The Atlanta Braves were shamed 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

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

RBI

31

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

AVG

.354

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

4

Minter

A.J. Minter

K

33

Sale

Chris Sale

ERA

0.72

López

Reynaldo López

Team Rankings

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HR

29

10th

R

145

3rd

SO

204

28th

ERA

3.66

9th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Braves Braves
18 7 .720
Phillies Phillies
18 10 .643 1.5
Mets Mets
13 13 .500 5.5
Nationals Nationals
12 14 .462 6.5
Marlins Marlins
6 22 .214 13.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Mon
4/29
ATL ATL
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Tue
4/30
ATL ATL
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM
Wed
5/1
ATL ATL
@
SEA SEA
3:40 PM
Fri
5/3
ATL ATL
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM

Last Game

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ATL Braves

18-7

2

Final

4

Sat 27 Apr 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
Fri
4/26
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
4-2
Fri
4/26
CIN CIN
@
TEX TEX
8-4
Fri
4/26
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
16-5
Fri
4/26
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
11-4
Fri
4/26
TBR TBR
@
CWS CWS
7-8

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
4/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
4/28
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Sun
4/28
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Sun
4/28
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
1:40 PM