The Pittsburgh Pirates decisively defeated the Houston Astros, 6 to 3, on August 18, 1978.

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates

Final

HOU

Astros

56-65

3

PIT

Pirates

57-62

6

HOU

PIT

1

0

2

2

0

2

3

1

0

4

1

1

5

0

1

6

1

0

7

0

0

8

0

0

9

0

R

3

6

H

13

11

E

0

0

Bottom 1st

HOU

PIT

Pirates

Triple by Omar Moreno; Frank Taveras scored.

0

1

Pirates

Dave Parker grounded out; Omar Moreno scored.

0

2

Bottom 2nd

HOU

PIT

Pirates

Single by Dave Parker; Frank Taveras scored.

0

3

Pirates

Single by Willie Stargell; Omar Moreno scored.

0

4

Top 3rd

HOU

PIT

Astros

Terry Puhl grounded out; Rafael Landestoy scored.

1

4

Top 4th

HOU

PIT

Astros

Home run by Jose Cruz.

2

4

Bottom 4th

HOU

PIT

Pirates

Home run by Jim Bibby.

2

5

Bottom 5th

HOU

PIT

Pirates

Single by Dale Berra; Phil Garner scored.

2

6

Top 6th

HOU

PIT

Astros

Sacrifice fly by Denny Walling; Jose Cruz scored.

3

6

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Terry Puhl CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Julio Gonzalez 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Enos Cabell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jose Cruz RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Art Howe 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Denny Walling LF 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Bruce Bochy C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Sexton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Vern Ruhle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rafael Landestoy PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Rick Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Reggie Baldwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joaquin Andujar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jesus Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 13 3 1 2 5 1 0 19

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vern Ruhle (L) 2.0 5 4 4 2 1 0
Rick Williams 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 1
Joaquin Andujar 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 8.0 11 6 6 3 3 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Frank Taveras SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Omar Moreno CF 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
Dave Parker RF 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Willie Stargell 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ed Ott LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Phil Garner 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Manny Sanguillen C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dale Berra 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Jim Bibby P 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
Ed Whitson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kent Tekulve P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6 1 3 3 3 0 18

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Bibby (W) 5.0 10 3 3 0 4 1
Ed Whitson 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0
Grant Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kent Tekulve (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 13 3 3 2 5 1

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HR

4

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds

RBI

17

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds

AVG

.283

Hayes

Ke'Bryan Hayes

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

2

Jones

Jared Jones

K

42

Jones

Jared Jones

ERA

2.65

Gonzales

Marco Gonzales

Team Rankings

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HR

23

25th

R

115

21st

SO

250

12th

ERA

3.70

11th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
17 10 .630
Cubs Cubs
17 11 .607 0.5
Reds Reds
15 13 .536 2.5
Pirates Pirates
14 15 .483 4.0
Cardinals Cardinals
13 15 .464 4.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
4/29
PIT PIT
@
OAK OAK
9:40 PM
Tue
4/30
PIT PIT
@
OAK OAK
9:40 PM
Wed
5/1
PIT PIT
@
OAK OAK
3:37 PM
Fri
5/3
COL COL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Sat
5/4
COL COL
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM

Last Game

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SFG Giants

14-15

3

Final

2

PIT Pirates

14-15

Sun 28 Apr 2024

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HR Leaders

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10

Trout

Mike Trout

9

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

RBI Leaders

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31

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

26

Bohm

Alec Bohm

26

Perez

Salvador Perez

Batting Average Leaders

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.387

Betts

Mookie Betts

.367

Smith

Will Smith

.365

Bohm

Alec Bohm

Hit Leaders

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46

Betts

Mookie Betts

41

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

41

Turner

Trea Turner

Run Leaders

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29

Betts

Mookie Betts

26

Contreras

William Contreras

26

Jr.

Ronald Acuña Jr.

OBP Leaders

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.482

Betts

Mookie Betts

.441

Bohm

Alec Bohm

.434

Soto

Juan Soto

SLG Leaders

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.670

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.655

Betts

Mookie Betts

.639

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

SB Leaders

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18

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

13

Turang

Brice Turang

11

Jr.

Ronald Acuña Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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5

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

5

Minter

A.J. Minter

5

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

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53

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

46

Wheeler

Zack Wheeler

44

Gilbert

Logan Gilbert

ERA Leaders

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1.23

Berríos

José Berríos

1.32

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

1.35

Crawford

Kutter Crawford

WHIP Leaders

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0.63

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.74

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.80

Gilbert

Logan Gilbert

K/9 Leaders

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12.13

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

12.07

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

11.93

Ryan

Joe Ryan

K/BB Leaders

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9.50

Kirby

George Kirby

9.50

Ryan

Joe Ryan

9.00

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Walk Leaders

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4

Kirby

George Kirby

4

Ryan

Joe Ryan

4

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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521.3

Betts

Mookie Betts

470

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

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398

Betts

Mookie Betts

357

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

342

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/27
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
1-3
Sat
4/27
PIT PIT
@
SFG SFG
2-3
Sat
4/27
ARI ARI
@
SEA SEA
3-2
Sat
4/27
PHI PHI
@
SDP SDP
8-6
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
3-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
4/29
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Mon
4/29
STL STL
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
4/29
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Mon
4/29
KCR KCR
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Mon
4/29
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM