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Pirates 4 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
April 21, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 21, 1979 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateApril 21, 1979 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 4 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 16
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 16
Winning PitcherJoaquin Andujar  
Losing PitcherKent Tekulve  
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Game Winning RBIJose Cruz 

Game Info

DateApril 21, 1979 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherBert Blyleven  
Home Starting PitcherKen Forsch  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance48,977 
Time of Game3 hours 23 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Fred Brocklander
1B: Murray Strey
2B: Paul Runge
3B: Bob Schroeder

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Phil Garner  Third Baseman 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Willie Stargell  First Baseman 
John Milner  Left Fielder 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Tim Foli  Shortstop 
Bert Blyleven  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Right Fielder 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Art Howe  Second Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Ken Forsch  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Pirates 4 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
April 21, 1979

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         Game of 4/21/1979 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Moreno O, cf          5  0  1  0   Puhl T, rf            5  3  2  0   
Garner P, 3b-2b       5  1  1  0   Reynolds C, ss        4  0  2  2   
Parker D, rf          5  0  2  0   Cedeno C, cf          5  0  1  0   
Stargell W, 1b        5  2  2  2   Cruz J, lf            5  1  3  2   
Milner J, lf          5  1  2  2   Cabell E, 3b-1b       5  0  2  0   
Ott E, c              3  0  1  0   Watson B, 1b          4  0  2  1   
Lacy L, ph            0  0  0  0   Landestoy R, 2b       0  0  0  0   
Nicosia S, c          0  0  0  0   Howe A, 2b-3b         4  0  0  0   
Stennett R, 2b        4  0  1  0   Ashby A, c            4  0  0  0   
Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           3  1  1  0   
Foli T, ss            4  0  0  0   Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   
Blyleven B, p         2  0  1  0   Alou J, ph            1  0  0  0   
Jackson G, p          1  0  0  0   Riccelli F, p         0  0  0  0   
Berra D, 3b           0  0  0  0   Andujar J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Walling D, ph         1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  4 11  4                        41  5 14  5

Pittsburgh       000 301 000 0 --  4
Houston          210 001 000 1 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B            5.2 10  4  4  4  4
Jackson G             2.0  2  0  0  1  0
Tekulve K (L)         1.2  2  1  0  1  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K              6.0  9  4  4  0  1
Sambito J             1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Riccelli F            0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Andujar J (W)         2.1  0  0  0  2  1

E -- Berra D
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Houston 16
2B -- Cruz J, Blyleven B, Garner P, Cedeno C
3B -- Reynolds C, Cruz J
HR -- Milner J, Stargell W
SB -- Puhl T, Cabell E, Parker D
SH -- Reynolds C 2
T -- 3:23
A -- 48977

    

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