Pirates @ Braves
June 17, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 7 0
Braves 3 7 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 7 0
Braves 3 7 4

Dale Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .200
OBP .333 .277
At Bats 3 200
Hits 1 40
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 24

Grant Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 2
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - June 17, 1978
Out
Grant Jackson
Duffy Dyer
Manny Sanguillen
Phil Garner
Mario Mendoza
Frank Taveras
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Dale Murphy
Jeff Burroughs
Gary Matthews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 7 0 3
Atlanta Braves 3 7 4 3
Winning Pitcher John Candelaria
Losing Pitcher Mickey Mahler
Save Grant Jackson
Game Winning RBI Dave Parker
Attendance 16,284
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rowland Office pinch hits for Dave Campbell. Grant Jackson now pitching. Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Rowland Office. Gilbreath strikes out.
Bottom 9 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 9 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster scores.
Bottom 9 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mendoza fields it and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 9 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Dyer is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Moreno is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanguillen for the out.
Bottom 8 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mario Mendoza now playing third base. Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mendoza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stennett is called out on strikes.
Top 8 There goes Robinson. The throw from Murphy and he is out, Chaney applying the tag.
Top 8 Bob Beall now playing first base. Dave Campbell now pitching. Robinson hits a fly ball towards right. Matthews settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Matthews. Garner tags and scores. Parker moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garner moves to third.
Top 8 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner juggles the ball. That's an error on Horner.
Top 8 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Omar Moreno now playing center field. Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tekulve strikes out.
Top 7 Dyer hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brye hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stennett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Sanguillen. The throw from Murphy and he throws it away, into the outfield. Here's the throw to Murphy, who tags Sanguillen out. Robinson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Top 6 Stennett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mahler is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mahler fires to first and has Taveras trapped. There's the throw to Chaney who tags Taveras for the out.
Top 5 Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Candelaria strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Gaston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dyer hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brye hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Garner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to second.
Top 3 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garner scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner juggles the ball. That's an error on Horner. Taveras scores. Garner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Dyer scores.
Top 3 Candelaria bunts towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Dyer moves to second.
Top 3 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Brye hits a line drive towards third. Horner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mahler strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 2 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stennett fields it and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stennett hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Parker strikes out.
Top 1 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gaston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garner for the out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.