Braves 3, Pirates 5 Box Score, May 8, 1976

May 8, 1976 · 3:33 AM EDT

Atlanta BravesATL · 70-92ATL70-923

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT · 92-70PIT92-70

W: Doc MedichL: Phil NiekroS: Dave Giusti

Top performers

LLLee LacyRF1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterDPDave ParkerRF3-4H-AB2 3B · 2B · 3 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherDMDoc MedichP7.0IP1 ER · 5 K · W
PNPhil NiekroP7.0IP4 ER · 4 K · LLosing pitcher
SaveDGDave GiustiP2.0IP1 ER · 1 K · S

Game flow

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Biggest lead PIT by 4

Key plays

T1 +9% PITKen Henderson grounds into a double play, second baseman Rennie Stennett to shortstop Mario Mendoza to first baseman Willie Stargell. Jimmy Wynn out at 2nd. Ken Henderson out at 1st.ATL 0 · PIT 0
B1 +6% PITRichie Hebner reaches on a fielder's choice. Rennie Stennett to 2nd.ATL 0 · PIT 0
B1 +19% PITDave Parker triples (4) on a to center fielder Rowland Office. Rennie Stennett scores. Richie Hebner scores. Willie Stargell scores.ATL 0 · PIT 3
T8 +9% ATLDarrell Evans singles on a to left fielder Richie Zisk. Marty Perez scores. Rowland Office to 3rd.ATL 1 · PIT 4
T8 +12% PITJimmy Wynn grounds into a double play, third baseman Richie Hebner to second baseman Rennie Stennett to first baseman Willie Stargell. Rowland Office scores. Darrell Evans out at 2nd. Jimmy Wynn out at 1st.ATL 2 · PIT 4

Team stats

ATL

PIT

9Hits6
3Runs5
1Home runs1
2Walks4
6Strikeouts6

.273Batting average.200
.314On-base %.294
.394Slugging.467
5.63ERA2.00
7Left on base16

1976 National League Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1CIReds	102	60	.630	—
2PHPhillies	101	61	.623	1.0
3LADodgers	92	70	.568	10.0
4PIPirates	92	70	.568	10.0
5NYMets	86	76	.531	16.0
6HOAstros	80	82	.494	22.0
7CHCubs	75	87	.463	27.0
8SFGiants	74	88	.457	28.0
9SDPadres	73	89	.451	29.0
10STCardinals	72	90	.444	30.0
11ATBraves	70	92	.432	32.0
12WSNationals	55	107	.340	47.0

Game info

Venue: Three Rivers Stadium

Braves

Batting


RORowland OfficeCF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1
DEDarrell Evans3B	4	0	3	1	0	0	0
JWJimmy WynnLF	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
KHKen HendersonRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
LLLee LacyRF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
EWEarl Williams1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
BPBiff PocorobaC	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
DCDarrel ChaneySS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
PNPhil NiekroP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
RMRoger MoretP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLMax LeonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DMDave MayPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
MPMarty Perez2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	9	2	1	2	6

2B: Perez

HR: Lacy

RBI: Evans, Lacy

CS: Office

LOB: 7

Pitching


PNPhil NiekroL	7.0	4	4	3	4	0	46
RMRoger Moret	0.1	2	1	0	1	1	5
MLMax Leon	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	8
Totals	8.0	6	5	4	6	1	59

Pirates

Batting


RSRennie Stennett2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
RHRichie Hebner3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
AOAl OliverCF	4	1	1	1	1	0	0
WSWillie Stargell1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
DPDave ParkerRF	4	1	3	3	0	0	1
RZRichie ZiskLF	2	0	1	1	0	2	0
MSManny SanguillenC	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
MMMario MendozaSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
DMDoc MedichP	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
DGDave GiustiP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	5	6	5	1	4	6

2B: Parker

3B: Parker 2

HR: Oliver

RBI: Oliver, Parker 3, Zisk

LOB: 16

Pitching


DMDoc MedichW	7.0	8	1	2	5	0	45
DGDave GiustiS	2.0	1	1	0	1	1	8
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	6	1	53

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 National League Standings

Game info

Braves

Batting

Pitching

Pirates

Batting

Pitching

1 · ATL 0–4 PIT · PIT leads 4–0

Pirates beat Braves 5-3 as Parker goes 3-for-4

Players mentioned

Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 National League Standings

Game info

Braves

Batting

Pitching

Pirates

Batting

Pitching

1 · ATL 0–4 PIT · PIT leads 4–0

Pirates beat Braves 5-3 as Parker goes 3-for-4

Players mentioned