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Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 18, 1978 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Friday, August 18, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium |
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| Houston |
0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh |
2 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | x | – | 6 | 11 | 0 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Ruhle L (2-1) |
2.0 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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Williams |
3.0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Andujar |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Bibby W (7-7) |
5.0 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
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Whitson |
1.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Jackson |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tekulve SV (21) |
2.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
13 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
E–None. DP–Pittsburgh 3. 2B–Houston Howe (31,off Bibby), Pittsburgh Parker (20,off Andujar); Sanguillen (4,off Andujar). 3B–Houston Landestoy (1,off Bibby), Pittsburgh Moreno (5,off Ruhle). HR–Houston Cruz (9,4th inning off Bibby 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Bibby (1,4th inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out). SF–Walling (2,off Whitson). HBP–Taveras (5,by Ruhle). IBB–Berra (1,by Andujar). SB–Walling (6,2nd base off Bibby/Sanguillen); Taveras 2 (28,2nd base off Ruhle/Bochy 2); Garner (18,2nd base off Williams/Bochy). HBP–Ruhle (1,Taveras). IBB–Andujar (2,Berra). U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello. T–2:39. A–8,632. |
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| Game played on Friday, August 18, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium |
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