Pirates @ Cubs
August 7, 1978

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Bottom 4 R H E
Pirates 3 6 1
Cubs 1 5 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Pirates 3 6 1
Cubs 2 5 0

Larry Biittner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .267
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 0 273
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 43

Ed Whitson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 3
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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1978
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Ed Whitson
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Phil Garner
Frank Taveras
John Milner
Bill Robinson
Dave Parker
Larry Biittner
Tim Blackwell
Davey Johnson
Manny Trillo
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gene Clines pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Ed Whitson now pitching. Larry Biittner pinch hits for Gene Clines. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. Trillo scores. Johnson moves to third. Blackwell moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Reuss Vail scores. Trillo moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Vail moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a line drive into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reuss hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Reuss reaches second base with a double. Stennett moves to third.
Top 4 Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Milner hits a popup into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus bunts towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. Krukow moves to third.
Bottom 3 Krukow hits a fly ball towards right. Parker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Parker. Krukow moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras scores.
Top 3 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reuss scores. Taveras moves to third.
Top 3 Sanguillen bunts towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanguillen for the out. Reuss moves to third. Taveras moves to second.
Top 3 Taveras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garner scores. Reuss moves to second.
Top 3 Reuss bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garner moves to second.
Top 3 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Reuss covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stennett 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 Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to third.
Top 2 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stargell strikes out.
Top 1 Sanguillen 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 1 Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.