Pirates @ Astros
August 26, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 6 4
Astros 7 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 6 4
Astros 7 8 1

Ed Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .267
OBP .667 .309
At Bats 3 285
Hits 2 76
• Singles 2 54
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 28

J.R. Richard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 0
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Astrodome - August 26, 1978
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J.R. Richard
Bruce Bochy
Dave Bergman
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Jimmy Sexton
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Ed Ott

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 6 4 3
Houston Astros 7 8 1 3
Winning Pitcher J.R. Richard
Losing Pitcher Bruce Kison
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Art Howe
Attendance 9,985
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores.
Top 9 Moreno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Moreno reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Reuss now pitching. Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Taveras hits a popup towards the mound. Richard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Jim Bibby. Sanguillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Garner strikes out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Howe picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howe. Milner scores. Ott moves to third.
Top 7 Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milner moves to third.
Top 7 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Parker strikes out.
Top 7 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Bibby now pitching. Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 John Candelaria pinch hits for Dave Hamilton. Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sexton hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Robinson strikes out. Bochy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Robinson out.
Top 5 Ott strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bergman hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Parker strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Moreno. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 4 Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Richard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bochy hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hamilton strikes out.
Top 3 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Garner strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dave Hamilton now pitching. Walling strikes out. There goes Howe. The throw from Ott to Taveras, and Howe is out.
Bottom 2 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Cruz. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Cabell scores.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive to center field. Moreno throws towards Taveras. Taveras fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Taveras. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Bottom 2 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bergman for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Puhl. The throw from Ott and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Bottom 2 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Milner hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richard strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bochy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Bochy reaches second base with a double. Walling scores. Gonzalez scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Walling hits a line drive to left field. Robinson throws towards the plate. Ott fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ott. Howe scores. Walling moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Howe hits a line drive into right field. Parker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Parker. Bergman scores. Cabell goes all the way around to score. Howe moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras.
Bottom 1 Bergman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Bergman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Taveras strikes out. Bochy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Taveras out.