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| First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: Not Given |
Sunday, August 20, 1978, 1:12PM Time of Game: 2:45 |
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Astros
6
56-67
Lost 5
6th, 17 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Astros 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 11 1
Pirates 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 X 7 14 3
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Pirates
7
59-62
Won 6
3rd, 6 GB
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Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Puhl CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .296 .728 5 0 J Gonzalez 2B 5 1 0 0 0 2 .232 .546 1 0 E Cabell 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .288 .701 8 0 CS A Howe 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .288 .776 1 0 J Alou LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .779 1 0 J Andujar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .341 0 0 W Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .594 0 0 K Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0 1 R Baldwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .629 0 0 J Cruz RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .298 .795 0 0 2B,SB,CS B Bochy C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .258 .688 4 0 J Sexton SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .167 .450 3 5 SB T Dixon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .246 0 1 R Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1 R Landestoy PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .589 0 0 D Walling LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .234 .619 1 0 Totals 37 6 11 0 4 4 24 8
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details F Taveras SS 5 2 4 1 0 0 .279 .671 3 4 2B,SB O Moreno CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .233 .633 1 1 SF,SH D Parker RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .306 .913 1 0 2B,SB W Stargell 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 .287 .921 11 0 HR E Ott LF-C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .652 2 1 GDP P Garner 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .736 3 4 M Sanguillen C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .599 4 0 S Brye LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .229 .624 2 0 D Berra 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .151 .428 0 2 HR J Rooker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .464 0 0 K Tekulve P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .118 .235 0 2 Totals 35 7 14 0 0 4 27 14
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA T Dixon, L (6-10) 3.2 9 6 6 0 2 2 3.90 20 - · · 3· 6· 1· 9 21 - 0.58 -0.33 R Williams 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.45 1 - · · 1· 0· 0· 0 2-0 0.56 0.01 J Andujar 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 2.99 9 - · · 3· 1· 0· 3 0-0 0.70 -0.02 K Forsch 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.16 7 - · · 2· 4· 1· 1 0-0 0.47 0.04 Totals 8 14 7 7 0 4 2 37 - · · 9·11· 2·13 2-0
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Rooker, W (8-8) 5.2 8 4 2 4 2 0 4.39 28 - · · 6· 8· 1· 8 39 - 1.18 -0.04 K Tekulve, S (23) 3.1 3 2 1 0 2 0 1.97 13 - · · 7· 1· 0· 3 3-0 1.88 0.24 Totals 9 11 6 3 4 4 0 41 - · · 13· 9· 1·11 3-0
Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Terry Puhl CF 1. Frank Taveras SS 2. Julio Gonzalez 2B 2. Omar Moreno CF 3. Enos Cabell 1B 3. Dave Parker RF 4. Art Howe 3B 4. Willie Stargell 1B 5. Jesus Alou LF 5. Ed Ott LF 6. Jose Cruz RF 6. Phil Garner 2B 7. Bruce Bochy C 7. Manny Sanguillen C 8. Jimmy Sexton SS 8. Dale Berra 3B 9. Tom Dixon P 9. Jim Rooker P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 19% | 92% | 6-7 | HOU | A. Howe | K. Tekulve | Cabell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| t9 | 0 | --- | -12% | 73% | 6-7 | HOU | E. Cabell | K. Tekulve | Single to CF | ||
| t6 | 2 | 123 | O | 11% | 86% | 4-6 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | K. Tekulve | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | 12- | R | -8% | 82% | 0-5 | HOU | J. Cruz | J. Rooker | Double to RF; Howe Scores; Alou to 3B | |
| t4 | 1 | 1-3 | O | 8% | 84% | 2-5 | HOU | J. Sexton | J. Rooker | Cruz Caught Stealing Hm (C); Bochy to 2B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | J. Rooker | Walk | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | J. Rooker | Groundout: 2B-1B; Puhl to 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | -2- | -2% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | E. Cabell | J. Rooker | Walk | ||
| t1 | 1 | 12- | O | 4% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | A. Howe | J. Rooker | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 55% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Alou | J. Rooker | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Dixon facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | 6% | 61% | 0-0 | PIT | F. Taveras | T. Dixon | Double to CF | ||
| b1 | 0 | -2- | O | -1% | 60% | 0-0 | PIT | O. Moreno | T. Dixon | Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Taveras to 3B | |
