The Braves erupted for seven runs in the first inning but then needed another in the third to eke out an 8-7 decision over the Pirates. Jerry Royster led off the big inning with a walk, stole second and scored on a single by Bob Beall. After Gary Matthews walked, Rowland Office hit a three-run homer. Dale Murphy then walked and when Bob Horner followed with a double, starter Jim Bibby was replaced by Dave Hamilton.

Darrel Chaney hit a fielder's choice grounder that scored Murphy and Royster delivered a single, scoring Horner. An error permitted Chaney to score. The Braves' decisive run in the third came on a triple by Preston Hanna and an error by second baseman Phil Garner. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 7 8 3 Braves 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 8 8 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Royster 2b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .281 Milner lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .272 Beall 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .217 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Matthews rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .283 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Burroughs lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .322 Parker rf 5 3 3 3 0 0 .304 Bonnell pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 B. Robinson cf,lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .256 Office cf 4 1 1 3 1 1 .231 Stargell 1b 4 1 2 3 1 1 .271 Murphy c 2 1 0 0 2 1 .197 Stennett 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .249 Horner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Macha 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Chaney ss 4 1 0 1 0 1 .248 Ott c 4 0 0 0 1 2 .261 Hanna p 3 1 2 0 0 1 .172 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Easterly p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 D. Robinson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Brye ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Totals 36 7 8 7 6 6 Totals 35 8 8 6 6 8 Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 21,498 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Braves 9 DP: Pirates 0, Braves 0 Errors: Taveras, Stennett, Garner, Beall, Chaney Doubles: Horner (1) Triples: Hanna (1) Home Runs: Parker (11), Stargell (8), Office (3) Stolen Bases: Royster (16), Office (3) Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (4) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby L(5-4) 0.1 3 6 6 3 0 1 7 3.53 Hamilton 1.2 1 1 0 1 3 0 9 5.59 D. Robinson 5 3 1 0 2 4 0 21 3.46 Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.60 Totals 8 8 8 6 6 8 1 41 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna W(6-1) 6.1 6 6 5 3 4 1 30 3.07 Easterly 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 5.29 Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.33 Skok SV(1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 0.79 Totals 9 8 7 6 6 6 2 43 Wild Pitches: Hanna 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert PIRATES 1ST: Taveras reached on an error by Beall [Taveras to first]; Milner singled to center [Taveras to third]; Parker forced Milner (shortstop to second) [Taveras scored (unearned)]; B. Robinson reached on an error by Chaney [Parker to third, B. Robinson to second]; Stargell walked; Stennett struck out; Ott popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Royster stole second; Beall singled to center [Royster scored]; Matthews walked [Beall to second]; Burroughs flied out to right; Office homered [Beall scored, Matthews scored]; Murphy walked; Horner doubled to left [Murphy to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Chaney reached on a fielder's choice [Murphy scored, Horner to third]; Hanna struck out; Royster singled to shortstop [Horner scored, Chaney to third (error by Taveras), Royster to second]; Beall reached on an error by Stennett [Chaney scored (unearned) (no RBI), Royster to third, Beall to first]; Matthews forced Beall (shortstop to second); 7 R (6 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 7. PIRATES 2ND: Garner was called out on strikes; Hamilton struck out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 7. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Office flied out to left; Murphy walked; Horner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 7. PIRATES 3RD: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker singled to second; B. Robinson singled to center [Parker to third, B. Robinson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Stargell singled to left [Parker scored, B. Robinson scored]; Stennett walked [Stargell to second]; Ott forced Stennett (second to shortstop) [Stargell to third]; Garner flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 7. BRAVES 3RD: D. ROBINSON REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Chaney was called out on strikes; Hanna tripled to left; Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Beall reached on an error by Garner [Hanna scored (unearned) (no RBI), Beall to first]; Matthews singled to second [Beall to third]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 8. PIRATES 4TH: D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 8. BRAVES 4TH: Office walked; Office stole second; Murphy struck out; Horner flied out to center; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 8. PIRATES 5TH: Parker singled to center; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Parker to second]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Parker to third]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored]; On a bunt Stargell made an out to first; Willie Stargell called for interference for running out of the baseline; Stennett flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 8. BRAVES 5TH: Hanna singled to shortstop; Royster walked [Hanna to second]; Beall flied out to right; Matthews struck out; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 8. PIRATES 6TH: Ott struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 8. BRAVES 6TH: MACHA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 3B); Office flied out to center; Murphy popped to second; Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 8. PIRATES 7TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner walked; Parker homered [Milner scored]; EASTERLY REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Braves 8. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney flied out to center; Easterly grounded out (second to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Braves 8. PIRATES 8TH: Macha flied out to center; Ott walked; Garner popped to second; BRYE BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Brye walked [Ott to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Taveras walked [Ott to third, Brye to second]; SKOK REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR MILNER; Sanguillen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 6, Braves 8. BRAVES 8TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Beall flied out to right; Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs singled to center; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Braves 8. PIRATES 9TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Parker flied out to center; B. Robinson flied out to left; Stargell homered; Macha singled to left; Ott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Braves 8.

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