Tuesday May 8, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A three-hitter by Eddie Solomon carried the Braves to a 4-1 triumph over the Pirates. A three-run second inning was decisive. Dale Murphy led off with a single, Mike Lum walked and Barry Bonnell forced him at second.

Rain then delayed the game for 29 minutes. After play was resumed, Glenn Hubbard singled to score Murphy. Darrel Chaney followed with a two-run double. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 8, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Braves 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 6 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .313 Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Foli ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .295 Matthews rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .287 Parker rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Milner 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 B. Robinson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Murphy c 2 1 2 0 1 0 .330 Ott c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Lum 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Bonnell cf,lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .312 Berra 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .105 Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .240 Rhoden p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Chaney ss 2 0 1 2 1 1 .091 Alexander ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Solomon p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 3 1 0 2 Totals 28 4 6 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 5,741 Left on Base: Pirates 1, Braves 4 DP: Pirates 2, Braves 1 Errors: Royster Doubles: Chaney (1), Matthews (5) Triples: Moreno (4) Stolen Bases: Matthews (4) Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1) GIDP: Moreno (3), Lum (2), Bonnell (4) Hit by Pitch: Murphy (1,by Bibby) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden L(0-1) 5 5 4 4 2 2 0 21 7.20 Bibby 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 4.05 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.46 Totals 8 6 4 4 3 5 0 32 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon W(2-1) 9 3 1 1 0 2 0 29 3.96 Totals 9 3 1 1 0 2 0 29 Passed Balls: Ott (2) Hit by Pitch: Bibby (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Ed Norris, 3B - Andy Anderson PIRATES 1ST: Sometime during game rain delays of 21 and 17 minutes; Moreno tripled to center; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Moreno scored]; Parker flied out to left; Milner lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Matthews grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson reached on an error by Royster [B. Robinson out at second (left to second)]; Ott flied out to left; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to center; Lum walked [Murphy to second]; Bonnell forced Lum (third to second) [Murphy to third]; Hubbard singled to center [Murphy scored, Bonnell to third]; Chaney doubled to left [Bonnell scored, Hubbard scored]; Solomon struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3. PIRATES 3RD: Berra was called out on strikes; Rhoden singled to center; Moreno grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Rhoden out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews doubled to left; Burroughs grounded out (second to pitcher) [Matthews to third]; Ott allowed a passed ball [Matthews scored]; Murphy singled to left; Lum grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Hubbard struck out; Chaney walked; Solomon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. PIRATES 5TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. PIRATES 6TH: Berra popped to third; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR RHODEN; Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno singled to center; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Murphy was hit by a pitch; Lum forced Murphy (first to shortstop); Bonnell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. PIRATES 7TH: Parker flied out to center; Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Chaney struck out; Solomon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. PIRATES 8TH: Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Garner flied out to center; Berra popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Royster flied out to center; Matthews singled to center; Matthews stole second; Burroughs struck out; Murphy was walked intentionally; JACKSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Lum popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4. PIRATES 9TH: OFFICE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); EASLER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Easler flied out to left; On a bunt Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.

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