The Atlanta Braves were humiliated by the Pittsburgh Pirates, 17 to 9, on May 9, 1979.

1979 Atlanta Braves

Final

PIT

Pirates

11-15

17

ATL

9

1

3

0

2

0

3

3

0

1

4

1

1

5

3

4

6

2

0

7

1

0

8

0

0

9

7

0

R

17

9

H

14

12

E

2

3

Top 1st

PIT

ATL

Pirates

Dave Parker grounded out; Omar Moreno scored.

1

0

Pirates

Passed ball; Tim Foli scored.

2

0

Pirates

Home run by Bill Robinson.

3

0

Bottom 2nd

PIT

ATL

Braves

Single by Jerry Royster; Barry Bonnell and Glenn Hubbard scored.

3

2

Braves

Pop out by Jeff Burroughs; Error by Rennie Stennett; Phil Niekro scored.

3

3

Bottom 3rd

PIT

ATL

Braves

Sacrifice fly by Glenn Hubbard; Mike Lum scored.

3

4

Top 4th

PIT

ATL

Pirates

Home run by Bill Robinson.

4

4

Bottom 4th

PIT

ATL

Braves

Double by Dale Murphy; Jeff Burroughs scored.

4

5

Top 5th

PIT

ATL

Pirates

Single by Tim Foli; Manny Sanguillen and Omar Moreno scored.

6

5

Pirates

Passed ball; Tim Foli scored.

7

5

Bottom 5th

PIT

ATL

Braves

Home run by Gary Matthews; Barry Bonnell, Darrel Chaney, and Mike Macha scored.

7

9

Top 6th

PIT

ATL

Pirates

Single by Omar Moreno; Phil Garner scored.

8

9

Pirates

Dave Parker grounded out; Bruce Kison scored.

9

9

Top 7th

PIT

ATL

Pirates

Single by Phil Garner; Bill Robinson scored.

10

9

Top 9th

PIT

ATL

Pirates

Single by Kent Tekulve; Ed Ott scored.

11

9

Pirates

Single by Tim Foli; Phil Garner and Kent Tekulve scored.

13

9

Pirates

Home run by John Milner; Omar Moreno, Tim Foli, and Matt Alexander scored.

17

9

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Omar Moreno CF 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Tim Foli SS 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dave Parker RF 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Alexander PR,RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Milner 1B 6 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 4
Bill Robinson LF 5 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 10
Ed Ott C 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rennie Stennett 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dale Berra 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Garner 3B,2B 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Don Robinson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manny Sanguillen PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ed Whitson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee Lacy PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bruce Kison PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Enrique Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Bibby P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kent Tekulve P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 43 17 14 15 3 3 3 1 0 25

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Don Robinson 4.0 9 5 4 2 3 0
Ed Whitson 1.0 1 4 4 2 0 1
Enrique Romo 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Bibby (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Kent Tekulve (S) 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0
Totals 9.0 12 9 8 7 7 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Jerry Royster 3B 6 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
Gary Matthews RF 5 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 6
Jeff Burroughs LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Dale Murphy C 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
Mike Lum 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Barry Bonnell CF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Glenn Hubbard 2B 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Darrel Chaney SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Joe Nolan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Niekro P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mike Macha PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Skok P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rick Mahler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rowland Office PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Spikes PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 8 1 7 7 0 1 17

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Phil Niekro 5.0 7 7 5 1 2 2
Craig Skok 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 0
Gene Garber (L) 2.2 6 8 1 0 1 1
Rick Mahler 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 14 17 8 3 3 3

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Team Batting Leaders

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HR

12

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

RBI

38

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

AVG

.313

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

5

Sale

Chris Sale

K

52

Sale

Chris Sale

ERA

1.45

Lee

Dylan Lee

Team Rankings

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HR

39

15th

R

176

13th

SO

299

25th

ERA

3.52

9th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
27 12 .692
Braves Braves
23 12 .657 2.0
Nationals Nationals
19 18 .514 7.0
Mets Mets
18 19 .486 8.0
Marlins Marlins
10 30 .250 17.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/11
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
4:10 PM
Sun
5/12
ATL ATL
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Mon
5/13
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM
Tue
5/14
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM
Wed
5/15
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM

Last Game

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NYM Mets

18-19

2

Final

4

ATL Braves

23-12

Fri 10 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Fantasy 2024

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/9
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
7-2
Thu
5/9
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
8-2
Thu
5/9
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
3-6
Thu
5/9
MIN MIN
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Thu
5/9
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
2-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/10
KCR KCR
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Fri
5/10
OAK OAK
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Fri
5/10
LAD LAD
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM
Fri
5/10
CIN CIN
@
SFG SFG
10:15 PM
Sat
5/11
MIN MIN
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM