John Candelaria and Ed Whitson combined on a two-hitter as the Pirates posted a 3-1 triumph over the Reds in a game delayed in starting for two hours and 46 minutes. Dave Parker tripled home Omar Moreno in the fourth inning and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Bill Robinson. The Bucs added a run in the seventh on an RBI single by Robinson. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Monday, August    28, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Moreno cf             3   1   0   0     1   3   .231      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Parker rf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .312      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .288
B. Robinson 3b,lf     3   0   1   2     0   0   .241      Foster lf             3   1   1   1     0   2   .285
Stargell 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .279      Bench 1b,c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .285      Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .189
  Berra 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .149      Correll c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Sanguillen c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .251        Driessen ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Candelaria p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .149
  Brye ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .236        Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .051
  Whitson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .285
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               32   3   8   3     5   8             Totals               28   1   2   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 23,612
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 2
DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1
Errors: Whitson, Griffey
Doubles: Garner (21)
Triples: Parker (9)
Home Runs: Foster (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (11)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (9)
GIDP: Stargell (6), Correll (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria W(10-11)     6     2   1   1   1   6   1  20   3.39
Whitson SV(4)           3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.74
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   8   1  30

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(10-8)          6.1   6   3   3   4   5   0  29   3.78
Hume                    1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.72
Bair                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.63
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   8   0  39

Wild Pitches: Norman (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


PIRATES 1ST: 2:46 minute rain delay before start of game;
Taveras popped to second; Moreno struck out; Parker flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Morgan struck out; Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds
0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson flied out to right; Stargell struck
out; Garner walked; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster was called out on strikes; Bench struck out;
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen flied out to right; Candelaria flied out
to left; Taveras flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Henderson was called out on strikes; Correll grounded
out (third to first); Norman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno walked; Parker tripled to center [Moreno
scored]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parker
scored]; Stargell flied out to right; Garner doubled to left;
Milner flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan grounded
out (second to first); Griffey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen singled to right [Sanguillen to third
(error by Griffey)]; Candelaria struck out; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Foster homered; Bench walked; Concepcion singled to
center [Bench to second]; Henderson forced Bench (pitcher to
third) [Concepcion to second]; Correll grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to right; Norman threw a wild pitch
[Parker to second]; B. Robinson popped to second; Stargell
walked; Garner flied out to left; Milner walked [Parker to
third, Stargell to second]; Sanguillen flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Norman flied out to center; Rose lined to third;
Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Reds 1.

PIRATES 7TH: BRYE BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Brye singled to left;
On a bunt Taveras singled to pitcher [Brye to second]; Moreno
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brye to third,
Taveras to second]; HUME REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Parker was
walked intentionally; B. Robinson singled to center [Brye
scored, Taveras to third, Parker to second]; Stargell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson
out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: WHITSON REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Griffey walked;
Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Whitson
[Griffey to third]; Foster struck out; Bench grounded out (third
to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Garner popped to second in foul territory; Milner
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled to third;
Whitson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Henderson popped to third in
foul territory; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR CORRELL; Driessen flied out
to right; LUM BATTED FOR HUME; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

PIRATES 9TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); BAIR REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Taveras
struck out; Moreno struck out; Parker grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
third in foul territory; Griffey was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.