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Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Houston Astros 6

June 12,1978

Visiting Team

Pittsburgh Pirates (26-30)

Home Team

Houston Astros (25-30)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Astrodome

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

9,886

Time of Game

3:14

Umpires

[HP]: Ed Vargo [1B]: Charlie Williams [2B]: (none) [3B]: Terry Tata

Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Houston Astros 6

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5th inning: SB2.1-H(E2/TH2)(E4)(UR) **Reggie Baldwin left after collision with Dave Parker**
8th inning: **Debut game for Rick Williams**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	26-30		1	0	0		0	2	1		0	1	0			5	12	1		4	7	18	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	25-30		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	6	x			6	11	7		4	8	19	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Frank Taveras	ss	28.170	R	5	1	3	0		0	0	.272		54	610
2	Omar Moreno	cf	25.231	L	3	1	0	1		1	0	.190		56	260
3	Dave Parker	rf	27.003	L	3	1	2	1		2	0	.299		54	626
4	Bill Robinson	lf	34.351	R	5	0	0	0		0	3	.246		38	1010
5	Willie Stargell	1b	38.098	L	4	0	3	0		0	1	.266		43	1932
	Manny Sanguillen	pr-1b	34.083	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.271		29	1283
6	Rennie Stennett	3b	27.068	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.255		49	914
	Steve Brye	ph	29.128	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.290		30	661
7	Ed Ott	c	26.336	L	4	1	1	0		0	1	.256		40	183
8	Phil Garner	2b	29.043	R	4	1	1	0		0	0	.238		54	565
9	John Candelaria	p	24.218	L	3	0	1	0		0	2	.154		15	97
Totals

Errors: Rennie Stennett

2B: Frank Taveras 2 (13), Willie Stargell (6), Ed Ott (6)

RBI: Omar Moreno (10), Dave Parker (32)

SH: John Candelaria (4)

SF: Omar Moreno (1)

SB: Omar Moreno (26), Dave Parker 2 (10), Phil Garner 2 (8)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Jimmy Sexton	ss	26.179	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.167		30	44
	Dave Bergman	ph-lf	25.006	L	0	1	0	1		1	0	.083		29	41
2	Enos Cabell	3b-ss	28.247	R	5	1	3	1		0	0	.295		55	581
3	Cesar Cedeno	cf	27.107	R	5	0	1	3		0	0	.278		45	1147
4	Bob Watson	1b	32.063	R	4	0	1	0		1	0	.266		52	1237
5	Jesus Alou	lf	36.080	R	4	1	4	0		0	0	.343		22	1278
6	Art Howe	2b-3b	31.179	R	4	0	0	0		0	1	.285		51	289
7	Jose Cruz	rf	30.308	L	4	1	1	1		0	0	.281		53	907
8	Reggie Baldwin	c	23.297	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.205		13	13
	Wilbur Howard	c-2b	29.155	B	2	1	0	0		1	1	.263		22	404
9	Tom Dixon	p	23.050	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.100		12	21
	Roger Metzger	ph	30.245	B	1	0	0	0		0	1	.220		45	1015
	Julio Gonzalez	ph	25.169	R	0	0	0	0		1	0	.250		15	125
	Joe Ferguson	ph-c	31.266	R	0	1	0	0		1	0	.224		38	656
Totals

Errors: Jimmy Sexton, Enos Cabell, Jesus Alou, Art Howe 2, Jose Cruz, Reggie Baldwin

2B: Jesus Alou 2 (2)

RBI: Dave Bergman (1), Enos Cabell (29), Cesar Cedeno 3 (19), Jose Cruz (31)

GDP: Jose Cruz (4)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	John Candelaria	L		7.2	9	2	2	2	3	0		3.33	1.45		15	98
2	Kent Tekulve	R		0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0		3.03	1.22		31	209
3	Dave Hamilton	L		0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0		6.11	1.87		17	228
4	Ed Whitson	R	L 0-1	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0		3.86	1.71		6	11
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: John Candelaria (0-0-0), Kent Tekulve (0-0-0), Dave Hamilton (0-0-0), Ed Whitson (0-0-0)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Tom Dixon	R		5.0	8	2	2	2	6	0		2.42	1.25		12	21
2	Joe Niekro	R		2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0		7.71	2.00		12	376
3	Rick Williams	R	W 1-0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0		9.00	2.00		1	1
4	Joe Sambito	L	SV 3	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0		3.60	1.26		24	98
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Tom Dixon (0-0-0), Joe Niekro (0-0-0), Rick Williams (0-0-0), Joe Sambito (0-0-0)