July 7, 1976 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Jerry ReussL: Dick RuthvenS: Bob Moose
Biggest lead PIT by 6 · ATL by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CI Reds | 102 | 60 | .630 | — |
2PH Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | 1.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 10.0 |
4PI Pirates | 92 | 70 | .568 | 10.0 |
5NY Mets | 86 | 76 | .531 | 16.0 |
6HO Astros | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22.0 |
7CH Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27.0 |
8SF Giants | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28.0 |
9SD Padres | 73 | 89 | .451 | 29.0 |
10ST Cardinals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 30.0 |
11AT Braves | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32.0 |
12WS Nationals | 55 | 107 | .340 | 47.0 |
| FTFrank TaverasSS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RSRennie Stennett2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AOAl OliverCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WSWillie Stargell1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DPDave ParkerRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RZRichie ZiskLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BRBill Robinson3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSManny SanguillenC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
JR Jerry ReussP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EKEd Kirkpatrick1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THTommy Helms3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LDLarry DemeryP | 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 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Taveras 2, Parker, Robinson
HR: Sanguillen
RBI: Taveras 2, Stennett 2, Zisk, Robinson, Sanguillen 2, Reuss
SB: Taveras, Stennett
LOB: 14
| JRJerry ReussW | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| LDLarry Demery | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| RHRamon Hernandez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BMBob MooseS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
2B: Paciorek
HR: Wynn
RBI: Wynn 2, Montanez, Paciorek 2, Williams, Royster
LOB: 17
The Pirates beat the Braves 9-7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Jerry Reuss got the win, Dick Ruthven took the loss and Bob Moose earned the save. Frank Taveras went 2-for-3 for the Pirates, while Jimmy Wynn went 3-for-4 for the Braves.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
