A leadoff homer by Bill Robinson in the sixth snapped a 2-2 tie and triggered the Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Braves. It was the fifth loss in a row for Atlanta. John Candelaria gained his eighth victory in 10 decisions over the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Monday, May       7, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4  9  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .305      Royster 3b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .337
Foli ss               5   0   2   1     0   0   .310      Matthews rf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .279
Parker rf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .352      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
B. Robinson lf        4   1   1   1     1   1   .243      Murphy 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .316
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     2   1   .356      Bonnell cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .231      Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Berra 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .125      Benedict c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .357
Nicosia c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286        Nolan ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Candelaria p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .071      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     1   2   .000
  Whitson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      M. Mahler p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Office ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .292
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        R. Mahler p         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Lum ph              0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               33   4   9   3     8   5             Totals               34   2   6   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  8,166
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Braves 9
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 2
Errors: Foli, Chaney 2
Doubles: Garner (9), Foli (4), Bonnell (4)
Triples: Parker (3)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (5), Matthews (7)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (14), Parker (6)
Caught Stealing: Foli (1), Moreno (6)
GIDP: Berra (1), B. Robinson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Moreno (2,by M. Mahler)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(2-1)       6     6   2   2   1   4   1  25   3.23
Whitson                 2     0   0   0   3   1   0  10   3.00
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.50
Tekulve SV(1)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.03
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   5   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
M. Mahler L(0-3)        7     7   3   1   6   5   1  33   5.76
R. Mahler               2     2   1   1   2   0   0   9   6.14
Totals                  9     9   4   2   8   5   1  42

Hit by Pitch: M. Mahler (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Anderson, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Hank Rountree, 3B - Ed Norris


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno was hit by a pitch; Moreno stole second;
Foli was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball to shortstop [Moreno out at third (shortstop
unassisted)]; Foli was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Parker walked; Parker stole second; B. Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews singled to
left; Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); Murphy
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner was called out on strikes; Garner doubled to
right; Berra walked; Nicosia reached on an error by Chaney
[Garner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Berra to third, Nicosia to
second]; Candelaria struck out; Moreno singled to third [Berra
scored (unearned), Nicosia to third]; Foli flied out to right; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell doubled to left; Hubbard struck out;
Benedict singled to right [Bonnell to third]; Chaney struck out;
M. Mahler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker struck out; B. Robinson popped to second;
Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster lined to center; Matthews popped to first;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Braves 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner walked; Berra grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Garner out at second]; Nicosia
singled to right; Candelaria flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy singled to right; Bonnell flied out to right;
Hubbard flied out to right; Benedict flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Moreno singled to second; Moreno was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker popped to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney flied out to left; M. Mahler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster walked; Matthews homered [Royster
scored]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 2.

PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson homered; Milner popped to third; Garner
popped to first in foul territory; Berra reached on an error by
Chaney [Berra to second]; Nicosia was walked intentionally;
Candelaria struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves
2.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell lined to second;
Hubbard singled to shortstop; Benedict flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Moreno flied out to center; Foli flied out to
center; Parker tripled to center; B. Robinson was walked
intentionally; Milner walked [B. Robinson to second]; Garner
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Chaney
struck out; OFFICE BATTED FOR M. MAHLER; Office walked; Royster
popped to shortstop; Matthews popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 8TH: R. MAHLER REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Berra
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia grounded out (third
to first); Whitson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs reached on an error by Foli [Burroughs to
second]; Murphy grounded out (second to first) [Burroughs to
third]; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Moreno singled to right; Foli doubled to left
[Moreno scored]; Parker was walked intentionally; B. Robinson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Foli to third,
Parker out at second]; Milner was walked intentionally; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan walked; Chaney
walked [Nolan to second]; LUM BATTED FOR R. MAHLER; JACKSON
REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR LUM; Spikes lined
to third; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Royster flied out
to right; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Braves 2.