Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves - May 9,1979

**Protest=V**
**Protest=H**
5th inning: HP.2-3;1-2 **Pirates Manager Chuck Tanner ejected by HP umpire Hank Rountree;**
5th inning: HP.2-3;1-2 **Coach Joe Lonnett ejected by 3B umpire Ed Norris; the Pirates**
5th inning: HP.2-3;1-2 **protested the game claiming that Phil Niekro was swinging at the**
5th inning: HP.2-3;1-2 **pitch**
6th inning: W.1-2 **Braves manager Bobby Cox protested the game**
6th inning: W.1-2 **because Pirates coach Joe Lonnett was still in dugout after**
6th inning: W.1-2 **being ejected**
6th inning: NP **Enrique Romo left with sprained right ankle**
7th inning: 643.1-2 **Rennie Stennett ejected by 2B umpire Andy Anderson**
9th inning: HP.1-2 **Dave Parker ejected by HP umpire Hank Rountree**
9th inning: NP **Rowland Office ejected by HP umpire Hank Rountree**
9th inning: NP **for charging the mound after an inside pitch**

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Omar Moreno	cf	26.197	L	6	3	4	1	0	0	.333	26	385
2	Tim Foli	ss	28.154	R	4	3	4	4	0	0	.338	18	1045
3	Dave Parker	rf	27.334	L	5	0	0	2	0	0	.323	26	746
4	John Milner	1b	29.132	L	6	1	1	4	0	1	.315	21	870
5	Bill Robinson	lf	35.317	R	5	3	3	2	1	0	.256	23	1131
6	Ed Ott	c	27.302	L	5	1	0	0	0	0	.265	18	273
7	Rennie Stennett	2b	28.034	R	4	0	0	0	0	0	.230	23	994
	Dale Berra	3b	22.147	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	12	85
8	Phil Garner	3b-2b	30.009	R	3	2	1	1	1	0	.227	26	691
9	Don Robinson	p	21.335	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	6	40
	Manny Sanguillen	ph	35.049	R	1	1	0	0	0	1	.286	7	1346
	Lee Lacy	ph	31.029	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214	16	563
	Jim Bibby	p	34.192	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	7	87
	Kent Tekulve	p	32.065	R	1	1	1	1	0	0	.500	18	287
Totals

Errors: Tim Foli, Rennie Stennett

2B: Omar Moreno (3), Bill Robinson (4)

HR: John Milner (5), Bill Robinson 2 (7)

RBI: Omar Moreno (12), Tim Foli 4 (13), Dave Parker 2 (10), John Milner 4 (18), Bill Robinson 2 (15), Phil Garner (3), Kent Tekulve (1)

SH: Tim Foli (2)

HBP: Tim Foli (1), Dave Parker (4), Phil Garner (2)

SB: Omar Moreno (15)

Atlanta Braves - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Jerry Royster	3b	26.203	R	6	0	1	2	0	2	.313	27	485
2	Gary Matthews	rf	28.308	R	5	1	3	4	0	0	.301	28	899
3	Jeff Burroughs	lf	28.063	R	5	1	1	0	0	1	.250	28	1035
4	Dale Murphy	c	23.058	R	5	0	3	1	0	2	.343	28	216
5	Mike Lum	1b	33.194	L	4	1	1	0	1	0	.224	24	1264
6	Barry Bonnell	cf	25.194	R	3	2	2	0	2	0	.323	27	244
7	Glenn Hubbard	2b	21.226	R	3	1	0	1	1	0	.234	28	72
8	Darrel Chaney	ss	31.061	B	3	1	0	0	1	2	.071	12	863
	Joe Nolan	ph	27.362	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	9	174
9	Phil Niekro	p	40.038	R	2	1	1	0	0	0	.130	9	558
	Gene Garber	p	31.177	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	12	383
	Charlie Spikes	ph	28.106	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231	12	574
Totals

Errors: Jerry Royster, Glenn Hubbard, Darrel Chaney

2B: Dale Murphy (2), Mike Lum (5)

HR: Gary Matthews (8)

RBI: Jerry Royster 2 (11), Gary Matthews 4 (19), Dale Murphy (23), Glenn Hubbard (9)

SF: Glenn Hubbard (1)

HBP: Phil Niekro (1)

CS: Gary Matthews (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Don Robinson	R		4.0	9	4	4	2	3	0	3.53	1.36	7	42
2	Ed Whitson	R		1.0	1	4	4	2	0	1	4.74	1.53	8	56
3	Enrique Romo	R		0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.76	1.94	11	125
4	Jim Bibby	R	W 2-1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.77	1.19	7	227
5	Kent Tekulve	R	SV 2	2.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	4.50	1.23	18	287
Totals				0.0

HB: Ed Whitson (1)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Don Robinson (0-0-0), Ed Whitson (0-0-0), Enrique Romo (0-0-0), Jim Bibby (0-0-0), Kent Tekulve (0-0-0)

Atlanta Braves - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Phil Niekro	R		5.0	7	5	5	1	2	2	3.55	1.37	9	561
2	Craig Skok	L		1.0	1	2	2	2	0	0	5.06	1.64	14	76
3	Gene Garber	R	L 1-5	2.2	6	1	1	0	1	1	5.55	1.44	12	390
4	Rick Mahler	R		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.87	1.57	6	6
Totals				0.0

HB: Craig Skok (2), Gene Garber 2 (2)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Phil Niekro (0-0-0), Craig Skok (0-0-0), Gene Garber (0-0-0), Rick Mahler (0-0-0)

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team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	11-15		3	0	0		1	3	2		1	0	7		17	14	2		5	9	19	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Atlanta Braves	ATL	9-19		0	3	1		1	4	0		0	0	0		9	12	3		6	12	25	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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