Before being knocked out in the sixth inning, Jim Bibby hit his first major league homer for one of the Pirates' runs in a 6-3 victory over the Astros. Dave Parker accounted for two RBIs with an infield out and a single as the Pirates built up a 4-0 lead in the first two innings. Bibby hit his round-tripper in the fourth. Jose Cruz had a homer for the Astros. After Bibby departed, the Pirates used three relief pitchers, finishing with Kent Tekulve, who picked up his 21st save. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1978 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 13  0
Pirates      2  2  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .297      Taveras ss            4   2   1   0     0   0   .272
Gonzalez 2b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Moreno cf             4   2   1   1     1   1   .233
Cabell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .285      Parker rf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .307
Cruz rf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .299      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Howe 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Ott lf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Walling lf            3   0   3   1     0   0   .242      Garner 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Bochy c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Sexton ss             4   0   1   0     0   2   .157      Berra 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .109
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Bibby p               3   1   1   1     0   2   .143
  Landestoy ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .253        Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Williams p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Baldwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .337

Totals               35   3  13   3     2   5             Totals               35   6  11   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  8,632
Left on Base: Astros 8, Pirates 9
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 3
Doubles: Howe (31), Parker (20), Sanguillen (4)
Triples: Landestoy (1), Moreno (5)
Home Runs: Cruz (9), Bibby (1)
Stolen Bases: Walling (6), Taveras 2 (28), Garner (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Walling (2)
GIDP: Cabell (9), Bochy (5)
Hit by Pitch: Taveras (5,by Ruhle)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(2-1)            2     5   4   4   2   1   0  14   2.01
Williams                3     4   2   2   0   2   1  13   4.65
Andujar                 3     2   0   0   1   0   0  12   2.98
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   3   1  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(7-7)            5    10   3   3   0   4   1  23   4.03
Whitson                 1.1   2   0   0   2   0   0   7   2.98
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.67
Tekulve SV(21)          2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.96
Totals                  9    13   3   3   2   5   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Ruhle (1)

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


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

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras stole second;
Moreno tripled to right [Taveras scored]; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Moreno scored]; Stargell flied out to
left; Ott walked; Garner singled to left [Ott to second];
Sanguillen flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to center; Howe singled to left;
Walling singled to right [Howe out at third (right to
shortstop)]; Walling stole second; Bochy flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Berra flied out to left; Bibby was called out on
strikes; Taveras was hit by a pitch; Taveras stole second;
Moreno walked; Parker singled to center [Taveras scored, Moreno
to second]; Stargell singled to right [Moreno scored, Parker to
third]; Ott grounded out (pitcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Sexton grounded out (third to first); LANDESTOY
BATTED FOR RUHLE; Landestoy tripled to right; Puhl grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Landestoy scored]; Gonzalez singled to
left; Cabell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: WILLIAMS REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Garner
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz homered; Howe lined to shortstop; Walling
singled to center; On a bunt Bochy grounded out (catcher to
first) [Walling to second]; Sexton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Bibby homered; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to
first); Moreno struck out; Parker singled to right; Stargell
made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Williams struck out; Puhl singled to shortstop;
Gonzalez singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cabell grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gonzalez out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Ott flied out to center; Garner singled to right;
Sanguillen flied out to center; Garner stole second; Berra
singled to left [Garner scored]; Bibby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to left; Howe doubled to right [Cruz to
third]; WHITSON REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Walling sacrifice
flied into a double play (center to second to third) [Cruz
scored, Howe out at third]; Bochy walked; Sexton singled to
third [Bochy to second]; BALDWIN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Baldwin
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (second to first); Moreno grounded out (second to
first); Parker doubled to center; Stargell grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates
6.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl singled to right; Gonzalez forced Puhl (first
to shortstop); Cabell walked [Gonzalez to second]; JACKSON
REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to right [Gonzalez
to third]; TEKULVE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Howe flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott flied out to right; Garner grounded out
(catcher to first); Sanguillen doubled to right; Berra was
walked intentionally; Tekulve forced Berra (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Walling singled to right; Bochy grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Walling out at second];
Sexton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Taveras flied out to right; Moreno lined to third;
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Pirates 6.