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

17

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

RBI

53

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

AVG

.313

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

8

Sale

Chris Sale

K

82

Sale

Chris Sale

ERA

1.73

López

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Team Rankings

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HR

59

16th

R

254

15th

SO

487

19th

ERA

3.57

8th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
41 18 .695
Braves Braves
32 24 .571 7.5
Nationals Nationals
26 31 .456 14.0
Mets Mets
24 34 .414 16.5
Marlins Marlins
21 38 .356 20.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/2
OAK OAK
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Tue
6/4
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Wed
6/5
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Thu
6/6
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/7
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM

Last Game

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ATL Braves

32-24

9

Final

11

OAK Athletics

24-36

Sat 1 Jun 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
5/31
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
3-4
Fri
5/31
PIT PIT
@
TOR TOR
8-1
Fri
5/31
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
5-7
Fri
5/31
TEX TEX
@
MIA MIA
7-0
Fri
5/31
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
2-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/2
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
1:05 PM
Sun
6/2
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
OAK OAK
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
6/2
PIT PIT
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM