Final
HOU 2 — PIT 3
8/17/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT197808172
Complete available game record for HOU at PIT, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Berra | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Parker | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manny Sanguillen | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Gonzalez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rennie Stennett | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Mendoza | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Brye | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemongello | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Tekulve | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Kison | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Kison | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Mark Lemongello | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Grant Jackson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Kent Tekulve | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Mendoza | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Moreno | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Parker | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Berra | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Sanguillen | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Kison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rennie Stennett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Tekulve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemongello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | BK.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S6 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S1/BG | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H(E2)(NR);B-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E4.1-2;B-1 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | SB3;SB2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR) | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S6.2-3 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | CS3(25) | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S5 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | T9 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–3 |