GAME LOG Atlanta @ Pittsburgh Monday, 4/10/1977

Batting: Atlanta, top of 1st.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage LF Craig Kusick: SINGLES to right 2B Larvell Blanks: Base on balls. C. Kusick to second. 1B Cecil Cooper: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Blanks out at 2nd base. C. Kusick to third. CF Bobby Tolan: Popped out to the shortstop. 3B Joe Foy: Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 0, Atlanta 0

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.

Pitching: Dean Chance 2B Derrell Griffith: Grounds out to the third baseman. 1B Mike Hargrove: Flies out to right-center. CF Bake Mcbride: Hit by pitch. 3B Davey Johnson: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 0, Atlanta 0

Batting: Atlanta, top of 2nd.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage RF Ed Ott: SINGLES to shallow left-center. C Paul Casanova: SINGLES to shallow left field. E. Ott to second. SS Dick Mcauliffe: Grounded into double play, 4-6-3. E. Ott to third. P Dean Chance: Lines out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 0, Atlanta 0

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.

Pitching: Dean Chance LF Von Joshua: Lines out to the second baseman. C Jim Essian: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. RF Jim Barbieri: Strikes out looking. SS Marty Perez: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 0, Atlanta 0

Batting: Atlanta, top of 3rd.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage LF Craig Kusick: Strikes out looking. 2B Larvell Blanks: Flies out to short center field. 1B Cecil Cooper: SINGLES down the first-base line. CF Bobby Tolan: SINGLES to shallow left-center. C. Cooper to second. Cooper tries to advance to third... He reaches third base safely without a throw. 3B Joe Foy: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. C. Cooper scores. B. Tolan to second. Tolan tries to advance to third... Barbieri throws to third... SAFE at third base. RF Ed Ott: SINGLES to center B. Tolan scores. J. Foy to second. J. Foy to third. C Paul Casanova: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors. Score: Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 0

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.

Pitching: Dean Chance P Jim Rittwage: Strikes out swinging. 2B Derrell Griffith: SINGLES to center 1B Mike Hargrove: Flies out to shallow right-center. CF Bake Mcbride: DOUBLES down the left field line. D. Griffith scores. 3B Davey Johnson: Flies out to right-center. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1

Batting: Atlanta, top of 4th.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage SS Dick Mcauliffe: Flies out to deep right-center. P Dean Chance: Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman. LF Craig Kusick: Strikes out looking. 2B Larvell Blanks: Grounds out to the catcher. Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error. Score: Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.

Pitching: Dean Chance LF Von Joshua: Lines out to the second baseman. C Jim Essian: SINGLES to left RF Jim Barbieri: Flies out to left-center. SS Marty Perez: SINGLES to short right field. J. Essian to second. Essian tries to advance to third... He reaches third base safely without a throw. P Jim Rittwage: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1

Batting: Atlanta, top of 5th.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage 1B Cecil Cooper: Flies out to short left-center. CF Bobby Tolan: Grounds out to the pitcher. 3B Joe Foy: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Atlanta 2, Pittsburgh 1

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.

Pitching: Dean Chance 2B Derrell Griffith: SINGLES to center 1B Mike Hargrove: Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Griffith out at 2nd base. CF Bake Mcbride: SINGLES down the left field line. M. Hargrove to second. 3B Davey Johnson: Flies out to right-center. LF Von Joshua: SINGLES to right M. Hargrove to third. B. Mcbride to second. M. Hargrove scores. B. Mcbride to third. C Jim Essian: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 2

Batting: Atlanta, top of 6th.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage RF Ed Ott: Grounds out to the first baseman. C Paul Casanova: Base on balls. SS Dick Mcauliffe: Strikes out swinging. P Dean Chance: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 2

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.

Pitching: Dean Chance RF Jim Barbieri: Flies out to shallow left field. SS Marty Perez: Flies out to right field. P Jim Rittwage: SINGLES to center 2B Derrell Griffith: Flies out to the gap in right-center. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 2

Batting: Atlanta, top of 7th.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage LF Craig Kusick: Grounds out to the pitcher. 2B Larvell Blanks: Base on balls. 1B Cecil Cooper: 2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (368 feet) CF Bobby Tolan: Grounds out to the shortstop. 3B Joe Foy: Flies out to center field. Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 2

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.

Pitching: Dean Chance 1B Mike Hargrove: Flies out to deep right field. CF Bake Mcbride: Popped out to the third baseman. 3B Davey Johnson: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 2

Batting: Atlanta, top of 8th.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage RF Ed Ott: Grounds out to the shortstop. C Paul Casanova: Grounds out to the first baseman. SS Dick Mcauliffe: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 2

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.

Pitching: Dean Chance LF Von Joshua: Grounds out to the first baseman. New pitcher: Dan Spillner. C Jim Essian: Grounds out to the shortstop. RF Jim Barbieri: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 2

Batting: Atlanta, top of 9th.

Pitching: Jim Rittwage PH Billy Murphy: Grounds out to the third baseman. New pitcher: Larry Colton. LF Craig Kusick: Grounds out to the second baseman. 2B Larvell Blanks: Flies out to left field. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 2

Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.

Pitching: Dan Spillner New pitcher: Dennis Saunders. SS Marty Perez: Grounds out to the shortstop. PH Cesar Cedeno: DOUBLES down the right field line. PH Mike Lum: Lines out to the first baseman. 1B Mike Hargrove: SINGLES to shallow right field. C. Cedeno to third. C. Cedeno scores. CF Bake Mcbride: SINGLES to shallow right-center. J. Fregosi to second. Fregosi tries to advance to third... Ott throws to third... SAFE at third base. 3B Davey Johnson: Grounds out to the second baseman.

Game over. Score: Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 3

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