August 29, 1978 · 7:05 PM EDT
1B3-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGFGeorge Foster
LF2-4H-AB
Bert BlylevenP9.0IP0 ER · 8 K · WWinning pitcherP6.0IP3 ER · 5 K · LBiggest lead PIT by 5
| 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 |
| FTFrank TaverasSS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OMOmar MorenoCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DPDave ParkerRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WSWillie Stargell1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EOEd OttC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BRBill RobinsonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JMJohn MilnerLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGPhil Garner2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBert BlylevenP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MMMario MendozaSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDale Berra3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Parker, Garner, Berra
HR: Stargell
RBI: Parker, Stargell 3, Blyleven
SB: Taveras
CS: Garner
LOB: 9
| BBBert BlylevenW | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 53 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 53 |
CS: Foster
LOB: 5
The Pirates routed the Reds 5-0 at Cinergy Field.
Bert Blyleven got the win and Michael LaCoss took the loss. Willie Stargell went 3-for-4 for the Pirates, while George Foster went 2-for-4 for the Reds.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
