Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 1 1 0 0
  Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 2 1
Stargell 1b 4 1 3 3
Ott c 4 0 2 0
Robinson 3b,lf 3 0 0 0
Milner lf 3 0 0 0
  Berra 3b 1 1 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 0
Blyleven p 4 0 0 1
Totals 34 5 10 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 2 0
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
Bench c 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0
LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 1 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 102 000 0115100
Cincinnati 000 000 000040
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (12-8) 9.0 4 0 0 2 8
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  L (3-5) 6.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Sarmiento   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Borbon   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Garner (22,off LaCoss); Parker (23,off LaCoss); Berra (1,off Borbon).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (20,8th inning off Sarmiento 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Moreno (12,off LaCoss); Mendoza (2,off Borbon).  SB–Taveras (34,2nd base off LaCoss/Bench).  CS–Garner (12,Home by LaCoss/Bench); Foster (3,2nd base by Blyleven/Ott).  WP–LaCoss (2).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:09.  A–24,967.
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