Pittsburgh Pirates 5 – 6 Houston Astros
12 June 1978 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 6-11-7 runs-hits-errors line | Houston Astros | 1 in 18,458 games |
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Jesus Alou | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | 11 | 7 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Omar Moreno | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Parker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bill Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Willie Stargell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Manny Sanguillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rennie Stennett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Ott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Phil Garner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Candelaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Candelaria | 7.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Kent Tekulve | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hamilton | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Whitson | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Sexton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Bergman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jesus Alou | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Art Howe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jose Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Howard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tom Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Metzger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Julio Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dixon | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Joe Niekro | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Williams | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |