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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

1979-07-10 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 31341 · 3:09

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 5th. Jim Bibby earned the win and Kent Tekulve picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	11
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	8

W: Jim Bibby L: Joaquin Andujar SV: Kent Tekulve

Umpires — HP: Fred Brocklander · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Jim Quick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Omar Moreno	4	1	2	1	0	0
Tim Foli	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Parker	4	0	1	2	1	1
Willie Stargell	5	0	1	0	0	1
John Milner	4	1	2	0	0	1
Bill Madlock	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ed Ott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rennie Stennett	2	2	1	1	1	0
Jim Bibby	3	0	0	0	0	3

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rafael Landestoy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Puhl	3	2	2	0	1	0
Cesar Cedeno	4	1	3	1	0	0
Jose Cruz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Cabell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Denny Walling	4	0	1	1	0	1
Art Howe	4	0	1	0	0	3
Alan Ashby	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joaquin Andujar	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Sexton	1	0	0	0	0	1
Craig Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Baldwin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bibby	8.0	6	1	7
Grant Jackson	0.1	0	0	0
Enrique Romo	0.1	2	1	0
Kent Tekulve	0.1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joaquin Andujar	6.0	8	1	3
Randy Niemann	1.1	2	1	0
Rick Williams	0.2	0	0	1
Joe Sambito	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Omar Moreno: 43
Tim Foli: 53
Dave Parker: 3/L

Bot 1

Rafael Landestoy: K
Terry Puhl: W
Cesar Cedeno: S9.1-3
Jose Cruz: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Willie Stargell: S7
John Milner: K
Bill Madlock: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Enos Cabell: S8
Denny Walling: SB2#
Denny Walling: WP.2-3#
Denny Walling: K
Art Howe: K
Alan Ashby: 6/P

Top 3

Ed Ott: 43
Rennie Stennett: S8
Jim Bibby: K/C
Omar Moreno: T9.1-H
Tim Foli: 43

Bot 3

Joaquin Andujar: K
Rafael Landestoy: 43
Terry Puhl: 8

Top 4

Dave Parker: 43
Willie Stargell: 9
John Milner: S8
Bill Madlock: D7.1-3
Ed Ott: 53

Bot 4

Cesar Cedeno: 4/P
Jose Cruz: 43
Enos Cabell: 63

Top 5

Rennie Stennett: W
Jim Bibby: K
Omar Moreno: D8/78.1-3
Tim Foli: 4/P
Dave Parker: S9.3-H;2-H
Willie Stargell: 43

Bot 5

Denny Walling: 43
Art Howe: K
Alan Ashby: 7

Top 6

John Milner: 8
Bill Madlock: 53
Ed Ott: S9
Rennie Stennett: 43

Bot 6

Jimmy Sexton: K
Rafael Landestoy: 8
Terry Puhl: S8
Cesar Cedeno: D7.1-H
Jose Cruz: 3/G

Top 7

Jim Bibby: HP
Omar Moreno: FC/SH.1-2;B-1
Tim Foli: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Dave Parker: IW
Willie Stargell: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Enos Cabell: 8
Denny Walling: 8
Art Howe: K

Top 8

John Milner: S9
Bill Madlock: S7.1-2
Ed Ott: 8.2-3
Rennie Stennett: 8/SF.3-H
Jim Bibby: K

Bot 8

Alan Ashby: 9
Craig Reynolds: 5/L
Rafael Landestoy: 7

Top 9

Omar Moreno: 8
Tim Foli: D7
Dave Parker: K
Willie Stargell: K

Bot 9

Terry Puhl: S8
Cesar Cedeno: D7.1-3
Jose Cruz: 8
Enos Cabell: BK.3-H;2-3#
Enos Cabell: 53
Denny Walling: S8.3-H
Art Howe: S8.1-3(E8);B-2(TH)
Alan Ashby: W
Reggie Baldwin: 13

Notes & reviews

the umpires equipment did not arrive on time so they wore clothes provided by the Astros, which included Astros caps; Pirates manager Chuck Tanner gave his cap to one of the umpires to balance out the 'onesided' look

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