Phillies @ Cubs
June 29, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 9 14 3
Cubs 3 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 9 14 3
Cubs 3 11 1

Bobby Murcer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .245
OBP .250 .327
At Bats 4 245
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 1 25

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 4
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Wrigley Field - June 29, 1978
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Strikeout
Tug McGraw
Bob Boone
Jose Cardenal
Ted Sizemore
Davey Johnson
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Jerry Martin
Bobby Murcer
Mike Vail

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 9 14 3 7
Chicago Cubs 3 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher Jim Kaat
Losing Pitcher Dave Roberts
Save Tug McGraw
Game Winning RBI Jose Cardenal
Attendance 25,669
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murcer is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Mike Vail pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sizemore. Vail moves to second.
Top 9 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Luzinski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Bowa moves to second.
Top 9 Bowa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cox hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tug McGraw now pitching. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Barry Foote pinch hits for Ron Reed. Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sizemore is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Boone hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Boone reaches second base with a double. Luzinski scores. Martin scores.
Top 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Johnson trying to get to home. Kingman throws the ball in to Cox who tags Johnson, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Luzinski moves to third. Martin moves to second.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 8 Greg Gross now playing center field. Bobby Murcer now playing right field. Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores.
Bottom 7 Greg Gross pinch hits for Gene Clines. Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Maddox fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Maddox. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ron Reed now pitching. Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott. Kaat moves to second.
Top 7 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Sizemore bunts in front of the plate. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Trillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Luzinski 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 5 Biittner hits a popup towards the mound. Kaat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Sizemore fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Scott bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Trillo scores. De Jesus moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to home to get Biittner. Trillo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Trillo reaches second base with a double. Biittner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Sizemore fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 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 4 Sizemore is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Boone bunts towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out.
Top 3 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Maddox scores.
Top 3 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to third.
Top 3 Maddox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Maddox reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman scores. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Trillo bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Biittner hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Kaat hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boone for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davey Johnson now playing third base. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Martin is called out on strikes.
Top 1 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Cox and he is out, Scott applying the tag.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. Bowa scores. Johnson scores. Luzinski goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Davey Johnson pinch runs for Mike Schmidt. Luzinski is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bowa moves to third. Schmidt moves to second.
Top 1 Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Maddox hits a line drive towards third. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out.