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Braves 3 @ Pirates 4
Three Rivers Stadium
September 2, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves, played on September 2, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Braves with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 2, 1978 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 3 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherGrant Jackson  
Losing PitcherRick Camp  
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Game Winning RBIDave Parker 

Game Info

DateSeptember 2, 1978 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherPreston Hanna  
Home Starting PitcherJohn Candelaria  
BallparkThree Rivers Stadium 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance9,580 
Time of Game3 hours 7 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Dale
1B: John McSherry
2B: Paul Runge
3B: Bob Engel

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Barry Bonnell  Center Fielder 
Bob Beall  Left Fielder 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Bob Horner  Third Baseman 
Dale Murphy  First Baseman 
Cito Gaston  Right Fielder 
Bruce Benedict  Catcher 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Preston Hanna  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Willie Stargell  First Baseman 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Bill Robinson  Third Baseman 
John Milner  Left Fielder 
Phil Garner  Second Baseman 
John Candelaria  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

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Braves 3 @ Pirates 4
Three Rivers Stadium
September 2, 1978

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         Game of 9/2/1978 -- Atlanta at Pittsburgh (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Bonnell B, cf         4  0  2  0   Taveras F, ss         5  0  0  0   
Skok C, p             0  0  0  0   Moreno O, cf          4  1  3  0   
Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   Parker D, rf          6  1  3  1   
Burroughs J, ph       0  0  0  0   Stargell W, 1b        4  1  1  3   
Gilbreath R, pr       0  0  0  0   Ott E, c              4  0  1  0   
Camp R, p             1  0  0  0   Robinson B, 3b-lf     4  0  0  0   
Beall B, lf           5  0  2  0   Alexander M, pr       0  0  0  0   
Hubbard G, 2b         4  0  0  0   Jackson G, p          0  0  0  0   
Horner B, 3b          5  1  2  0   Milner J, lf          3  0  0  0   
Murphy D, 1b          5  0  0  0   Berra D, 3b           2  0  0  0   
Gaston C, rf          5  1  1  2   Garner P, 2b          4  1  3  0   
Benedict B, c         2  0  0  0   Candelaria J, p       1  0  1  0   
Office R, ph-cf       3  1  1  1   Whitson E, p          1  0  0  0   
Chaney D, ss          5  0  2  0   Sanguillen M, ph      0  0  0  0   
Hanna P, p            2  0  1  0   Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0   
Easterly J, p         0  0  0  0   Brye S, lf            0  0  0  0   
Nolan J, ph-c         3  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  3 11  3                        38  4 12  4

Atlanta          000 200 100 000 --  3
Pittsburgh       300 000 000 001 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hanna P*              4.0  7  3  3  3  2
Easterly J            2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Skok C                1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Garber G              2.0  0  0  0  2  2
Camp R (L)            2.1  3  1  1  3  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Candelaria J          5.0  7  2  2  0  0
Whitson E             4.0  4  1  1  0  3
Tekulve K             2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Jackson G (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 5th

E -- Tekulve K
DP -- Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Horner B, Bonnell B, Beall B
HR -- Stargell W, Gaston C, Office R
SB -- Garner P, Moreno O
CS -- Garner P, Beall B
SH -- Hubbard G, Brye S
PB -- Nolan J
T -- 3:07
A -- 9580

    

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