Pirates @ Cubs
April 14, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 6 3
Cubs 4 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 6 3
Cubs 5 10 0

Larry Biittner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .273
OBP .667 .333
At Bats 2 11
Hits 1 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 0 1

Jim Bibby Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 14, 1978
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Home Run
Jim Bibby
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Phil Garner
Frank Taveras
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Larry Biittner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 6 3 7
Chicago Cubs 5 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Guillermo Hernandez
Losing Pitcher Jim Bibby
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Larry Biittner
Attendance 45,777
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Biittner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Taveras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bibby moves to second.
Top 9 Bibby takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Hernandez covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. Trillo scores. Ontiveros moves to third.
Bottom 8 Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cruz bunts towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Stennett covering, for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 8 Willie Stargell now playing first base. Omar Moreno now playing center field. Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Willie Stargell pinch hits for Jim Fregosi. Stargell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Greg Gross now playing center field. Donnie Moore now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Bibby now pitching. Kingman hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grant Jackson now pitching. Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Biittner takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 7 Greg Gross pinch hits for Gene Clines. Gross hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Parker hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fryman bunts towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Jerry Reuss. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sanguillen is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fregosi scores. Stennett moves to third. Garner moves to second.
Top 6 Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Fregosi moves to second.
Top 6 Fregosi takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Parker scores.
Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clines. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Taveras hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reuss strikes out.
Top 5 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Fregosi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Brye moves to second.
Top 4 Parker is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Brye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to home to get Biittner. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Biittner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker who is chasing the ball. Biittner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Taveras 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 3 Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanguillen for the out.
Bottom 2 Clines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. There goes De Jesus trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Clines moves to second.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trillo scores. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Trillo is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Garner strikes out.
Top 2 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Fryman covering, for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Top 2 Fregosi is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Larry Biittner now playing first base. Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Parker chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Stennett. Stennett fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Stennett. Clines goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett misplays the ball. That's an error on Stennett.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Brye takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.