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.

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