Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Jul 23, 1979

ATL

41-58

PIT

53-40

FINAL

Three Rivers Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	2	8	14	0
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

WIN

Phil Niekro

9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

LOSS

Jim Rooker

6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Box Score

ATL BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1J. Royster2B	0-4	1	0	.265
2G. Matthews Sr.RF	3-5	1	0	.313
3D. Murphy1B	1-4	1	0	.337
↳ M. Lum1B	0-0	1	0	.229
4B. Horner3B	1-4	2	1	.316
5C. SpikesLF	3-4	1	1	.333
↳ R. OfficeCF	1-1	0	1	.267
6B. BonnellLF	0-5	0	1	.241
7P. FriasSS	3-5	1	2	.290
8B. BenedictC	2-3	0	2	.226
9P. NiekroP	0-4	0	0	.216

ATL PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
P. Niekro(W, 14-11)	9.0	2	0	1	7	47-43	3.63

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

ATL		PIT
14	HITS	2
0	HOME RUNS	0
18	TOTAL BASES	3
4	WALKS	1
5	STRIKEOUTS	7
25	RUNNERS LOB	4

Win Probability

ATL 100.0%

ATLEVENPIT

10050100

BOT 9 · ATL 8-0 PIT · ATL 100.0%Dave Parker out, shortstop Pepe Frias to first baseman Mike Lum.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Bob Horner 1-run single on a to left fielder Lee Lacy. Jerry Royster scores. Dale Murphy to 2nd.1-0
TOP 4Bruce Benedict 2-run double on a to left fielder Lee Lacy. Charlie Spikes scores. Pepe Frias scores.3-0
TOP 8Charlie Spikes 1-run single on a to left fielder Lee Lacy. Gary Matthews scores. Dale Murphy to 3rd. Bob Horner to 2nd.4-0
TOP 8Pepe Frias 2-run single on a to left fielder Lee Lacy. Dale Murphy scores. Bob Horner scores. Rowland Office to 2nd.6-0
TOP 9Rowland Office 1-run single on a to center fielder Omar Moreno. Mike Lum scores. Bob Horner to 3rd.7-0
TOP 9Barry Bonnell out, third baseman Bill Madlock to first baseman Willie Stargell. Bob Horner scores. Rowland Office to 2nd.8-0

Season Series

PIT LEADS 8-4

Box Score

ATL BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1J. Royster2B	0-4	1	0	.265
2G. Matthews Sr.RF	3-5	1	0	.313
3D. Murphy1B	1-4	1	0	.337
↳ M. Lum1B	0-0	1	0	.229
4B. Horner3B	1-4	2	1	.316
5C. SpikesLF	3-4	1	1	.333
↳ R. OfficeCF	1-1	0	1	.267
6B. BonnellLF	0-5	0	1	.241
7P. FriasSS	3-5	1	2	.290
8B. BenedictC	2-3	0	2	.226
9P. NiekroP	0-4	0	0	.216

ATL PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
P. Niekro(W, 14-11)	9.0	2	0	1	7	47-43	3.63

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

ATL		PIT
14	HITS	2
0	HOME RUNS	0
18	TOTAL BASES	3
4	WALKS	1
5	STRIKEOUTS	7
25	RUNNERS LOB	4

Win Probability

ATL 100.0%

ATLEVENPIT

10050100

BOT 9 · ATL 8-0 PIT · ATL 100.0%Dave Parker out, shortstop Pepe Frias to first baseman Mike Lum.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Bob Horner 1-run single on a to left fielder Lee Lacy. Jerry Royster scores. Dale Murphy to 2nd.1-0
TOP 4Bruce Benedict 2-run double on a to left fielder Lee Lacy. Charlie Spikes scores. Pepe Frias scores.3-0
TOP 8Charlie Spikes 1-run single on a to left fielder Lee Lacy. Gary Matthews scores. Dale Murphy to 3rd. Bob Horner to 2nd.4-0
TOP 8Pepe Frias 2-run single on a to left fielder Lee Lacy. Dale Murphy scores. Bob Horner scores. Rowland Office to 2nd.6-0
TOP 9Rowland Office 1-run single on a to center fielder Omar Moreno. Mike Lum scores. Bob Horner to 3rd.7-0
TOP 9Barry Bonnell out, third baseman Bill Madlock to first baseman Willie Stargell. Bob Horner scores. Rowland Office to 2nd.8-0

Season Series

PIT LEADS 8-4

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cincinnati	90	71	.559	-	L2
Houston	89	73	.549	1.5	W2
Los Angeles	79	83	.488	11.5	L2
San Francisco	71	91	.438	19.5	L1
San Diego	68	93	.422	22.0	W1
Atlanta	66	94	.413	23.5	W2

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Pittsburgh	98	64	.605	-	W1
Montreal	95	65	.594	2.0	L1
St. Louis	86	76	.531	12.0	L4
Philadelphia	84	78	.519	14.0	W1
Chicago	80	82	.494	18.0	L1
New York	63	99	.389	35.0	W6

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Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates, Jul 23, 1979