Driving in three runs apiece, Willie Stargell and Omar Moreno sparked the Pirates to a 10-5 victory over the Astros. Don Robinson, who started for the Pirates, left the game with a shoulder injury after yielding a leadoff homer to Terry Puhl. Bruce Kison relieved, pitched 7 1/3 innings, and got credit for his first victory of the season. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     29, 1979 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   5 10  0
Pirates      1  0  1    2  2  0    2  2  x  -  10 15  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .302      Moreno cf             4   2   3   3     1   0   .343
Reynolds ss           5   2   2   0     0   0   .286      Foli ss               5   1   3   1     0   0   .152
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .316      Parker rf             4   1   3   0     1   0   .329
Cruz lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .304      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   3     0   2   .327
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Milner lf             1   0   0   0     2   0   .469
Watson 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .254        B. Robinson lf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Howe 2b               4   0   2   2     0   1   .211      Garner 3b             3   3   1   0     2   0   .243
Ashby c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .216      Ott c                 5   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stennett 2b           4   2   2   2     1   0   .215
  Riccelli p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Robinson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Leonard ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .357        Kison p             1   1   0   0     1   1   .200
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walling ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   4     2   6             Totals               34  10  15  10     8   3

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance:  7,598
Left on Base: Astros 7, Pirates 11
DP: Astros 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Moreno, Foli, Parker
Doubles: Parker (4), Garner (8)
Home Runs: Puhl (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno 2 (11), Parker (3)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kison 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Leonard (3), Stargell (1)
GIDP: Ashby (1), Moreno (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(1-2)           3.2   6   4   4   5   1   0  22   4.23
Riccelli                2.1   2   2   2   2   1   0  10   2.16
McLaughlin              1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   9.00
Wilson                  1     4   2   2   1   1   0   7  11.57
Totals                  8    15  10  10   8   3   0  45

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   2.43
Kison W(1-0)            7.1   8   4   2   1   3   0  31   4.29
Tekulve                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.58
Jackson SV(3)           1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.80
Totals                  9    10   5   3   2   6   1  39

Passed Balls: Ashby (2)
Wild Pitches: Riccelli (2), McLaughlin (1), Kison (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Schratz, 1B - Bill Lawson, 2B - Ron Hutson, 3B - Harry Smail


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl homered; KISON REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING);
Reynolds singled to right [Reynolds to third (error by
Parker)]; Don $Robinson left with sprained right
shoulder; Kison threw a wild pitch [Reynolds scored
(unearned)]; Cedeno struck out; Cruz lined to first; Cabell
flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Pirates 0.

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

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; Howe flied out to center;
Ashby grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett flied out to right; Kison struck out but
advanced to first on a passed ball; Moreno grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kison out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded
out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli singled to center; Parker doubled to right
[Foli to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Foli
scored]; Milner walked; Garner popped to third in foul
territory; Ott forced Milner (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cruz singled
to center [Cruz to second (error by Moreno)]; Cabell struck out;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison
walked; Moreno walked [Kison to second]; Foli singled to left
[Kison scored, Moreno to second]; Parker flied out to center;
Stargell singled to right [Moreno scored, Foli to third];
RICCELLI REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Milner popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 5TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Howe
struck out; Ashby flied out to center; Riccelli flied to right
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner walked; Ott flied out to left; Stennett
walked [Garner to second]; Kison out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Garner to third, Stennett to second];
Moreno singled to right [Garner scored, Stennett scored]; Moreno
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds flied out to
center; Cedeno walked; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Foli popped to shortstop; Parker singled to left;
Parker stole second; Riccelli threw a wild pitch [Parker to
third]; Stargell struck out; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
reached on an error by Foli [Watson to first]; Howe singled to
third [Watson to second]; Ashby singled to right [Watson to
third, Howe to second]; LEONARD BATTED FOR RICCELLI; Leonard hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Watson scored (unearned), Howe to
third]; Puhl flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Garner
doubled to left; Ott grounded out (pitcher to first) [Garner to
third]; Stennett singled to right [Garner scored]; Kison out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stennett to second];
McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Stennett to third]; Moreno
singled to shortstop [Stennett scored]; Moreno stole second;
Foli flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates
8.

ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds singled to right; Cedeno lined to
shortstop; Cruz singled to right [Reynolds to second]; Cabell
singled to shortstop [Reynolds to third, Cruz to second];
TEKULVE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Watson struck out; Howe
singled to left [Reynolds scored, Cruz scored, Cabell to
second]; Ashby walked [Cabell to third, Howe to second]; WALLING
BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; JACKSON REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); ALOU
BATTED FOR WALLING; Alou struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 5, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: WILSON REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Parker singled to
left; Stargell struck out; B. Robinson singled to left [Parker
scored, B. Robinson out at second (left to second)]; Garner
walked; Ott singled to center [Garner to second]; Stennett
singled to right [Garner scored, Ott to second]; Jackson flied
out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 10.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl struck out; Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
5, Pirates 10.