Astros @ Cubs
June 6, 1978

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Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 2 8 1
Cubs 9 10 0
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Astros 2 8 2
Cubs 9 10 0

Greg Gross Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .316
OBP .750 .373
At Bats 3 98
Hits 2 31
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 10
RBI’s 1 16

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 2
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Wrigley Field - June 6, 1978
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Joe Sambito
Reggie Baldwin
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Jimmy Sexton
Jesus Alou
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Greg Gross
Ivan De Jesus
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson. De Jesus moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Alou. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Kelleher hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Sambito now pitching. Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Sexton bunts towards the mound. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Roger Metzger pinch hits for Oscar Zamora. Metzger 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 Donnie Moore now pitching. Mick Kelleher now playing second base. Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Trillo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Biittner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Oscar Zamora now pitching. Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Gross reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 6 De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a line drive towards first. Watson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz 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 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Watson scores. Alou moves to third.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive beyond first. Biittner can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Sexton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Andujar strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Andujar out.
Top 5 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Gross goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 3 Trillo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Andujar bunts towards the mound. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baldwin hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. Ontiveros scores. Rader goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Rader takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Murcer. The throw from Baldwin and he is safe. Murcer steals second.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cruz 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 Howe strikes out.
Top 2 Alou 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 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 1 Andujar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Andujar. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sexton strikes out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.