Final
HOU 3 — PIT 6
8/18/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT197808180
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Moreno | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Parker | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Stargell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Sanguillen | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Berra | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Williams | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joaquin Andujar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Baldwin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bibby | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Ruhle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Tekulve | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Whitson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Ruhle | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Bibby | 5.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Ed Whitson | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Williams | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Grant Jackson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Kent Tekulve | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Parker | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Bibby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Sanguillen | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Berra | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Stargell | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Taveras | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent Tekulve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Whitson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Moreno | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Ott | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Ruhle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T9.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63.3-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | S9.1X3(96) | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 14 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | NP | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | T9 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7 | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 23/BG.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 5 | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S6 | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 2–5 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 8(B)45(2)/DP/SF.3-H | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S5.1-2 | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 3–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 163 | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9/9D.2-3 | 3–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/8D | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 23 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–6 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–6 |