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April 22, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 3 8 1
Cubs 2 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 3 8 1
Cubs 2 5 2

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .435
OBP .000 .458
At Bats 0 23
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Skip Lockwood Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 3
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Wrigley Field - April 22, 1978
Out
Skip Lockwood
Ron Hodges
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Lenny Randle
Tim Foli
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Bruce Boisclair
Bill Buckner
Dave Rader

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 3 8 1 8
Chicago Cubs 2 5 2 7
Winning Pitcher Mardie Cornejo
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save Skip Lockwood
Game Winning RBI Ron Hodges
Attendance 13,785
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bill Buckner pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kelleher is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Randle bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Greg Gross now playing center field. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ontiveros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murcer takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to third. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kingman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Greg Gross pinch hits for Gene Clines. Gross bunts towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 8 Skip Lockwood now pitching. Steve Henderson now playing left field. De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Montanez scores. Mazzilli moves to third.
Top 8 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Montanez moves to second.
Top 8 Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Foli fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mardie Cornejo now pitching. Ontiveros hits a popup into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Joel Youngblood pinch runs for Tom Grieve. Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngblood moves to second.
Top 7 Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foli scores.
Top 7 Tom Grieve pinch hits for Jerry Koosman. There's a wild pitch. Foli moves to second.
Top 7 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazzilli tags and scores.
Top 7 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clines who is chasing the ball. Mazzilli reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Kingman. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Kingman steals second.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clines hits a popup into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Top 6 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flynn moves to second.
Top 6 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Koosman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on De Jesus.
Top 5 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. Biittner scores.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Biittner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kingman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. De Jesus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner juggles the ball. That's an error on Biittner.
Top 4 Flynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Koosman strikes out.
Top 3 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a line drive into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Clines scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Hodges for a passed ball. Clines moves to third.
Bottom 1 Clines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 1 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.