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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves

1979-05-09 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 6855 · 77°F, night · Wind 10 mph to LF · 3:42

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Atlanta Braves 17–9. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 7 in the 9th. Jim Bibby earned the win and Kent Tekulve picked up the save. Bill Robinson went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	0	0	1	3	2	1	0	7	17	14
ATL	0	3	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	9	12

W: Jim Bibby L: Gene Garber SV: Kent Tekulve

Umpires — HP: Hank Rountree · 1B: Dick Tremblay · 2B: Andy Anderson · 3B: Ed Norris · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Omar Moreno	6	3	4	1	0	0
Tim Foli	4	3	4	4	0	0
Dave Parker	5	0	0	2	0	0
John Milner	6	1	1	4	0	1
Bill Robinson	5	3	3	2	1	0
Ed Ott	5	1	0	0	0	0
Rennie Stennett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Garner	3	2	1	1	1	0
Don Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Sanguillen	1	1	0	0	0	1
Lee Lacy	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Bibby	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dale Berra	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kent Tekulve	1	1	1	1	0	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Royster	6	0	1	2	0	2
Gary Matthews	5	1	3	4	0	0
Jeff Burroughs	5	1	1	0	0	1
Dale Murphy	5	0	3	1	0	2
Mike Lum	4	1	1	0	1	0
Barry Bonnell	3	2	2	0	2	0
Glenn Hubbard	3	1	0	1	1	0
Darrel Chaney	3	1	0	0	1	2
Phil Niekro	2	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Garber	0	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Nolan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Spikes	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Robinson	4.0	9	2	3
Ed Whitson	1.0	1	2	0
Enrique Romo	0.2	1	1	0
Jim Bibby	1.0	0	1	1
Kent Tekulve	2.1	1	1	3

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	5.0	7	1	2
Craig Skok	1.0	1	2	0
Gene Garber	2.2	6	0	1
Rick Mahler	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Omar Moreno: S9/L9S
Tim Foli: S6/G56.1-3(E6/TH1);B-2
Dave Parker: 63/G6M.3-H;2-3
John Milner: K
Bill Robinson: PB.3-H
Bill Robinson: HR/F7LD
Ed Ott: 9/F9LF/FL

Bot 1

Jerry Royster: 43/G4
Gary Matthews: 4/P13
Jeff Burroughs: E6/G6.B-1
Dale Murphy: S9/F9LS.1-3
Mike Lum: 8/F8XD

Top 2

Rennie Stennett: 9/F89
Phil Garner: 9/F9
Don Robinson: 3/G3

Bot 2

Barry Bonnell: W
Glenn Hubbard: W.1-2
Darrel Chaney: K
Phil Niekro: S51/G56.2-3;1-2
Jerry Royster: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Gary Matthews: S6/L6D.2-3;1-2
Jeff Burroughs: 4/P4D.3-H(E4/TH1)(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Dale Murphy: K

Top 3

Omar Moreno: 3/G3
Tim Foli: S16/G1
Dave Parker: 7/F7DW
John Milner: 9/F89S

Bot 3

Mike Lum: D39/G3
Barry Bonnell: S9/L9S.2-3
Glenn Hubbard: 8/SF/F8D.3-H
Darrel Chaney: 8/F78XD
Phil Niekro: 7/F78S

Top 4

Bill Robinson: HR/F89XD
Ed Ott: 13/G34S
Rennie Stennett: 63/G6M
Phil Garner: 31/G3D

Bot 4

Jerry Royster: K
Gary Matthews: S3/G34
Jeff Burroughs: CS2(26)
Jeff Burroughs: S7/G56
Dale Murphy: D7/F78D.1-H
Mike Lum: 8/F8XD

Top 5

Manny Sanguillen: K+PB.B-1
Omar Moreno: D8/F89XDW.1-3
Tim Foli: S8/G4M.3-H(UR);2-H;B-2(THH)
Dave Parker: 8/F8XD.2-3
John Milner: 4/L4
Bill Robinson: PB.3-H(UR)
Bill Robinson: W
Ed Ott: 5/P56

Bot 5

Barry Bonnell: W
Glenn Hubbard: 9/F9
Darrel Chaney: W.1-2
Phil Niekro: HP.2-3;1-2
Jerry Royster: 6/P6D
Gary Matthews: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jeff Burroughs: 63/G56D

Top 6

Rennie Stennett: 8/F8XD
Phil Garner: W
Lee Lacy: W.1-2
Omar Moreno: S9/G34.2-H;1-2
Tim Foli: HP.2-3;1-2
Dave Parker: 36(1)/FO/G3.3-H;2-3
John Milner: 53/G56

Bot 6

Dale Murphy: S6/G56D
Mike Lum: W.1-2
Barry Bonnell: 1(B)16(2)/DP/BP23
Glenn Hubbard: 6/P6

Top 7

Bill Robinson: D7/F78D
Ed Ott: 43/G34.2-3
Rennie Stennett: 13/G13
Phil Garner: S9/F9LS.3-H
Jim Bibby: K

Bot 7

Darrel Chaney: K
Gene Garber: W
Jerry Royster: 643.1-2
Gary Matthews: 8/F8D

Top 8

Omar Moreno: S8/L4D
Tim Foli: SB2
Tim Foli: 13/SH/BG1S.2-3
Dave Parker: 43/G4
John Milner: 43/G34D

Bot 8

Jeff Burroughs: K
Dale Murphy: K/C
Mike Lum: 43/G34

Top 9

Bill Robinson: 63/G6
Ed Ott: E4/G4M.B-1
Dale Berra: E5/TH1/G5.1-3;B-1
Phil Garner: HP.1-2
Kent Tekulve: S6/G6.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Omar Moreno: 32(3)/FO/G3S.2-3;1-2
Tim Foli: S9/F34D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Dave Parker: HP.1-2
John Milner: HR/F9D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Bill Robinson: 13/G13

Bot 9

Barry Bonnell: S9/L9S
Glenn Hubbard: 3/P3F/FL
Joe Nolan: 3/G3S.1-2
Charlie Spikes: W
Jerry Royster: K

Notes & reviews

Protest=V Protest=H
Pirates manager Tanner ejected by HP umpire Rountree; Pirates coach Lonnett ejected by 3B umpire Norris for arguing Niekro swung at pitch that hit him on shoulder
Braves manager Bobby Cox protested the game because Lonnett was still in dugout after ejection
Enrique Romo sprained ankle on Bonnell's popped up bunt
2bman Stennett ejected by 2B umpire Anderson for arguing he had not missed tagging 2nd during DP attempt
Dave Parker ejected by HP umpire Hank Rountree long after he had charged the mound and calmed down at first base
Rowland Office ejected by HP umpire Hank Rountree for charging the mound after two inside pitches in a row

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