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Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 18, 1980
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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, 1980 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 18, 1980 |
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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, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Solomon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry McWilliams |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Steve Fields |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Tim Foli | Shortstop |
Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
Bill Robinson | First Baseman |
Lee Lacy | Left Fielder |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Steve Nicosia | Catcher |
Dale Berra | Third Baseman |
Eddie Solomon | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
Dale Murphy | Center Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
Brian Asselstine | Left Fielder |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Larvell Blanks | Third Baseman |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Larry McWilliams | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 18, 1980
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. McWilliams
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. McWilliams
Foli hits a line drive into left field. Asselstine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Asselstine. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. McWilliams
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. McWilliams
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Solomon
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Solomon
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Solomon
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. McWilliams
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWilliams juggles the ball. That's an error on McWilliams. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. McWilliams
Garner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lacy goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicosia vs. McWilliams
There goes Garner. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Garner steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicosia vs. McWilliams
Nicosia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. McWilliams
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solomon vs. McWilliams
Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Solomon
Matthews hits a line drive into right field. Parker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Parker. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Asselstine vs. Solomon
Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Solomon
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Solomon
Blanks hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. McWilliams
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. McWilliams
Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. McWilliams
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McWilliams
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Solomon
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWilliams vs. Solomon
McWilliams 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, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Solomon
Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. McWilliams
Lacy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. McWilliams
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicosia vs. McWilliams
Nicosia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. McWilliams
Berra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Asselstine. Berra reaches second base with a double. Garner scores. Nicosia moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Solomon vs. McWilliams
Solomon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moreno vs. McWilliams
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Solomon
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, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Solomon
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Solomon
Matthews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Asselstine vs. Solomon
Asselstine hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. McWilliams
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss juggles the ball. That's an error on Chambliss. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. McWilliams
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McWilliams
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. McWilliams
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Solomon
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Solomon
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Solomon
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. McWilliams
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. McWilliams
Nicosia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. McWilliams
Berra hits a popup towards the mound. McWilliams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWilliams vs. Solomon
McWilliams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Solomon
Hubbard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Solomon
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Solomon
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solomon vs. McWilliams
Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. McWilliams
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. McWilliams
Foli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Foli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. McWilliams
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Solomon
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Solomon
Asselstine 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, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Solomon
Nahorodny hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Solomon
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McWilliams
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. McWilliams
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. McWilliams
Garner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicosia vs. McWilliams
There goes Garner. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Garner steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicosia vs. McWilliams
Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Solomon
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Solomon
Mike Lum pinch hits for Larry McWilliams.
Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Solomon
Hubbard hits a popup towards third. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Garber
Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop. Jerry Royster now playing third base. Gene Garber now pitching.
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solomon vs. Garber
Solomon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Garber
Moreno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Moreno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Garber
There goes Moreno. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Royster applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Solomon
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Solomon
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. Murphy moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Asselstine vs. Tekulve
Asselstine hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nahorodny vs. Tekulve
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lacy. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. Murphy scores. Chambliss scores. Matthews goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/18/1980, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Moreno O, cf 5 0 1 0 Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Foli T, ss 4 0 3 0 Murphy D, cf 4 1 1 0 Parker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Robinson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 4 1 1 0 Lacy L, lf 4 1 1 0 Asselstine B, lf 4 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b 4 1 2 1 Nahorodny B, c 4 0 2 3 Nicosia S, c 3 0 1 0 Blanks L, 3b-ss 3 0 1 0 Berra D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Gomez L, ss 2 0 0 0 Solomon E, p 4 0 0 0 Pocoroba B, ph 1 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Royster J, 3b 0 0 0 0 McWilliams L, p 2 0 0 0 Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0 Garber G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 2 9 2 33 3 7 3 Pittsburgh 010 100 000 -- 2 Atlanta 000 000 003 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Solomon E* 8.0 6 2 0 0 2 Tekulve K (L) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO McWilliams L 8.0 8 2 1 1 6 Garber G (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Asselstine B, McWilliams L, Parker D, Chambliss C, Robinson B, Foli T DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Atlanta 5 2B -- Berra D, Foli T, Nahorodny B 2, Moreno O SB -- Garner P 2 CS -- Moreno O T -- 2:22 A -- 0
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