| b1 | 1 | --3 | R | 7% | 67% | 0-0 | PIT | D. Parker | T. Dixon | Double to CF; Taveras Scores | |
| b1 | 1 | -2- | R | 8% | 74% | 1-0 | PIT | W. Stargell | T. Dixon | Single to RF; Parker Scores | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 72% | 2-0 | PIT | E. Ott | T. Dixon | Flyball: CF (Deep CF) | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 71% | 2-0 | PIT | P. Garner | T. Dixon | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 73% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Cruz | J. Rooker | Popfly: SS | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 75% | 0-2 | HOU | B. Bochy | J. Rooker | Foul Flyball: 2B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 76% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Sexton | J. Rooker | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Tom Dixon facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 74% | 2-0 | PIT | M. Sanguillen | T. Dixon | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 73% | 2-0 | PIT | D. Berra | T. Dixon | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 72% | 2-0 | PIT | J. Rooker | T. Dixon | Lineout: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 75% | 0-2 | HOU | T. Dixon | J. Rooker | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 76% | 0-2 | HOU | T. Puhl | J. Rooker | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 77% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | J. Rooker | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Tom Dixon facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | 2% | 80% | 2-0 | PIT | F. Taveras | T. Dixon | Single to LF | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | 4% | 84% | 2-0 | PIT | O. Moreno | T. Dixon | Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B) | ||
| b3 | 0 | --3 | RO | -0% | 84% | 2-0 | PIT | O. Moreno | T. Dixon | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Taveras Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | 1% | 85% | 3-0 | PIT | D. Parker | T. Dixon | Single to RF | ||
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | 1% | 86% | 3-0 | PIT | W. Stargell | T. Dixon | Parker Steals 2B | ||
| b3 | 1 | -2- | RR | 8% | 94% | 3-0 | PIT | W. Stargell | T. Dixon | Home Run; Parker Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 93% | 5-0 | PIT | E. Ott | T. Dixon | Flyball: CF | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 93% | 5-0 | PIT | P. Garner | T. Dixon | Flyball: CF | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | -2% | 91% | 0-5 | HOU | E. Cabell | J. Rooker | Single to CF | ||
| t4 | 0 | 1-- | -4% | 87% | 0-5 | HOU | A. Howe | J. Rooker | Single to RF; Cabell to 2B | ||
| t4 | 0 | 12- | O | 3% | 91% | 0-5 | HOU | J. Alou | J. Rooker | Single to CF; Cabell out at Hm/CF-C; Howe to 2B | |
| t4 | 1 | 12- | R | -8% | 82% | 0-5 | HOU | J. Cruz | J. Rooker | Double to RF; Howe Scores; Alou to 3B | |
| t4 | 1 | -23 | R | -6% | 76% | 1-5 | HOU | B. Bochy | J. Rooker | Single to SS; Alou Scores; Cruz to 3B | |
| t4 | 1 | 1-3 | O | 8% | 84% | 2-5 | HOU | J. Sexton | J. Rooker | Cruz Caught Stealing Hm (C); Bochy to 2B | |
| t4 | 2 | -2- | O | 3% | 87% | 2-5 | HOU | J. Sexton | J. Rooker | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Tom Dixon facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 5-2 | PIT | M. Sanguillen | T. Dixon | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | R | 5% | 92% | 5-2 | PIT | D. Berra | T. Dixon | Home Run | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 6-2 | PIT | J. Rooker | T. Dixon | Popfly: SS | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | 0% | 91% | 6-2 | PIT | F. Taveras | T. Dixon | Single to LF | ||
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 92% | 6-2 | PIT | O. Moreno | T. Dixon | Single to RF; Taveras to 2B | ||
| Rick Williams replaces Tom Dixon pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b4 | 2 | 12- | O | -1% | 91% | 6-2 | PIT | D. Parker | R. Williams | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Rick Williams (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | -3% | 88% | 2-6 | HOU | R. Landestoy | J. Rooker | Walk | ||
| t5 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 90% | 2-6 | HOU | T. Puhl | J. Rooker | Flyball: SS | |
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | -6% | 84% | 2-6 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | J. Rooker | Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Landestoy to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B | ||
| t5 | 1 | -23 | RO | 2% | 87% | 2-6 | HOU | E. Cabell | J. Rooker | Groundout: SS-1B; Landestoy Scores/unER | |
