Returning to the lineup just three days after suffering a bone chip in the middle finger of his left hand, Dave Parker tripled home one run and scored two others to spark the Pirates to a 4-2 decision over the Braves. The triple came in the first inning and drove in Phil Garner, who had walked. Parker then scored on a single by Willie Stargell.

After the Braves tied the game at 2-2 on a home run by Dale Murphy in the second stanza, the Pirates went ahead in the fourth on a double by Ed Ott and single by Mario Mendoza. In the fifth, Parker singled, stole second and came home on a single by Bill Robinson. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Tuesday, June 6, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Braves 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Pirates 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x - 4 7 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Garner 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .232 Maddox 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Moreno cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Beall 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Parker rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .283 Office cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 B. Robinson cf,lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .325 Stargell 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .228 Matthews rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Murphy c 4 1 1 2 0 2 .202 Ott c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .239 Chaney ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .301 Mendoza ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .267 Gilbreath 3b,2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Bibby p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Devine p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Nolan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Totals 35 2 7 2 1 7 Totals 31 4 7 4 3 1 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 4,914 Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 8 DP: Braves 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Devine, Stargell Doubles: Office (2), Ott (5) Triples: Parker (3) Home Runs: Murphy (4) Stolen Bases: Royster (14), Parker (8) Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (4) Hit by Pitch: Office (1,by Bibby), Mendoza (2,by Solomon) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Devine L(2-3) 4.2 6 4 4 1 1 0 22 7.27 Skok 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Solomon 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.67 Totals 8 7 4 4 3 1 0 36 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby W(5-2) 7 6 2 2 1 5 1 30 2.29 Tekulve SV(6) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.68 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 7 1 37 Passed Balls: Ott (4) Hit by Pitch: Solomon (1), Bibby (1) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey BRAVES 1ST: Royster lined to shortstop; Beall flied out to left; Office was hit by a pitch; Burroughs forced Office (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Garner walked; Milner flied out to center; Parker tripled to right [Garner scored]; B. Robinson popped to shortstop; Stargell singled to first [Parker scored]; Stennett forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 2. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled to center; Murphy homered [Matthews scored]; Chaney was called out on strikes; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Devine was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (second to first); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Bibby reached on an error by Devine [Bibby to first]; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2. BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to left; Beall flied out to center; Office flied out to center; Royster stole second; Burroughs walked; Matthews grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker flied out to right; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Chaney singled to right; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Devine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Stennett lined to second; Ott doubled to right; Mendoza singled to right [Ott scored]; Bibby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3. BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Beall reached on an error by Stargell [Beall to first]; Office flied out to center; Burroughs forced Beall (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (first unassisted); Milner lined to second; Parker singled to center; Parker stole second; B. Robinson singled to left [Parker scored]; SKOK REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Stargell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. BRAVES 6TH: MORENO REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Matthews singled to right; Murphy flied out to right; Chaney struck out; Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to center; Ott walked; Mendoza grounded out (third to first) [Ott to second]; Bibby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. BRAVES 7TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR SKOK; Pocoroba flied out to center; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Beall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: SOLOMON REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); MADDOX REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING 3B); GILBREATH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Garner walked; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garner to second]; Parker grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. BRAVES 8TH: Office doubled to left; TEKULVE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Burroughs struck out; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott allowed a passed ball [Office to third]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 8TH: Stargell flied out to center; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Ott singled to center; Mendoza was hit by a pitch [Ott to second]; Tekulve forced Mendoza (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. BRAVES 9TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first); NOLAN BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Nolan singled to center; GASTON BATTED FOR MADDOX; Gaston flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

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