The Braves made things closer but still went down to their 15th and 16th consecutive defeats in a twi-night doubleheader with the Pirates, who posted 3-0 and 2-1 victories to extend their winning streak to 10 games. Jim Rooker, who pitched 6 2/3 innings, and Kent Tekulve, who finished, combined to shut out the Braves in the opener. Frank Taveras and Phil Garner had three hits each for the Pirates and drove in a run apiece.

In the nightcap, Dave Parker, who extended his batting streak to 21 games, knocked in both Pirate runs with a triple in the third inning. Al Oliver was right behind Parker with a 15-game streak. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, May       10, 1977 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   3 14  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moore 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .357      Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Taveras ss            4   0   3   1     0   0   .250
Paciorek 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .208      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .415
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   2   .314      Oliver lf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .326
Gaston lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Stargell 1b           4   0   2   0     0   2   .362
Correll c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .258      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .309
Bonnell cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .091      Garner 3b             4   0   3   1     0   1   .278
Robinson ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Capra p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Royster ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Tekulve p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2  11             Totals               34   3  14   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:35
Left on Base: Braves 7, Pirates 9
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Taveras
Triples: Oliver (2)
Stolen Bases: Bonnell (1), Moreno (12), Taveras 2 (13), Oliver (5), Garner (2)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (5), Garner (1)
GIDP: Gaston 2 (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(0-3)            6    10   2   2   1   3   0  25   6.67
Camp                    2     4   1   1   1   3   0  11   3.06
Totals                  8    14   3   3   2   6   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(4-1)           6.2   5   0   0   2   7   0  26   3.16
Tekulve SV(3)           2.1   1   0   0   0   4   0   8   2.12
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2  11   0  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Moore singled to right; Gilbreath singled to right
[Moore to second]; Paciorek struck out; Burroughs walked [Moore
to third, Gilbreath to second]; Gaston grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Taveras
made an out to first; Parker singled to center; Oliver flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Correll walked; Bonnell singled to right [Correll to
third]; Robinson struck out; On a bunt Capra struck out; Moore
forced Bonnell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to third; Stennett forced Stargell
(shortstop to second); Stennett was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
flied out to right; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer made an out to second; Rooker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole
second; Taveras singled to left [Moreno scored, Taveras to
second (on throw to home)]; Taveras stole third; Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Gaston struck out; Correll struck out; Bonnell
reached on an error by Taveras [Bonnell to first]; Bonnell stole
second; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver walked; Stargell singled to shortstop
[Oliver out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Stennett lined to
center; Garner singled to first [Stargell to second]; Dyer
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Capra grounded out (third to first); Moore lined to
right; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Rooker struck out; Moreno lined to center; Taveras
singled to shortstop; Parker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Paciorek struck out; Burroughs singled to right;
Gaston grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver tripled to center; Stargell struck out;
Stennett singled to shortstop [Oliver scored]; Stennett was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Garner singled to
right; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Correll grounded out (third to first); Bonnell flied
out to center; Robinson singled to left; ROYSTER BATTED FOR
CAPRA; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); OFFICE BATTED FOR
ROYSTER; Office struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: CAMP REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Dyer flied out to
center; Tekulve singled to pitcher; Moreno forced Tekulve
(second to shortstop); Taveras singled to right [Moreno to
third]; Taveras stole second; Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Moore singled to right; Gilbreath grounded out
(second to first) [Moore to second]; Paciorek made an out to
second; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver singled to center; Oliver stole second;
Stargell struck out; Stennett struck out; Garner singled to
second [Oliver scored]; Garner stole second; Dyer was walked
intentionally; Tekulve forced Dyer (third to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Gaston struck out; Correll struck out; Bonnell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Pirates 3.