August 15, 1978 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Doug BairL: Ed Whitson
3B3-5H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterOMOmar Moreno
CF2-3H-AB1 RP2.0IP0 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcherP1.0IP1 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead CIN by 1 · PIT by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Dodgers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
| 2CIReds | 92 | 69 | .571 | 2.5 |
3PH Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.0 |
4SF Giants | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6.0 |
| 5PIPirates | 88 | 73 | .547 | 6.5 |
6SD Padres | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11.0 |
7CH Cubs | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16.0 |
8WS Nationals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 19.0 |
9HO Astros | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21.0 |
10AT Braves | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
11ST Cardinals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
12NY Mets | 66 | 96 | .407 | 29.0 |
2B: Rose
HR: Driessen
RBI: Rose, Griffey Sr., Driessen
SB: Griffey Sr., Collins
LOB: 13
| FTFrank TaverasSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OMOmar MorenoCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DPDave ParkerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn Milner1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BRBill Robinson1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MSManny SanguillenC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGPhil Garner2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DBDale Berra3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BB Bert BlylevenP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBSteve BryeLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GJGrant JacksonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KTKent TekulveP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EOEd OttPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EWEd WhitsonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
2B: Parker
RBI: Sanguillen, Garner
SB: Moreno, Garner
CS: Taveras
LOB: 19
| BBBert Blyleven | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 53 |
| GJGrant Jackson | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KTKent Tekulve | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| EWEd WhitsonL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 73 |
The Reds outlasted the Pirates 4-3 in 10 innings at Three Rivers Stadium.
Doug Bair got the win and Ed Whitson took the loss. Pete Rose went 3-for-5 for the Reds, while Omar Moreno went 2-for-3 for the Pirates.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
