The rampaging Pirates posted their 10th straight victory, defeating the Braves, 5-1. The game was scoreless going into the seventh inning when Dave Parker led off with a walk and raced to third on a single by Willie Stargell. Parker was out at the plate on a grounder by Ed Ott, Bill but Robinson followed with a single, scoring Stargell. Phil Garner smashed a double, driving in Ott. After Dale Berra was intentionally walked to load the bases, winning pitcher Bert Blyleven doubled to left for three more markers. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 24, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 5 8 2 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Royster ss 4 0 2 0 1 1 .274 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Parker rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .308 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Brye lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Burroughs lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .317 Ott c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Horner 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .254 B. Robinson lf,1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .242 Beall 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Garner 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .262 Nolan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Berra 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .149 Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Blyleven p 3 0 1 3 0 1 .125 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Murphy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Chaney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Totals 31 5 8 5 4 4 Totals 34 1 7 1 4 6 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 7,965 Left on Base: Pirates 3, Braves 11 DP: Pirates 0, Braves 2 Errors: Taveras, Ott, Niekro Doubles: Garner (20), Blyleven (2) Home Runs: Horner (15) Stolen Bases: Nolan (2) Sacrifice Hits: Matthews (1) GIDP: Garner (13), Ott (6) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(11-8) 8.1 7 1 1 3 6 1 36 3.20 Whitson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2.88 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.56 Tekulve SV(25) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.89 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 6 1 39 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(15-14) 7 8 5 5 3 4 0 29 3.03 Skok 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.05 Totals 9 8 5 5 4 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey PIRATES 1ST: Taveras popped to second; Moreno was called out on strikes; Parker singled to right; Parker was picked off first but was safe on an error by Niekro [Parker to third]; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Office singled to left [Royster to second]; Matthews out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Royster to third, Office to second]; Burroughs was walked intentionally; Horner lined to third; Beall flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 2ND: Ott singled to center; B. Robinson struck out; Garner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard singled to center; Niekro struck out; Royster singled to left [Hubbard to second]; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 3RD: Berra popped to shortstop in foul territory; Blyleven grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Horner struck out; Beall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Nolan singled to center; Nolan stole second [Nolan to third (error by Ott)]; Hubbard flied out to center; Niekro struck out; Royster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 5TH: Ott singled to left; B. Robinson grounded out (second to first) [Ott to second]; Garner flied out to left [Ott to third]; Berra walked; Ott was picked off third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Office flied out to center; Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 6TH: Blyleven struck out; Taveras flied out to center; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Horner was called out on strikes; Beall flied out to left; Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 7TH: Parker walked; Stargell singled to right [Parker to third]; Ott reached on a fielder's choice [Parker out at home (pitcher to third), Stargell to second]; B. Robinson singled to left [Stargell scored, Ott to second]; Garner doubled to left [Ott scored, B. Robinson to third]; Berra was walked intentionally; Blyleven doubled to left [B. Robinson scored, Garner scored, Berra scored]; Taveras singled to left [Blyleven to third, Taveras out at second (left to third to first to second to first)]; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard flied out to center; MURPHY BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster reached on an error by Taveras [Royster to first]; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. PIRATES 8TH: SKOK REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Parker walked; Stargell popped to third; Ott grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: BRYE REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Matthews was called out on strikes; Burroughs flied out to center; Horner homered; Beall walked; Nolan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 1. PIRATES 9TH: B. Robinson flied out to right; Garner flied out to center; Berra grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard flied out to left; CHANEY BATTED FOR SKOK; Chaney singled to right; WHITSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Royster walked [Chaney to second]; JACKSON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED FOR OFFICE; Gaston flied out to center; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Braves 1.

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