Pirates @ Cubs
August 9, 1978

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Bottom 6 R H E
Pirates 4 7 1
Cubs 5 6 0
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Pirates 4 7 1
Cubs 5 6 0

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .319
OBP .667 .320
At Bats 3 119
Hits 2 38
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 1 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 1 20

Ed Whitson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 3
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1978
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Ed Whitson
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Dale Berra
Frank Taveras
John Milner
Bill Robinson
Dave Parker
Mike Vail
Larry Biittner
Rodney Scott
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Larry Biittner pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Buckner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Scott reaches second base with a double. Blackwell scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras.
Top 6 Milner hits a line drive into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Robinson. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Johnson applying the tag.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Stargell scores. Parker scores.
Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Parker reaches second base with a double. Stargell moves to third.
Top 6 Stargell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sanguillen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Trillo 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 5 Ed Whitson now pitching. Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 5 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.
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.