Giants @ Cubs
July 19, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 7 14 0
Cubs 4 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 7 14 0
Cubs 4 11 2

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .273
OBP .250 .278
At Bats 4 77
Hits 1 21
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 10

Gary Lavelle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 10
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Wrigley Field - July 19, 1978
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Out
Gary Lavelle
Marc Hill
Willie McCovey
Rob Andrews
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Terry Whitfield
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Mike Vail
Larry Biittner
Bill Buckner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 7 14 0 9
Chicago Cubs 4 11 2 9
Winning Pitcher Vida Blue
Losing Pitcher Ray Burris
Save Gary Lavelle
Game Winning RBI Darrell Evans
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 9 White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gary Lavelle now pitching. De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Bill Buckner pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 9 Rader takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 9 Scott hits a line drive beyond short. Metzger can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 9 Metzger 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 9 Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark scores.
Top 9 Evans strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Evans out.
Top 9 McCovey hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Hill moves to third.
Top 8 Blue takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Hill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clines. Hill reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelleher scores. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelleher moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mick Kelleher pinch hits for Dave Geisel. Kelleher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Metzger 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 7 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields the ball and throws to Geisel covering. Safe. Andrews scores. McCovey moves to second.
Top 7 Evans strikes out.
Top 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Andrews moves to third.
Top 7 Dave Geisel now pitching. Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrews moves to second.
Top 7 Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Whitfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Clines hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Trillo takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vail strikes out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 White hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blue strikes out.
Top 6 Hill bunts towards the mound. Burris catches it and throws to first to double up Metzger.
Top 6 Dave Rader now catching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burris hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clines hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Hill moves to second.
Top 4 Whitfield strikes out.
Top 4 Blue bunts towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hill hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 4 Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Vail hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Biittner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White strikes out.
Top 3 Herndon strikes out.
Top 3 Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey 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 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Burris strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scott scores.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Clines hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to second for the out. Hill moves to third.
Top 2 Whitfield bunts in front of the plate. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blue bunts towards third. Scott fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Scott. Hill moves to second.
Top 2 Hill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Evans scores.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Clark moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Top 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to second for the out. Whitfield moves to third.
Top 1 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second.
Top 1 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.