Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1978 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   1   0   0     0   1   .294      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .239      Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Cabell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Howe 3b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .290      Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Alou lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .339      Ott lf                4   2   3   2     0   1   .253
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Garner 2b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .265
Sexton ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .170      Berra 3b              3   0   1   0     1   2   .161
Pujols c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .127      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Reuss p               4   0   1   0     0   2   .176
  Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   9   1     0   4             Totals               32   3   9   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 21,851
Left on Base: Astros 7, Pirates 9
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Pujols, Taveras
Doubles: Ott (10), Milner (14)
Home Runs: Ott 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Sexton (11), Moreno (52), Garner 2 (20), Berra (2), Dyer (2)
Caught Stealing: Parker (6)
GIDP: Cabell (10)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(10-10)         6     7   3   3   2   2   2  27   4.20
Sambito                 2     2   0   0   2   5   0   9   2.66
Totals                  8     9   3   3   4   7   2  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(1-2)            9     9   1   0   0   4   0  35   5.84
Totals                  9     9   1   0   0   4   0  35

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez made
an out to second; Cabell singled to right; Howe singled to third
[Cabell to second]; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to center; Moreno walked; Moreno
stole second; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Moreno to
third]; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Sexton singled to center;
Pujols grounded out (second to first) [Sexton to second]; Sexton
stole third; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott doubled to right; Garner grounded out (third to
first); Berra struck out; Dyer grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl reached on an error by Taveras [Puhl to first];
Gonzalez singled to right [Puhl to second]; Cabell flied out to
right [Puhl to third]; Howe singled to second [Puhl scored
(unearned), Gonzalez to second]; Alou singled to right [Gonzalez
to third, Howe to second]; Cruz lined into a double play
(pitcher to third) [Gonzalez out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Reuss grounded out (second to first); Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Moreno popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Sexton popped to shortstop; Pujols grounded out
(shortstop to first); Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Milner
grounded out (second to first); Ott homered; Garner singled to
left; Berra singled to center [Garner to third]; Garner stole
home and Berra stole second; Dyer popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 2.

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

PIRATES 5TH: Reuss singled to center; Taveras flied out to
center; Moreno flied out to right; Parker popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Howe popped to second; Alou singled to center; Cruz
struck out; Sexton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Ott homered;
Garner singled to left; Garner stole second [Garner to third
(error by Pujols)]; Berra was walked intentionally; Dyer reached
on a fielder's choice [Garner out at home (pitcher to catcher to
third to first), Berra to third]; Dyer stole second; Reuss
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Pujols grounded out (third to first); LANDESTOY
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Landestoy popped to second in foul territory;
Puhl popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Taveras
struck out; Moreno struck out; Parker singled to center; Parker
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Gonzalez struck out; Cabell singled to left; Howe
forced Cabell (third to second); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Milner doubled to right; Ott struck out; Garner was
walked intentionally; Berra struck out; Dyer walked [Milner to
third, Garner to second]; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz flied out to center; Sexton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 3.