Crossing up the Pirates' strategy, Rob Belloir batted the Braves to a 3-2 victory with a two-run double in the seventh inning for the rookie shortstop's first extra-base hit and first RBIs of his major league career. The Braves registered a run without a hit on three walks and an out by Mike Lum in the first before Bob Robertson tied the score with a homer in the second.

Biff Pocoroba doubled for the Braves in the seventh and was on second with two out when Pirate manager Danny Murtaugh ordered an intentional pass to Ralph Garr in order to get at Belloir, who upset the move with his double. The Pirates rallied for a run in the ninth before Tom House saved the game for Carl Morton by retiring the last two batters. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    12, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 12  0
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Garr lf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .268
Hebner 3b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .268      Belloir ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .273
Oliver cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Parker rf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .321      Baker rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .236
Robertson 1b          4   1   3   1     0   0   .281      Lum 1b                2   0   0   1     2   0   .233
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Blanks 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Reynolds ss           3   1   3   0     1   0   .346      Pocoroba c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .248
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .106      Morton p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .169
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Taveras pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .199

Totals               37   2  12   2     1   3             Totals               29   3   5   3     6   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  4,506
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Braves 8
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 0
Doubles: Parker (21), Hebner (16), Pocoroba (5), Belloir (1)
Triples: Hebner (4)
Home Runs: Robertson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison (9), Randolph (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(9-9)            6.2   4   3   3   5   3   0  29   3.55
Hernandez               1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.40
Totals                  8     5   3   3   6   4   0  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(15-12)         8.1  11   2   2   1   3   1  37   3.23
House SV(10)            0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.36
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1   3   1  40

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


PIRATES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Hebner
tripled to right; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first);
Parker lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Belloir forced Garr (second to
shortstop); Evans walked [Belloir to second]; Baker walked
[Belloir to third, Evans to second]; Lum forced Baker (first to
shortstop) [Belloir scored, Evans to third]; Office grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson homered; Zisk struck out; On a bunt
Sanguillen singled to third; Reynolds singled to right
[Sanguillen to second]; On a bunt Kison struck out; Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba
singled to right; On a bunt Morton forced Pocoroba (pitcher to
shortstop); Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
lined to right; Parker singled to center; Robertson singled to
right [Parker to third]; Zisk forced Robertson (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Belloir singled to left; Evans flied out to center;
Baker lined to center; Lum walked [Belloir to second]; Office
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Reynolds singled to left; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Reynolds to second]; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Blanks flied out to right; Pocoroba grounded out
(first to pitcher); Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner flied out to center; Oliver lined to right;
Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Belloir
grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson singled to left; Zisk grounded out (third
to first) [Robertson to second]; Sanguillen flied to right in
foul territory; Reynolds was walked intentionally; Kison struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Lum grounded
out (second to first); Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
doubled to right; Morton struck out; Garr was walked
intentionally; Belloir doubled to left [Pocoroba scored, Garr
scored]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Evans struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker doubled to right; Robertson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zisk flied out to left; Sanguillen popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker flied out to right; Lum walked; Office singled
to left [Lum to second]; Blanks grounded out (second to first)
[Lum to third, Office to second]; Pocoroba flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Reynolds singled to pitcher; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Reynolds to second];
TAVERAS RAN FOR KIRKPATRICK; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Reynolds to third, Taveras to second];
HOUSE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Hebner doubled to left
[Reynolds scored, Taveras to third]; Oliver popped to first;
Parker grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 3.