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Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 20, 1978 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 Sunday, August 20, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium |
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| Houston |
0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | x | – | 3 | 9 | 1 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Niekro L (10-10) |
6.0 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Sambito |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Reuss W (1-2) |
9.0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
E–Pujols (6), Taveras (28). DP–Pittsburgh 2. 2B–Pittsburgh Ott (10,off Niekro); Milner (14,off Sambito). HR–Pittsburgh Ott 2 (8,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out). IBB–Berra (2,by Niekro); Garner (8,by Sambito). SB–Sexton (11,3rd base off Reuss/Dyer); Moreno (52,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Garner 2 (20,Home off Niekro/Pujols,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Berra (2,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Dyer (2,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols). CS–Parker (6,2nd base by Sambito/Pujols). IBB–Niekro (1,Berra); Sambito (6,Garner). U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bill Williams. T–2:27. A–21,851. |
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| Game played on Sunday, August 20, 1978 at Three Rivers Stadium |
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