Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Pirates      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Moreno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .233
Walling cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Berra ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .093
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Parker rf             2   1   0   0     2   1   .303
Cabell 3b,1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .287      Ott c                 4   0   2   1     0   0   .252
Cruz rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Garner 3b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .258
Howe 2b,3b            4   1   2   0     0   2   .287      Sanguillen 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Bergman 1b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .250      Stennett 2b           3   1   0   0     0   0   .247
  Pujols c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .135        Mendoza 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Gonzalez ss,2b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Brye lf               3   0   1   2     0   0   .210
Bochy c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .059
  Sexton pr,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .153        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Lemongello p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .157        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Sambito p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Puhl ph,cf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .296

Totals               34   2   8   1     2  10             Totals               30   3   6   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  8,470
Left on Base: Astros 7, Pirates 7
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Howe, Ott
Doubles: Cruz (22), Ott (9), Brye (7)
Triples: Garner (7)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (50), Garner (17), Stennett (2)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (11), Ott (1)
Hit by Pitch: Garner (3,by Lemongello)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(8-11)      3.2   4   3   1   3   0   0  20   4.02
Sambito                 2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.74
Forsch                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.24
Totals                  8     6   3   1   3   4   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(4-4)            6.1   7   2   2   2   7   0  27   3.59
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.69
Tekulve SV(20)          2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.01
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2  10   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (7)
Balks: Lemongello (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Walling singled to right; Cabell
flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Berra lined
to third; Parker walked; Lemongello balked [Parker to second];
Ott doubled to left [Parker scored]; Garner grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe struck out; Bergman grounded out (first
unassisted); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Stennett
flied out to right; Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Bochy struck out; Lemongello struck out; Howard
singled to shortstop; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Moreno singled to pitcher; Berra flied out to center; Moreno
stole second; Parker was walked intentionally; Ott popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell struck out; Cruz doubled to left; Howe
singled to right [Cruz scored (error by Ott) (no RBI), Howe to
second]; Bergman singled to center [Howe scored]; Gonzalez flied
out to center; Bochy flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner was hit by a pitch; Sanguillen lined to
left; Stennett reached on an error by Howe [Garner to second,
Stennett to first]; Garner stole third and Stennett stole
second; Brye doubled to left [Garner scored (unearned), Stennett
scored (unearned)]; Kison grounded out (third to first); Moreno
singled to shortstop [Brye to third]; Moreno stole second; Berra
walked; SAMBITO REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Parker was
called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2,
Pirates 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Sambito grounded out (third to first); Howard flied
out to left; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott singled to right; Garner struck out; Ott was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sanguillen popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Pirates 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to center; Cruz grounded out (third
to first) [Cabell to second]; Howe struck out; Bergman walked;
Cabell was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
flied out to center; Kison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Gonzalez
struck out; Bochy singled to right; SEXTON RAN FOR BOCHY; PUHL
BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Puhl walked [Sexton to second]; JACKSON
REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Howard flied out to center [Sexton to
third]; Walling popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GONZALEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PUJOLS
REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING C ); Moreno grounded out (first
unassisted); Berra grounded out (third to first); Parker flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Cabell struck
out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe singled to third;
Pujols struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner tripled
to right; Sanguillen struck out; Mendoza flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Sexton
struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 3.