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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 18, 1978
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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 June 18, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 18, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 18, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bibby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Preston Hanna |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 21,498 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
John Milner | Left Fielder |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
Bill Robinson | Center Fielder |
Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
Rennie Stennett | Third Baseman |
Ed Ott | Catcher |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Jim Bibby | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
Bob Beall | First Baseman |
Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
Dale Murphy | Catcher |
Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
Preston Hanna | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 18, 1978
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hanna
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall juggles the ball. That's an error on Beall. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Hanna
Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parker vs. Hanna
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. Taveras scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hanna
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney misplays the ball. That's an error on Chaney. Parker moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stargell vs. Hanna
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stennett vs. Hanna
Stennett strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Hanna
Ott hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Bibby
Royster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beall vs. Bibby
There goes Royster. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Royster steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beall vs. Bibby
Beall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Bibby
Matthews takes first base on ball four. Beall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Bibby
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Office vs. Bibby
Office hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Bibby
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Bibby
Horner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Horner reaches second base with a double. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chaney vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Murphy scores. Horner moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hanna vs. Hamilton
Hanna strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Royster vs. Hamilton
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Taveras. Horner scores. Chaney moves to third. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beall vs. Hamilton
Beall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stennett juggles the ball. That's an error on Stennett. Chaney scores. Royster moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matthews vs. Hamilton
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Hanna
Garner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Hanna
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hanna
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanna fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hamilton
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Hamilton
Office hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hamilton
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Hamilton
Horner is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Hanna
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Hanna
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hanna
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stargell vs. Hanna
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker scores. Robinson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Hanna
Stennett takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Hanna
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garner vs. Hanna
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Robinson
Don Robinson now pitching.
Chaney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hanna vs. Robinson
Hanna hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner who is chasing the ball. Hanna reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Royster vs. Robinson
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beall vs. Robinson
Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner misplays the ball. That's an error on Garner. Hanna scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Robinson
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beall moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burroughs vs. Robinson
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hanna
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hanna
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanna fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Hanna
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops it up and throws to first, with Hanna covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Robinson
Office takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Robinson
There goes Office. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Office steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Robinson
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horner vs. Robinson
Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chaney vs. Robinson
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Hanna
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hanna
There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Hanna
There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Hanna
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Hanna
Stargell hits a popup towards first. Beall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Hanna
Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hanna vs. Robinson
Hanna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Robinson
Royster takes first base on ball four. Hanna moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beall vs. Robinson
Beall hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Robinson
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Robinson
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hanna
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Hanna
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hanna
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Robinson
Ken Macha now playing third base.
Office hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Robinson
Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Robinson
Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hanna
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Hanna
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Hanna
Parker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Easterly
Jamie Easterly now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Easterly
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Robinson
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterly vs. Robinson
Easterly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Robinson
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Easterly
Macha hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Easterly
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Easterly
Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Easterly
Steve Brye pinch hits for Don Robinson.
Brye takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Campbell
Dave Campbell now pitching.
Taveras takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to third. Brye moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sanguillen vs. Skok
Craig Skok now pitching. Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for John Milner.
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beall vs. Jackson
Steve Brye now playing center field. Bill Robinson now playing left field. Grant Jackson now pitching.
Beall hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Jackson
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Jackson
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Jackson
Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs.
Office is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Skok
Barry Bonnell now playing left field.
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Skok
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Skok
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Skok
Macha hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Skok
Ott strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/18/1978 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Taveras F, ss 4 1 0 0 Royster J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Milner J, lf 3 1 1 0 Beall B, 1b 5 1 1 1 Sanguillen M, ph 1 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 4 1 1 0 Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Burroughs J, lf 5 0 1 0 Parker D, rf 5 3 3 3 Bonnell B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, cf-lf 4 1 1 1 Office R, cf 4 1 1 3 Stargell W, 1b 4 1 2 3 Murphy D, c 2 1 0 0 Stennett R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Horner B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Macha K, 3b 2 0 1 0 Chaney D, ss 4 1 0 1 Ott E, c 4 0 0 0 Hanna P, p 3 1 2 0 Garner P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Easterly J, p 1 0 0 0 Bibby J, p 0 0 0 0 Campbell D, p 0 0 0 0 Hamilton D, p 1 0 0 0 Skok C, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson D, p 2 0 0 0 Brye S, ph-cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 8 7 35 8 8 6 Pittsburgh 102 010 201 -- 7 Atlanta 701 000 00x -- 8 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Bibby J (L) 0.1 3 6 6 3 0 Hamilton D 1.2 1 1 0 1 3 Robinson D 5.0 3 1 0 2 4 Jackson G 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Hanna P (W) 6.1 6 6 5 3 4 Easterly J 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 Campbell D* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Skok C (S) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Beall B, Chaney D, Taveras F, Stennett R, Garner P LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Atlanta 9 2B -- Horner B 3B -- Hanna P HR -- Office R, Parker D, Stargell W SB -- Royster J, Office R SF -- Robinson B WP -- Hanna P 2 T -- 3:02 A -- 21498
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