Pirates 6, Braves 8 Box Score, Jul 5, 1976

July 5, 1976 · 7:05 PM EDT

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT · 92-70PIT92-706

Final

Atlanta BravesATL · 70-92ATL70-92

W: Bruce Dal CantonL: Ramon HernandezS: Mike Marshall

Top performers

BRBill Robinson3B1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterDCDarrel ChaneySS2-4H-AB3B · 3 RBI
Winning pitcherBDBruce Dal CantonP1.0IP0 ER · 2 K · W
RHRamon HernandezP0.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcher
SaveMMMike MarshallP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · S

Game flow

ATL100%50%100%PIT

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Biggest lead PIT by 6 · ATL by 2 · 1 lead change

Key plays

B1 +12% PITWillie Montanez grounds into a double play, first baseman Willie Stargell to shortstop Frank Taveras to first baseman Willie Stargell. Jimmy Wynn out at 2nd. Willie Montanez out at 1st.PIT 0 · ATL 0
T3 +11% PITRennie Stennett doubles (15) on a to right fielder Tom Paciorek. Frank Taveras scores.PIT 1 · ATL 0
T5 +8% PITAl Oliver doubles (16) on a to right fielder Tom Paciorek. Frank Taveras scores.PIT 3 · ATL 0
B8 +15% ATLCito Gaston singles on a to center fielder Al Oliver. Jimmy Wynn scores. Willie Montanez scores. Ken Henderson to 2nd.PIT 6 · ATL 5
B8 +58% ATLDarrel Chaney triples (4) on a to center fielder Al Oliver. Ken Henderson scores. Cito Gaston scores. Jerry Royster scores.PIT 6 · ATL 8

Team stats

PIT

ATL

8Hits8
6Runs8
1Home runs0
4Walks5
8Strikeouts5
3Errors2

2Stolen bases0
.216Batting average.258
.310On-base %.361
.378Slugging.323
7.88ERA5.00
18Left on base6

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: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pirates

Batting


FTFrank TaverasSS	5	2	2	0	0	0	2
RSRennie Stennett2B	5	1	1	1	0	0	1
AOAl OliverCF	4	0	2	2	0	0	0
WSWillie Stargell1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2
DPDave ParkerRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
RZRichie ZiskLF	4	1	0	0	0	1	1
BRBill Robinson3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	0
MSManny SanguillenC	2	1	0	0	0	2	1
JCJohn CandelariaP	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
THTommy Helms3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KTKent TekulveP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RHRamon HernandezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BMBob MooseP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	6	8	5	1	4	8

2B: Taveras, Stennett, Oliver

HR: Robinson

RBI: Stennett, Oliver 2, Robinson 2

SB: Taveras 2

LOB: 18

Pitching


JCJohn Candelaria	7.2	6	4	3	5	50
KTKent Tekulve	0.0	0	1	1	0	4
RHRamon HernandezL	0.0	1	1	0	0	1
BMBob Moose	0.1	1	1	1	0	6
Totals	8.0	8	7	5	5	61

Braves

Batting


RORowland OfficeCF	4	1	1	0	0	0
RGRod Gilbreath2B	3	1	1	0	1	0
JWJimmy WynnLF	2	1	0	0	2	2
WMWillie Montanez1B	4	2	2	2	0	0
TPTom PaciorekRF	3	0	1	0	0	1
EWEarl WilliamsC	3	0	0	0	0	1
JRJerry Royster3B	3	1	0	0	1	0
DCDarrel ChaneySS	4	0	2	3	0	1
PNPhil NiekroP	2	0	0	0	0	0
KHKen HendersonRF	0	1	0	0	1	0
BDBruce Dal CantonP	0	0	0	0	0	0
DMDave MayPH	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCito GastonPH	1	1	1	2	0	0
VCVic CorrellC	0	0	0	0	0	0
PVPete VarneyC	2	0	0	0	0	0
MMMike MarshallP	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	8	8	7	5	5

3B: Chaney

RBI: Montanez 2, Chaney 3, Gaston 2

LOB: 6

Pitching


PNPhil Niekro	7.0	8	5	4	5	1	57
BDBruce Dal CantonW	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	8
MMMike MarshallS	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	5
Totals	9.0	8	5	4	8	1	70

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 National League Standings

Game info

Pirates

Batting

Pitching

Braves

Batting

Pitching

1 · PIT 0–0 ATL · Tied 0–0

Braves beat Pirates 8-6 as Chaney goes 2-for-4

Players mentioned

Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1976 National League Standings

Game info

Pirates

Batting

Pitching

Braves

Batting

Pitching

1 · PIT 0–0 ATL · Tied 0–0

Braves beat Pirates 8-6 as Chaney goes 2-for-4

Players mentioned