Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 119
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Thursday, August 17, 1978 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 PIT N 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 x - 5 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 Cruz rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Walling lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Bergman 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 2 Pujols c 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 4 1 1 6 24 10 FIELDING - E: Gonzalez 2 (6). PB: Pujols (9). BATTING - 2B: Cabell (23,off D. Robinson). SH: Richard (3,off D. Robinson). SF: Cruz (3,off D. Robinson). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (26,2nd base off D. Robinson/Sanguillen).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Moreno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Parker rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 Ott lf 3 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Garner 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 D. Robinson p 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Totals 31 5 7 5 2 2 27 7 FIELDING - PB: Sanguillen (1). BATTING - 3B: Moreno (4,off Richard); Garner (6,off Richard). SF: Ott (3,off Andujar). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Ott (3,2nd base off Richard/Pujols); Parker (13,2nd base off Andujar/Pujols); Sanguillen (2,2nd base off Andujar/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(12-11) 7 6 4 4 2 1 0 29 Andujar 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 Totals 8 7 5 5 2 2 0 34
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP D. Robinson W(9-5) 9 4 1 0 1 6 0 32 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg Time of Game: 2:12 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Puhl cf Taveras ss 2. Gonzalez ss Moreno cf 3. Cabell 3b Parker rf 4. Cruz rf Stargell 1b 5. Howe 2b Ott lf 6. Walling lf Sanguillen c 7. Bergman 1b Garner 3b 8. Pujols c Stennett 2b 9. Richard p D. Robinson p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez struck out; Cabell doubled to right; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno tripled to left; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Moreno scored]; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe popped to shortstop; Walling flied out to left; Bergman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Ott singled to left; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Ott to second]; Sanguillen struck out; Garner walked; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; D. Robinson singled to left [Ott scored, Garner to third]; Taveras forced D. Robinson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols walked; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Pujols to second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted) [Pujols to third]; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to left; Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to second; Cabell stole second; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Cabell to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Howe struck out; Walling flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Ott singled to left; Ott stole second; Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Garner tripled to center [Ott scored]; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); D. Robinson singled to shortstop [Garner scored, D. Robinson to second (error by Gonzalez)]; Taveras popped to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. ASTROS 5TH: Bergman singled to left; Pujols singled to shortstop [Bergman to second]; On a bunt Richard made an out to pitcher; Puhl flied out to left; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno flied out to center; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell walked; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to right; Howe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. ASTROS 7TH: Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Bergman flied out to left; Pujols made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: D. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded out (first to pitcher); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. ASTROS 8TH: LANDESTOY BATTED FOR RICHARD; Landestoy lined to third; Puhl flied out to right; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 8TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Parker singled to center; Parker stole second; Stargell flied out to right [Parker to third]; Ott hit a sacrifice fly to left [Parker scored]; Sanguillen reached on an error by Gonzalez [Sanguillen to first]; Sanguillen stole second; Garner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 9TH: Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 4 2 4 Pirates 5 7 0 5
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