Atlanta Braves 8 – 0 Pittsburgh Pirates
23 July 1979 · PIT07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Phil Niekro | 1 in 497 games |
| 29 | final score 8–0 | 1 in 168 games | |
| 3 | 8 hits allowed | Jim Rooker | 1 in 8 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Box score
Atlanta Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gary Matthews | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dale Murphy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bob Horner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charlie Spikes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Rowland Office | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Bonnell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pepe Frias | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bruce Benedict | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Phil Niekro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Atlanta Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Foli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Parker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Stargell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lee Lacy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Madlock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Phil Garner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Nicosia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Rooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Manny Sanguillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Milner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rooker | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Enrique Romo | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Coleman | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |