Pirates (5) vs Astros (7) · Aug 25, 1978 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Aug 25, 1978

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
PIT	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	11	2	8
HOU	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	-	7	10	0	7

win:J. Niekro (HOU)loss:J. Rooker (PIT)save:J. Andujar (HOU)

PITHOU

1
Jesus Alou singles on a to center fielder Omar Moreno. Enos Cabell scores. Art Howe to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Omar Moreno. [1 run]
01
1
Jose Cruz singles on a to second baseman Phil Garner. Art Howe scores. Jesus Alou to 2nd. [1 run]
02
3
Dave Parker doubles (22) on a to right fielder Jose Cruz. Frank Taveras scores. Omar Moreno scores. [2 runs]
22
3
Passed ball by catcher Luis Pujols. Dave Parker scores. Ed Ott to 2nd. [1 run]
32
4
Jimmy Sexton hits a home run (2). [1 run]
33
5
Enos Cabell triples (5) on a to left fielder John Milner. Terry Puhl scores. Julio Gonzalez scores. [2 runs]
35
5
Art Howe out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dave Parker. Enos Cabell scores. [1 run] [1 out]
36
6
John Milner doubles (15) on a to right fielder Jose Cruz. Ed Ott scores. [1 run]
46
6
Julio Gonzalez singles on a to right fielder Dave Parker. Wilbur Howard scores. Terry Puhl to 2nd. [1 run]
47
9
Dale Berra singles on a to center fielder Terry Puhl. Phil Garner scores. [1 run]
57

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Frank TaverasSS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.280
2Omar MorenoCF	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	.229
3Dave ParkerRF	2	5	1	2	2	0	0	3	.309
4Willie Stargell1B	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	5	.279
5Ed OttC	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.262
6John MilnerLF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.293
7Phil Garner2B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.265
8Dale Berra3B	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	3	.155
9Jim RookerP	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.184
Manny SanguillenPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.248
Ed WhitsonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Bill RobinsonPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242

TOTAL	11	36	5	4	13	3	0	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jim RookerLHP	5.0	7	6	4	2	2	1	34	4.49
Ed WhitsonRHP	3.0	3	1	1	3	2	0	26	2.88

TOTAL	8.0	10	7	5	5	4	1	60	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Terry PuhlCF	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	.291
2Julio Gonzalez2B	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.233
3Enos Cabell1B	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	.289
4Art Howe3B	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.290
5Jesus AlouLF	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.339
Denny WallingLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
6Jose CruzRF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.302
7Jimmy SextonSS	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	3	.185
8Luis PujolsC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.120
9Joe NiekroP	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.184
Wilbur HowardPH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252
Joe SambitoP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Joaquin AndujarP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130
TOTAL	10	31	7	7	5	4	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	6.0	9	4	4	7	1	44	4.27
Joe SambitoLHP	2.0	2	1	1	5	1	22	2.59
Joaquin AndujarRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	9	2.96
TOTAL	9.0	11	5	5	13	3	75	-

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1st inningPITHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Frank Taveras strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Omar Moreno singles on a to center fielder Terry Puhl.
00
SINGLE — Dave Parker singles on a to pitcher Joe Niekro. Omar Moreno to 2nd.
00
CAUGHT STEALING 3B — Omar Moreno caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Luis Pujols to third baseman Art Howe. Dave Parker to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Willie Stargell strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Terry Puhl out to center fielder Omar Moreno. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Julio Gonzalez out to left fielder John Milner. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Enos Cabell singles on a to center fielder Omar Moreno.
00
WALK — Art Howe walks. Enos Cabell to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Jesus Alou singles on a to center fielder Omar Moreno. Enos Cabell scores. Art Howe to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Omar Moreno. [1 run]
01
SINGLE — Jose Cruz singles on a to second baseman Phil Garner. Art Howe scores. Jesus Alou to 2nd. [1 run]
02
POP OUT — Jimmy Sexton pops out to shortstop Frank Taveras. [3 outs]
02

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PIT

HOU

5Runs7

11Hits10

2Errors0

.306Batting Avg.323

36At Bats31

4Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In7

3Walks4

0Stolen Bases2

13Strikeouts5

8Left on Base7

17Total Bases15

Friday, August 25, 1978 · 8:05 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 11,641 (28.3%)