Cubs @ Braves
August 28, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Braves 4 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Braves 4 7 0

Rodney Scott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .285
OBP .750 .408
At Bats 2 158
Hits 1 45
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 0 6

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 19
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 28, 1978
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Out
Gene Garber
Joe Nolan
Bob Beall
Glenn Hubbard
Bob Horner
Jerry Royster
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Rodney Scott
Greg Gross

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 9 0 8
Atlanta Braves 4 7 0 3
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Donnie Moore
Save Gene Garber
Game Winning RBI Jeff Burroughs
Attendance 4,007
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Vail strikes out.
Top 9 Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Gene Garber now pitching. Rader strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes Beall. The throw from Rader and he is out, Trillo applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mike Vail now playing left field. Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 8 Beall takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Trillo hits a popup into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hubbard hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a line drive towards first. Beall catches it and steps on first to double up Scott.
Top 7 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Nolan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Horner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a popup into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Donnie Moore now pitching. Dave Rader now catching. Beall takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Gross hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Niekro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Top 6 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Dennis Lamp. Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Kingman scores. Trillo scores.
Top 6 Dave Rader pinch hits for Tim Blackwell. Rader strikes out.
Top 6 De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Top 6 Trillo takes first base on ball four. Kingman moves to second.
Top 6 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Royster strikes out. Blackwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Royster out.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Office moves to third. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hubbard bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Lamp covering. Safe. Horner scores. Nolan moves to third. Office moves to second.
Bottom 5 Office bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Lamp covering. Safe. Horner moves to third. Nolan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. Gross moves to second.
Top 5 Scott strikes out.
Top 5 Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Blackwell hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hubbard is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Trillo hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. Murcer moves to third.
Top 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott moves to third.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard catches it and throws to second with Royster covering, to double up Gross.
Top 3 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Top 3 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Horner hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Royster fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 Blackwell is hit by the pitch. Kingman moves to second.
Top 2 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 2 Trillo strikes out.
Top 2 Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third.
Top 2 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Matthews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Beall is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Buckner strikes out.
Top 1 Niekro fires to first and has Scott trapped. There's the throw to Royster who tags Scott for the out.
Top 1 Scott is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.