The pitching of Bert Blyleven and hitting of Willie Stargell carried the Pirates to a 5-0 blanking of the Reds. Stargell batted in a run with a single in the first inning, plated another with a single in the third and belted a solo homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    29, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 10  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            1   1   0   0     1   0   .276      Rose 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
  Mendoza ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Moreno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Parker rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .314      Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .287
Stargell 1b           4   1   3   3     0   0   .286      Driessen 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .265
Ott c                 4   0   2   0     0   2   .267      Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
B. Robinson 3b,lf     3   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .221
  Berra 3b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .160      LaCoss p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266        Collins ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Blyleven p            4   0   0   1     0   2   .118        Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .290
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   5  10   5     2   5             Totals               29   0   4   0     2   8

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 24,967
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Reds 4
DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1
Doubles: Garner (22), Parker (23), Berra (1)
Home Runs: Stargell (20)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (34)
Caught Stealing: Garner (12), Foster (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Moreno (12), Mendoza (2)
GIDP: Foster (15)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(12-8)        9     4   0   0   2   8   0  31   3.06
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   8   0  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCoss L(3-5)           6     7   3   3   2   5   0  25   4.19
Sarmiento               2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   3.90
Borbon                  1     1   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.65
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   5   1  38

Wild Pitches: LaCoss (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno
singled to right; Parker singled to right [Moreno to third];
Stargell singled to second [Moreno scored, Parker to second];
Ott singled to left [Parker out at home (left to catcher),
Stargell to second]; B. Robinson flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan popped to first;
Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Milner flied out to left; Garner doubled to right;
LaCoss threw a wild pitch [Garner to third]; Blyleven struck out
while Garner was caught stealing home (catcher to third); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to right; Foster was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Driessen was called out on strikes;
Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds
0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Moreno out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to third]; Parker
doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Stargell singled to center
[Parker scored]; Ott struck out; B. Robinson struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: MENDOZA REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Concepcion
flied out to center; Geronimo struck out; LaCoss struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Milner flied out to center; Garner popped to
second; Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose lined to second; Morgan popped to catcher in foul
territory; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Reds 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Mendoza flied out to right; Moreno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell lined to first; Ott struck out; B.
Robinson walked; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion struck out; Geronimo grounded out (third to
first); COLLINS BATTED FOR LACOSS; Collins walked; Rose flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

PIRATES 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Garner
popped to second; 34 minute rain delay; Blyleven grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mendoza grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Morgan popped to third; Griffey flied out to center;
Foster singled to center; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Moreno flied out to right; Parker lined to
shortstop; Stargell homered; Ott singled to center; B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); B. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bench grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
walked; LUM BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Lum singled to left [Geronimo
to second]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Reds 0.

PIRATES 9TH: BORBON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Berra doubled to
left; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Berra to third];
Blyleven reached on a fielder's choice [Berra scored]; Mendoza
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Blyleven to second];
Moreno popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Morgan popped to second; Griffey singled to right;
Foster grounded into a double play (second to first) [Griffey
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 0.