Pirates @ Cubs
August 9, 1978

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

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .313
OBP .500 .331
At Bats 1 262
Hits 0 82
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 38

Jim Rooker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1978
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Double
Jim Rooker
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Dale Berra
Frank Taveras
John Milner
Bill Robinson
Dave Parker
Bill Buckner
Rodney Scott
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Roberts
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores. De Jesus scores. Scott goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Scott is hit by the pitch. Roberts moves to third. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 5 De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 5 Roberts bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Taveras hits a popup into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rooker 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 Berra is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Vail hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner who is chasing the ball. Vail reaches third base with a triple.
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 is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
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. Taveras scores.
Top 3 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. Taveras moves to third.
Top 3 Taveras hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Johnson, and into shallow left field. Taveras reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a popup into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rooker hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stennett hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to third. Vail moves to second.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Buckner takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second.
Top 1 Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores.
Top 1 Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Sanguillen reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.