Cubs @ Braves
August 29, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 7 1
Braves 4 9 0
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Cubs 3 7 1
Braves 4 9 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .310
OBP .500 .328
At Bats 4 339
Hits 2 105
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 51

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 20
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 29, 1978
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Gene Garber
Joe Nolan
Bob Beall
Glenn Hubbard
Bob Horner
Jerry Royster
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Bill Buckner
Jerry White

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 7 1 9
Atlanta Braves 4 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Eddie Solomon
Losing Pitcher Lynn McGlothen
Save Gene Garber
Game Winning RBI Gary Matthews
Attendance 3,244
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Rodney Scott. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Top 9 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Top 9 Jerry White pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Nolan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There goes Hubbard. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Hubbard steals second.
Bottom 8 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Office is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Blackwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 8 Gene Garber now pitching. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Trillo hits a line drive towards short. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rod Gilbreath pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs. Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Matthews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Beall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 7 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Eddie Solomon. Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out.
Top 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first 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 Joe Nolan now catching. Buckner bunts towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Bruce Benedict. Nolan 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 6 Hubbard takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to third. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 6 Office hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beall tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beall moves to third. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Beall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Beall takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Scott hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blackwell moves to third. Reuschel moves to second.
Top 6 Blackwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Solomon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Scott. Hubbard moves to second.
Top 5 Trillo is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Office hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Scott is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reuschel bunts in front of the plate. Benedict fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to second.
Top 4 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beall for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Trillo hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Kingman moves to third.
Top 3 Kingman is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Murcer strikes out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Scott scores.
Top 3 There goes Scott. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Top 3 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Office moves to second.
Bottom 2 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott scores. Buckner moves to second.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott moves to third.
Top 1 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.