Phillies @ Cubs
May 24, 1978

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Bottom 8 R H E
Phillies 4 9 2
Cubs 2 5 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Phillies 4 9 2
Cubs 2 6 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .327
OBP .333 .357
At Bats 2 104
Hits 1 34
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 12

Warren Brusstar Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 24, 1978
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Double
Warren Brusstar
Bob Boone
Jay Johnstone
Bud Harrelson
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Jerry Martin
Garry Maddox
Bake McBride
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Buckner reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Clines strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Martin now playing left field. De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Luzinski strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnstone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Warren Brusstar now pitching. Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Donnie Moore now pitching. Greg Gross now playing center field. Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrelson tags and scores. Cardenal tags and moves to third. McBride tags and moves to second.
Top 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. McBride takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to third. Cardenal moves to second.
Top 7 Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Jim Kaat. Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores. Harrelson moves to second.
Top 7 Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone moves to second.
Top 7 Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Maddox hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Trillo bunts towards first. Johnstone fields it and throws to third for the out. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McBride tags and scores.
Top 6 Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clines who is chasing the ball. McBride reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Burris hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kaat 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 5 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Boone reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 4 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball towards center. Maddox catches it and throws to first to double up Clines. De Jesus tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Clines bunts towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burris hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Maddox chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Bowa. Bowa fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Bowa. Burris moves all the way to home.
Top 3 Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McBride hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kaat 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 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out.
Top 2 Boone 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 2 Maddox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Johnstone 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 1 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bowa is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.