Streaking to their ninth straight victory, the Pirates scored a run in the 12th inning to down the Braves, 4-3. The score was 3-3 going into the 12th when Dave Parker slashed a one-out triple. After Willie Stargell was given an intentional walk, Ed Ott smashed an 0-2 pitch to center to score Parker. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 13 3 Braves 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 6 1 3 0 0 1 .280 Royster ss 6 2 2 2 0 0 .272 Moreno cf 6 1 2 1 0 2 .230 Bonnell cf,lf 5 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Parker rf 6 1 4 1 0 0 .308 Matthews rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .287 Stargell 1b 5 0 1 1 1 2 .285 Burroughs lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .319 Ott c 5 0 2 1 1 1 .255 Office pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 B. Robinson lf 6 0 0 0 0 2 .242 Horner 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .254 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 2 1 .262 Beall 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Berra 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Candelaria p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .140 Benedict c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Murphy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Nolan c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Solomon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Stennett ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Gilbreath ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Blyleven pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Chaney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Totals 47 4 13 4 4 12 Totals 44 3 10 3 1 4 Time of Game: 3:48 Attendance: 6,553 Left on Base: Pirates 12, Braves 8 DP: Pirates 3, Braves 0 Errors: Taveras, Berra 2 Doubles: Ott (11), Nolan (5) Triples: Parker (8) Home Runs: Royster (2) Stolen Bases: Moreno (53), Parker (15), Garner (21) Caught Stealing: Taveras (23) Sacrifice Hits: Hubbard (1) Sacrifice Flies: Horner (6) GIDP: Hubbard (2), Bonnell (10) Hit by Pitch: Stennett (2,by Campbell) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria 6 8 3 3 1 2 1 27 3.46 Whitson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.88 Tekulve 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.89 Jackson W(5-3) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.57 Totals 12 10 3 3 1 4 1 47 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon 4.2 6 3 3 1 6 0 20 3.99 Easterly 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.10 Camp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.58 Garber 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 1.89 Skok 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 4.23 Campbell L(4-3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 4.98 Totals 12 13 4 4 4 12 0 52 Hit by Pitch: Campbell (4) Balks: Garber (4) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to third; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moreno popped to first; Parker lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Bonnell flied out to center; Matthews singled to left [Royster to second]; Burroughs singled to center [Royster to third, Matthews to second]; Horner sacrifice flied into a double play (right to catcher to third) [Royster scored, Matthews out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to center; Ott flied out to center; B. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Beall flied out to center; Hubbard popped to first in foul territory; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1. PIRATES 3RD: Garner flied out to left; Berra flied out to center; Candelaria was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Solomon struck out; Royster flied out to center; Bonnell walked; Matthews reached on an error by Berra [Bonnell to second, Matthews to first]; Burroughs reached on an error by Berra [Bonnell to third, Matthews to second, Burroughs to first]; Horner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1. PIRATES 4TH: Taveras struck out; Moreno singled to center; Parker singled to right [Moreno to second]; Moreno stole third and Parker stole second; Stargell struck out; Ott was walked intentionally; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Beall singled to center; Hubbard grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Beall out at second]; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 1. PIRATES 5TH: Garner struck out; Berra flied out to right; Candelaria singled to right; Taveras singled to pitcher [Candelaria to second]; Moreno singled to left [Candelaria scored, Taveras to third]; EASTERLY REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Parker singled to center [Taveras scored, Moreno to third]; Stargell singled to center [Moreno scored, Parker to third]; Ott forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: GILBREATH BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Gilbreath singled to shortstop; Royster homered [Gilbreath scored]; Bonnell flied out to center; Matthews singled to left; Burroughs flied out to left; Horner flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. PIRATES 6TH: CAMP REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); B. Robinson lined to third; Garner popped to second; Berra lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Beall singled to right; Hubbard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Beall to second]; MURPHY BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Murphy struck out; GASTON BATTED FOR CAMP; Gaston popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. PIRATES 7TH: GARBER REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); NOLAN REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING C ); MILNER BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras singled to center; Taveras was picked off first (pitcher to first); Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (second to first); Bonnell popped to first; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs singled to center; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner lined to shortstop; Beall popped to second; Hubbard lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. PIRATES 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B. Robinson flied out to left; Garner walked; Garner stole second; Garber balked [Garner to third]; Berra struck out; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR WHITSON; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: TEKULVE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Nolan doubled to center; CHANEY BATTED FOR GARBER; Chaney flied out to center; Royster reached on an error by Taveras [Nolan stayed at second, Royster to first]; Bonnell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Royster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. PIRATES 10TH: SKOK REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno flied out to left; Parker singled to right; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 10TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Office grounded out (second to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. PIRATES 11TH: Ott doubled to left; B. Robinson flied out to right; Garner was walked intentionally; CAMPBELL REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Berra struck out; STENNETT BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Stennett was hit by a pitch [Ott to third, Garner to second]; BLYLEVEN RAN FOR STENNETT; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 11TH: JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Beall popped to catcher in foul territory; Hubbard popped to second; Nolan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3. PIRATES 12TH: Moreno struck out; Parker tripled to right; Stargell was walked intentionally; Ott singled to right [Parker scored, Stargell to second]; B. Robinson popped to shortstop; Garner popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 12TH: NIEKRO BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Niekro struck out; Royster popped to second; Bonnell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 3.

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