The Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated by the Houston Astros, 9 to 8, on April 27, 1979.

Final

Astros

14-5

9

Pirates

6-11

8

HOU

PIT

1

3

0

2

0

3

2

0

4

1

5

0

2

6

0

7

1

3

8

0

9

1

2

10

0

11

1

0

R

9

8

H

15

13

E

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

HOU

PIT

Single by Bob Watson; Craig Reynolds scored.

1

0

Double by Art Howe; Bob Watson and Enos Cabell scored.

3

0

Top 3rd

HOU

PIT

Double by Jose Cruz; Enos Cabell scored.

4

0

Bruce Bochy grounded out; Art Howe scored.

5

0

Top 4th

HOU

PIT

Double by Enos Cabell; Bob Watson scored.

6

0

Bottom 4th

HOU

PIT

Double by Willie Stargell; Omar Moreno scored.

6

1

Bottom 5th

HOU

PIT

Single by Tim Foli; Ed Ott and Mike Easler scored.

6

3

Top 7th

HOU

PIT

Home run by Enos Cabell.

7

3

Bottom 7th

HOU

PIT

Double by Omar Moreno; Manny Sanguillen scored.

7

4

Dave Parker ground ball; Error by Bob Watson; Omar Moreno scored.

7

5

Willie Stargell grounded out; Tim Foli scored.

7

6

Top 9th

HOU

PIT

Home run by Art Howe.

8

6

Bottom 9th

HOU

PIT

Home run by Dave Parker.

8

7

Home run by Willie Stargell.

8

Top 11th

HOU

PIT

Single by Art Howe; Craig Reynolds scored.

9

8

Astros

Pirates

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Terry Puhl RF	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Craig Reynolds SS	6	2	4	0	0	0	1	4
Cesar Cedeno CF	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1
Jeffrey Leonard PH,CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Watson 1B	5	2	1	1	0	0	3	1
Rafael Landestoy 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Enos Cabell 3B,1B	5	3	3	2	1	1	0	7
Art Howe 2B,3B	6	2	4	4	1	0	0	8
Jose Cruz LF	6	0	1	1	0	0	2	2
Bruce Bochy C	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Ken Forsch P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joaquin Andujar P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Denny Walling PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bo McLaughlin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Riccelli P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	47	9	15	9	2	3	11	24

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Ken Forsch	6.1	7	6	4	3	3	0
Joaquin Andujar	2.2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Bo McLaughlin	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Riccelli (W)	1.1	1	0	0	1	4	0
Totals	11.0	13	8	6	6	9	2

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Omar Moreno CF	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	1	4
Tim Foli SS	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Robinson PH,3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Parker RF	5	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Willie Stargell 1B	6	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	6
Lee Lacy LF	6	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3
Phil Garner 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Matt Alexander PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Berra SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Ed Ott C	6	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Rennie Stennett 2B	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
John Candelaria P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Easler PH	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Bibby P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Sanguillen PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Enrique Romo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Milner PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Kent Tekulve P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Nicosia PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Whitson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	47	8	13	7	2	6	9	1	24

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
John Candelaria	5.0	9	6	5	2	4	0
Jim Bibby	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
Enrique Romo	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Kent Tekulve	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
Ed Whitson (L)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
Totals	11.0	15	9	8	3	11	2

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More Pirates Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Cruz

RBI

21

Joe

AVG

.293

Joe

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Keller

K

56

Jones

ERA

2.68

Jones

Team Rankings

HR

39

20th

R

161

26th

SO

362

16th

ERA

3.90

14th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	25	17	.595
Cubs	24	19	.558	1.5
Pirates	19	24	.442	6.5
Reds	18	24	.429	7.0
Cardinals	18	24	.429	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/15	PIT	@	MIL	1:10 PM
Thu 5/16	PIT	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Fri 5/17	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 5/18	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sun 5/19	PIT	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Last Game

Brewers

25-17

4

Final

3

Pirates

19-24

Tue 14 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

13

Tucker

12

Henderson

12

Naylor

RBI Leaders

41

Ozuna

37

Ramírez

36

Hernández

Batting Average Leaders

.361

Ohtani

.353

Kwan

.352

Contreras

Hit Leaders

61

Ohtani

60

Betts

58

Contreras

Run Leaders

39

Jr.

38

Contreras

37

Betts

OBP Leaders

.441

Betts

.429

Contreras

.427

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.680

Ohtani

.629

Ozuna

.629

Jeffers

SB Leaders

26

Cruz

17

Caballero

16

Turang

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Suárez

6

Sale

6

Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

73

Glasnow

68

Cease

65

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.96

Imanaga

1.34

López

1.50

Suárez

WHIP Leaders

0.72

Suárez

0.78

Cease

0.86

Skubal

K/9 Leaders

12.34

Crochet

11.69

Peralta

11.65

Flaherty

K/BB Leaders

10.50

Flaherty

10.25

Eflin

10.20

Kirby

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

5

Kirby

6

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

675.8

Ohtani

648.4

Betts

628.9

Cruz

DraftKings Points Leaders

519

Ohtani

496

Betts

483

Cruz

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0