Final
ATL 3 — PIT 8
9/1/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT197809011
Complete available game record for ATL at PIT, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Royster | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Mendoza | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hubbard | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Moreno | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Beall | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Parker | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Horner | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Stargell | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Benedict | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Nolan | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burroughs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Robinson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowland Office | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cito Gaston | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Milner | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Berra | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonnell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Robinson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Niekro | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Skok | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrel Chaney | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent Tekulve | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Don Robinson | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Grant Jackson | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Craig Skok | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Kent Tekulve | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Tekulve | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Berra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Mendoza | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Milner | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Moreno | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Parker | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Robinson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Stargell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Taveras | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Royster | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Beall | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Benedict | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonnell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonnell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nolan | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cito Gaston | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cito Gaston | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Horner | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowland Office | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Skok | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Beall | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | T9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 1/P | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D9.3-H;2-H | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | PB.2-3 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H(UR) | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | NP | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 0–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | E3.B-1 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7.2-H(UR) | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7.2-H | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 3–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H | 3–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D7 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 13 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | E6.1-3;B-1 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–8 |