Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 122
Played on Saturday, August 19, 1978 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 1 PIT N 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 x - 4 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Cabell 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 8 0 Cruz rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Walling lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Sexton ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Bannister p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 2 1 2 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sexton-Gonzalez-Cabell. E: Gonzalez (7). BATTING - 2B: Gonzalez (2,off Blyleven). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Sexton (9,2nd base off Blyleven/Dyer).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras ss 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 Moreno cf 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Parker rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Garner 2b 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 9 Sanguillen 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 17 1 Berra 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 Brye lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Dyer c 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 Blyleven p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 4 5 4 7 7 27 16 BATTING - SH: Moreno (9,off Bannister); Brye (1,off Bannister). SF: Dyer (1,off Bannister). GDP: Sanguillen (5,off Andujar). IBB: Garner (7,by Bannister). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Taveras 3 (31,2nd base off Bannister/Pujols 2,3rd base off Bannister/Pujols); Moreno (51,2nd base off Bannister/Pujols). CS: Brye (1,2nd base by Bannister/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bannister L(3-8) 6.1 5 4 4 7 6 0 31 Andujar 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Williams 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 5 4 4 7 7 0 35 WP: Bannister (7). BK: Bannister (2). IBB: Bannister (4,Garner). Inherited Runners - Scored: Andujar 2-0. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blyleven W(10-8) 8 6 2 2 0 2 0 30 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tekulve SV(22) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 2 0 34 Blyleven faced 3 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Jackson 2-1; Tekulve 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 22015 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Puhl cf Taveras ss 2. Gonzalez 2b Moreno cf 3. Cabell 1b Parker rf 4. Cruz rf Garner 2b 5. Howe 3b Sanguillen 1b 6. Walling lf Berra 3b 7. Sexton ss Brye lf 8. Pujols c Dyer c 9. Bannister p Blyleven p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras lined to left; Moreno struck out; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Garner singled to right; Sanguillen flied out to left; Bannister balked [Garner to second]; Berra walked; Brye singled to center [Garner scored, Berra to second]; Dyer flied out to center; Blyleven struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 3RD: Sexton flied out to left; Pujols flied out to right; Bannister grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Moreno walked; Taveras stole third and Moreno stole second; Parker struck out; Garner was walked intentionally; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Taveras scored, Moreno to third, Garner to second]; Berra was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez singled to right; Cabell singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Cruz struck out; Howe popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Brye walked; Brye was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Dyer grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Blyleven popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 5TH: On a bunt Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); Sexton grounded out (second to first); Pujols grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras walked; Moreno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to second]; Parker flied out to center [Taveras to third]; Garner walked; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 6TH: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Berra singled to left; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Berra to second]; Brye out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Berra to third]; Dyer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Berra scored]; Blyleven grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: Taveras singled to right; Taveras stole second; Moreno was called out on strikes; Parker reached on an error by Gonzalez [Taveras to third, Parker to first]; Garner singled to center [Taveras scored, Parker to second]; ANDUJAR REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 4. ASTROS 8TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Sexton singled to left; Pujols flied out to right; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Sexton stole second; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Berra flied out to left; Brye flied out to center; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 4. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to center; Gonzalez doubled to left [Puhl to third]; Cabell singled to center [Puhl scored, Gonzalez to third]; JACKSON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Cruz forced Cabell (first to shortstop) [Gonzalez scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Howe grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Walling walked; ALOU BATTED FOR SEXTON; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 6 1 5 Pirates 4 5 0 7
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