A two-out triple by Cesar Cedeno in the eighth inning lifted the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. The three-base hit drove in Denny Walling, who had singled with one out. The Pirates scored their run in the first on a double by Frank Taveras, a stolen base and an infield grounder by Phil Garner. In the fifth, Astros' rookie catcher Reggie Baldwin hit his first major league home run to tie the score. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      13, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   2  5  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Walling lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .275
Garner 2b             4   0   0   1     0   2   .234      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .294      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .279
B. Robinson lf        4   0   1   0     0   2   .247      Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Stennett 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .257      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Sanguillen 1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Brye cf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Baldwin c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .214
  Moreno ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Sexton ss             3   0   1   0     0   2   .175
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   2   .278      Bannister p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Bibby p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .080
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     1  11             Totals               29   2   5   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,487
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Astros 5
DP: Pirates 0, Astros 2
Doubles: Taveras (14), Dyer (7)
Triples: Cedeno (2)
Home Runs: Baldwin (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (18), Walling 2 (3), Sexton (4), Cedeno (22)
GIDP: Brye (2), Stennett (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(5-3)            7.2   5   2   2   2   8   1  30   2.30
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.77
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2   8   1  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister               6     6   1   1   1   6   0  23   2.56
Forsch W(2-2)           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.05
Sambito SV(4)           1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3   3.50
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1  11   0  32

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras doubled to left; Taveras stole third;
Garner grounded out (second to first) [Taveras scored]; Parker
struck out; B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Walling struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cedeno popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen flied out to
right; Brye grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson struck
out; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer struck out; Bibby struck out; Taveras singled
to shortstop; Taveras stole second; Garner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Baldwin flied out to left; Sexton struck out;
Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; B. Robinson popped to first;
Stennett walked; Sanguillen singled to right [Stennett to
third]; Brye flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Walling singled; Walling stole second;
Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Dyer doubled to left; Bibby made an out to third;
Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Dyer to third]; Garner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baldwin homered; Sexton singled to
center; Sexton stole second; Bannister struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson
singled to left; Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling lined to left; Cabell flied out to left;
Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cruz was walked
intentionally; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 1.

PIRATES 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Floyd Bannister left with blister on
middle finger; MORENO BATTED FOR BRYE; Moreno flied out to
right; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros
1.

ASTROS 7TH: MORENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Howe grounded
out (third to first); Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first);
On a bunt Sexton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Bibby grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
grounded out (second to first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR FORSCH; Bergman popped to third
in foul territory; Walling singled to center; Walling stole
second; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Walling to
third]; Cedeno tripled to center [Walling scored]; JACKSON
REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 2.

PIRATES 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Parker struck
out; B. Robinson struck out; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 2.