Extending their winning streak to seven games, the Pirates won both ends of a doubleheader from the Astros, 7-6 and 3-1, for a sweep of the unusual six-game series. In the first game, Willie Stargell batted in three runs and Frank Taveras went 4-for-5 to lead the attack. Stargell drove in one run with a single in the first inning and smashed a two-run homer in the third. Dale Berra hit his first major league home run in the fourth.

Jerry Reuss scattered nine hits to go the route and win for the first time this season in the nightcap. Ed Ott hit a solo homer in the fourth. Phil Garner followed with a single, went to third on a single by Berra and scored on the front end of a double steal. Ott hit another bases-empty homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Astros 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    20, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
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


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Taveras ss            5   2   4   1     0   0   .279
Gonzalez 2b           5   1   0   0     0   2   .232      Moreno cf             2   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Cabell 1b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .288      Parker rf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .306
Howe 3b               5   1   2   1     0   1   .288      Stargell 1b           4   1   3   3     0   0   .287
Alou lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Ott lf,c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Sanguillen c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Brye lf             2   1   2   0     0   0   .229
  Baldwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Berra 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .151
Cruz rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .298      Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Bochy c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .258        Tekulve p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Sexton ss             3   1   1   0     1   1   .167
Dixon p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landestoy ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .250
  Walling lf          2   0   0   1     0   0   .234

Totals               37   6  11   5     4   4             Totals               35   7  14   7     0   4

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: Astros 8, Pirates 6
DP: Astros 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Bochy, Ott 2, Tekulve
Doubles: Cruz (23), Taveras (27), Parker (21)
Home Runs: Stargell (17), Berra (1)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (25), Sexton (10), Taveras (32), Parker (14)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (6), Cabell (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Moreno (2)
GIDP: Ott (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon L(6-10)           3.2   9   6   6   0   2   2  20   3.90
Williams                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.45
Andujar                 2     4   1   1   0   2   0   9   2.99
Forsch                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.16
Totals                  8    14   7   7   0   4   2  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(8-8)           5.2   8   4   2   4   2   0  28   4.39
Tekulve SV(23)          3.1   3   2   1   0   2   0  13   1.97
Totals                  9    11   6   3   4   4   0  41

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first)
[Puhl to second]; Cabell walked; Howe struck out; Alou forced
Cabell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras doubled to center; Moreno out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to third]; Parker
doubled to center [Taveras scored]; Stargell singled to right
[Parker scored]; Ott flied out to center; Garner struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz popped to shortstop; Bochy popped to second in
foul territory; Sexton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Berra
struck out; Rooker lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Dixon grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded
out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second
[Taveras to third (error by Bochy)]; Moreno hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Taveras scored]; Parker singled to right; Parker
stole second; Stargell homered [Parker scored]; Ott flied out to
center; Garner flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to center; Howe singled to right
[Cabell to second]; Alou singled to center [Cabell out at home
(center to catcher), Howe to second]; Cruz doubled to right
[Howe scored, Alou to third]; Bochy singled to shortstop [Alou
scored, Cruz to third]; Cruz was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted) [Bochy to second]; Sexton struck out; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Berra
homered; Rooker popped to shortstop; Taveras singled to left;
Moreno singled to right [Taveras to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED
DIXON (PITCHING); Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 5TH: LANDESTOY BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Landestoy walked;
Puhl made an out to shortstop; Gonzalez reached on an error by
Ott [Landestoy to third, Gonzalez to second]; Cabell grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Landestoy scored (unearned)]; Howe
singled to left [Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Alou popped to
second; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: WALLING REPLACED LANDESTOY (PLAYING LF); ANDUJAR
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Stargell singled to right; Ott
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Stargell out
at second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 6TH: BRYE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING LF); OTT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Cruz lined to left; Bochy singled to
left; Sexton walked [Bochy to second]; Walling flied out to
center; Puhl singled to left [Bochy to third, Sexton to second];
TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Brye singled to center; Berra singled to right
[Brye to third]; On a bunt Tekulve struck out; Taveras singled
to right [Brye scored, Berra to second]; Moreno flied out to
center; Parker struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4,
Pirates 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Howe flied out
to left; HOWARD BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Howard grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Stargell lined
to third; Ott flied out to left; Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Bochy
grounded out (third to first); Sexton singled to second [Cruz to
third]; Sexton stole second [Cruz scored (error by Ott), Sexton
to third]; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Sexton scored
(unearned)]; Puhl reached on an error by Tekulve [Puhl to
first]; Gonzalez struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 6, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Brye singled to right; Berra popped to first in
foul territory; Tekulve forced Brye (pitcher to shortstop);
Taveras popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Pirates 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell singled to center; Cabell was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Howe grounded out (shortstop to
first); BALDWIN BATTED FOR FORSCH; Baldwin grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 7.