third.
Top 5 Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Candelaria scores. Taveras moves to third.
Top 5 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Candelaria moves to second.
Top 5 Candelaria hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Beall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Robinson strikes out.
Top 4 Ott is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Stargell strikes out.
Top 4 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 4 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno moves to second.
Top 4 Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Taveras strikes out.
Bottom 3 Horner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra juggles the ball. That's an error on Berra. Bonnell moves to third. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra juggles the ball. That's an error on Berra. Bonnell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Solomon strikes out.
Top 3 Candelaria is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Beall hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a fly ball towards right. Parker catches it and throws home to Ott who throws to third to double up Matthews. Royster tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to third. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Parker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moreno hits a popup towards first. Beall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Taveras. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Royster applying the tag.
Top 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.