Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Regular Season Game 128
Played on Friday, August 25, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 11 2 HOU N 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 x - 7 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 Moreno cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 Parker rf 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 0 Stargell 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Ott c 4 1 2 0 0 1 5 1 Milner lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 Garner 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Berra 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 Rooker p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Robinson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 11 4 3 13 24 5 FIELDING - DP: 1. Taveras-Garner. E: Moreno (5), Garner (24). BATTING - 2B: Parker (22,off Niekro); Milner (15,off Niekro). 3B: Ott (3,off Niekro); Garner (8,off Sambito). SH: Taveras (8,off Andujar). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Moreno (15,3rd base by Niekro/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 Cabell 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 8 0 Howe 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 Alou lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Walling lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Sexton ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 3 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Howard ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 7 10 7 4 5 27 8 FIELDING - PB: Pujols (10). BATTING - 3B: Cabell (5,off Rooker). HR: Sexton (2,4th inning off Rooker 0 on 1 out). SH: Gonzalez (4,off Rooker). SF: Howe (5,off Rooker). HBP: Howard (3,by Whitson). IBB: Puhl 2 (5,by Whitson 2). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Howard (6,2nd base off Whitson/Ott); Cruz (26,2nd base off Whitson/Ott). CS: Puhl (12,2nd base by Rooker/Ott).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rooker L(8-9) 5 7 6 4 2 2 1 24 Whitson 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 14 Totals 8 10 7 5 4 5 1 38 WP: Whitson (1). HBP: Whitson (2,Howard). IBB: Whitson 2 (5,Puhl 2).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(11-10) 6 9 4 4 1 7 0 27 Sambito 2 2 1 1 1 5 0 9 Andujar SV(1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 13 0 40 Sambito faced 3 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Andujar 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Murray Strey, 1B - Jim Rains, 2B - Howard Hansen, 3B - Bob Schroeder Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 11641 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Taveras ss Puhl cf 2. Moreno cf Gonzalez 2b 3. Parker rf Cabell 1b 4. Stargell 1b Howe 3b 5. Ott c Alou lf 6. Milner lf Cruz rf 7. Garner 2b Sexton ss 8. Berra 3b Pujols c 9. Rooker p Niekro p PIRATES 1ST: ump1b,rainj901 ump2b,hansh901 ump3b,schrb901 timeofgame,171 attendance,11641 substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Murray Strey, Bob Schroeder, Jim Rains and Howard Hansen; Taveras struck out; Moreno singled to center; Parker singled to pitcher [Moreno to second]; Moreno was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Parker to second]; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez flied out to left; Cabell singled to center; Howe walked [Cabell to second]; Alou singled to center [Cabell scored, Howe to third (error by Moreno)]; Cruz singled to second [Howe scored (unearned), Alou to second]; Sexton popped to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (second to first); Milner singled to right; Garner singled to left [Milner to second]; Berra struck out; Rooker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro struck out; Puhl singled to center; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to shortstop; Moreno walked [Taveras to second]; Parker doubled to right [Taveras scored, Moreno scored]; Stargell flied out to center; Ott singled to right [Parker to third]; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Parker scored, Ott to second]; Milner flied out to center [Ott to third]; Garner grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to right; Cabell flied out to left; Howe singled to left; Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 4TH: Berra made an out to catcher; Rooker struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton homered; Pujols flied out to left; Niekro struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno flied out to right; Parker lined to shortstop; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl walked; Gonzalez reached on an error by Garner on a sacrifice bunt [Puhl to second, Gonzalez to first]; Cabell tripled to left [Puhl scored, Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cabell scored]; Alou grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 6. PIRATES 6TH: WALLING REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); Ott tripled to center; Milner doubled to right [Ott scored]; Garner grounded out (second to first) [Milner to third]; Berra struck out (catcher to first); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROOKER; Sanguillen struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: WHITSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Sexton struck out; Pujols flied out to right; HOWARD BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Howard was hit by a pitch; Howard stole second; Puhl was walked intentionally; Gonzalez singled to right [Howard scored, Puhl to second]; Cabell popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7. PIRATES 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Taveras popped to second; Moreno struck out; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling flied out to right; Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Sexton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7. PIRATES 8TH: Stargell struck out; Ott was called out on strikes; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Pujols struck out; Sambito singled to center; Whitson threw a wild pitch [Sambito to second]; Puhl was walked intentionally; Gonzalez lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Sambito out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7. PIRATES 9TH: Garner tripled to right; Berra singled to center [Garner scored]; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR WHITSON; B. Robinson walked [Berra to second]; ANDUJAR REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Berra to third, B. Robinson to second]; Moreno walked; Parker was called out on strikes; Stargell popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 5 11 2 8 Astros 7 10 0 7
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