Only hours after Dick Ruthven had been named as the pitching replacement for Andy Messersmith in the All-Star Game, the Pirates jumped on him for nine hits and eight runs in six innings to defeat the Braves, 9-7. The Pirates' attack included Manny Sanguillen's first homer of the season. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    4  0  3    0  1  0  -   9 12  2
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  2    0  3  0  -   7 11  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   2   2   2     2   0   .251      Office cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Stennett 2b           5   0   3   2     0   0   .243      Gilbreath 2b          4   2   1   0     1   0   .307
Oliver cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .359      Wynn lf               4   2   3   2     1   0   .246
Stargell 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Montanez 1b           5   2   1   1     0   0   .318
  Kirkpatrick 1b      4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Paciorek rf           4   1   4   2     0   0   .333
Parker rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .272        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Zisk lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .289      Williams c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .214
Robinson 3b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .332      Royster 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .230
  Helms 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .270
Sanguillen c          3   2   2   2     1   0   .294      Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .171
Reuss p               2   0   0   1     1   1   .297        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Correll ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .600        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               36   9  12   9     4   4             Totals               36   7  11   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 11,480
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Braves 7
DP: Pirates 2, Braves 1
Errors: Stennett, Robinson
Doubles: Taveras 2 (5), Parker (10), Robinson (11), Paciorek (2)
Home Runs: Sanguillen (1), Wynn (11)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (6), Taveras (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Royster (1)
GIDP: Oliver (6), Royster (7), Office (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(8-5)            7.1   9   7   5   2   2   1  32   4.61
Demery                  1     2   0   0   2   1   0   7   4.33
Hernandez               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.60
Moose SV(10)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.16
Totals                  9    11   7   5   4   3   1  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(10-8)         5     9   8   8   4   4   1  27   3.15
Dal Canton              2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.29
Beard                   1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.12
Marshall                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.07
Totals                  9    12   9   9   4   4   1  41

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras doubled to right; Stennett singled to right
[Taveras scored]; Stennett stole second; Oliver flied out to
center; Stargell struck out; Parker flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 1B); Office
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath walked; Wynn
singled to right [Gilbreath to third]; Montanez forced Wynn
(second unassisted) [Gilbreath scored]; Montanez was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Stennett [Montanez to second];
Paciorek singled to left [Montanez scored (unearned)]; Williams
popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk struck out; Robinson popped to third;
Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Royster singled to center; Chaney grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Royster to second]; Ruthven was called out
on strikes; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss was called out on strikes; Taveras walked;
Stennett singled to right [Taveras to third]; Oliver grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Stennett out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath popped to first in foul territory; Wynn
popped to second; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Parker doubled to
left [Kirkpatrick to third]; Zisk grounded out (second to first)
[Kirkpatrick scored, Parker to third]; Robinson singled to right
[Parker scored]; Sanguillen homered [Robinson scored]; Reuss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras walked; Taveras stole
second; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Paciorek singled to left; Williams popped to catcher
in foul territory; Royster grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver was called out on strikes; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney flied out to right; Ruthven flied out to
left; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk singled to left; Robinson doubled to left
[Zisk to third]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally; Reuss
walked [Zisk scored, Robinson to third, Sanguillen to second];
DAL CANTON REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Taveras doubled to right
[Robinson scored, Sanguillen scored, Reuss to third]; Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver lined to pitcher;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath reached on an error by Robinson; Wynn
homered [Gilbreath scored (unearned)]; Montanez flied out to
center; Paciorek singled to center; Williams popped to catcher
in foul territory; Royster grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 8, Braves 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); Robinson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney walked; CORRELL BATTED FOR DAL CANTON;
Correll was called out on strikes; Office grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8, Braves 4.

PIRATES 8TH: BEARD REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); Sanguillen
singled to center; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Sanguillen to third]; Taveras reached on a fielder's
choice [Sanguillen out at home (second to catcher to third),
Taveras to second]; Stennett singled to left [Taveras scored,
Stennett out at second (left to third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: HELMS REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn singled to center;
Montanez singled to left [Wynn to second]; Paciorek doubled to
left [Wynn scored, Montanez to third]; DEMERY REPLACED REUSS
(PITCHING); Williams singled to left [Montanez scored, Paciorek
to third]; Royster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Paciorek
scored]; Chaney walked [Williams to second]; MAY BATTED FOR
BEARD; May popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
9, Braves 7.

PIRATES 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Oliver grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to
first); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Braves 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Office struck out; Gilbreath singled to second; Wynn
walked [Gilbreath to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED DEMERY
(PITCHING); Montanez flied out to right; MOOSE REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); HENDERSON BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Henderson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Braves 7.