| t5 | 2 | -2- | R | -7% | 80% | 3-6 | HOU | A. Howe | J. Rooker | Single to LF; Gonzalez Scores/unER | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 82% | 4-6 | HOU | J. Alou | J. Rooker | Popfly: 2B | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 6. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Joaquin Andujar replaces Jesus Alou (LF) pitching and batting 5th; Denny Walling replaces Rafael Landestoy (PH) playing LF batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 2% | 84% | 6-4 | PIT | W. Stargell | J. Andujar | Single to RF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | OO | -4% | 80% | 6-4 | PIT | E. Ott | J. Andujar | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 79% | 6-4 | PIT | P. Garner | J. Andujar | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Pirates' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| Ed Ott moves from LF to C; Steve Brye replaces Manny Sanguillen (C) playing LF batting 7th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 82% | 4-6 | HOU | J. Cruz | J. Rooker | Lineout: LF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | -4% | 79% | 4-6 | HOU | B. Bochy | J. Rooker | Single to LF | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | -6% | 73% | 4-6 | HOU | J. Sexton | J. Rooker | Walk; Bochy to 2B | ||
| t6 | 1 | 12- | O | 6% | 80% | 4-6 | HOU | D. Walling | J. Rooker | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 2 | 12- | -5% | 75% | 4-6 | HOU | T. Puhl | J. Rooker | Single to LF; Bochy to 3B; Sexton to 2B | ||
| Kent Tekulve replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 2 | 123 | O | 11% | 86% | 4-6 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | K. Tekulve | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 6. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 2% | 87% | 6-4 | PIT | S. Brye | J. Andujar | Single to CF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | 5% | 92% | 6-4 | PIT | D. Berra | J. Andujar | Single to RF; Brye to 3B | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-3 | O | -3% | 89% | 6-4 | PIT | K. Tekulve | J. Andujar | Strikeout (foul bunt) | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-3 | R | 4% | 93% | 6-4 | PIT | F. Taveras | J. Andujar | Single to RF; Brye Scores; Berra to 2B | |
| b6 | 1 | 12- | O | -1% | 92% | 7-4 | PIT | O. Moreno | J. Andujar | Flyball: CF | |
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | -1% | 90% | 7-4 | PIT | D. Parker | J. Andujar | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 7. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 93% | 4-7 | HOU | E. Cabell | K. Tekulve | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 94% | 4-7 | HOU | A. Howe | K. Tekulve | Flyball: LF | |
| Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar (P) batting 5th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 95% | 4-7 | HOU | W. Howard | K. Tekulve | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 7. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Ken Forsch replaces Wilbur Howard (PH) pitching and batting 5th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 94% | 7-4 | PIT | W. Stargell | K. Forsch | Lineout: 3B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 7-4 | PIT | E. Ott | K. Forsch | Flyball: LF | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 7-4 | PIT | P. Garner | K. Forsch | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 7. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -4% | 90% | 4-7 | HOU | J. Cruz | K. Tekulve | Single to LF | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | -1% | 88% | 4-7 | HOU | B. Bochy | K. Tekulve | Cruz Steals 2B | ||
| t8 | 0 | -2- | O | 4% | 92% | 4-7 | HOU | B. Bochy | K. Tekulve | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t8 | 1 | -2- | -5% | 87% | 4-7 | HOU | J. Sexton | K. Tekulve | Single to 2B; Cruz to 3B | ||
| t8 | 1 | 1-3 | R | -4% | 83% | 4-7 | HOU | D. Walling | K. Tekulve | Sexton Steals 2B; Cruz Scores/Adv on E2 (throw); Sexton to 3B | |
| t8 | 1 | --3 | RO | 2% | 85% | 5-7 | HOU | D. Walling | K. Tekulve | Groundout: 2B-1B; Sexton Scores/unER | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | -3% | 82% | 6-7 | HOU | T. Puhl | K. Tekulve | Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Puhl to 1B | ||
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 6% | 87% | 6-7 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | K. Tekulve | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 7. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-6, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | 2% | 89% | 7-6 | PIT | S. Brye | K. Forsch | Single to RF | ||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 87% | 7-6 | PIT | D. Berra | K. Forsch | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 86% | 7-6 | PIT | K. Tekulve | K. Forsch | Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 85% | 7-6 | PIT | F. Taveras | K. Forsch | Popfly: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 7. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | -12% | 73% | 6-7 | HOU | E. Cabell | K. Tekulve | Single to CF | ||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 19% | 92% | 6-7 | HOU | A. Howe | K. Tekulve | Cabell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 5% | 97% | 6-7 | HOU | A. Howe | K. Tekulve | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| Reggie Baldwin pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 5th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 3% | 100% | 6-7 | HOU | R. Baldwin | K. Tekulve | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 7. | |||||||||||
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