Final
PIT 5 — HOU 7
8/25/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197808250
Complete available game record for PIT at HOU, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Taveras | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Moreno | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Julio Gonzalez | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Parker | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Stargell | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Howe | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Walling | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Milner | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Garner | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Berra | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Pujols | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joaquin Andujar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilbur Howard | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Whitson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Robinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rooker | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Sanguillen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Jim Rooker | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ed Whitson | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Whitson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Berra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Garner | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Milner | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Moreno | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Ott | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Parker | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rooker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Stargell | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Taveras | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 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 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S1.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | CS3(25).1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-3(E8) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S4.3-H(UR);1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S6 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D9.2-H;1-H | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | PB.3-H;1-2 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 3–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 2 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E4/SH.1-2;B-1 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | T7.2-H;1-H(UR) | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H | 3–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 1/G | 3–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | T8 | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D9.3-H | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K23 | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K23 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-2 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 4–7 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 4–7 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–7 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 6(B)4(2)/LDP | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | T9 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8.3-H | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 5–7 |