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.

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