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August 14, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 7 12 2
Cubs 13 16 0
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Braves 7 12 2
Cubs 13 16 0

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .287
OBP .750 .376
At Bats 4 327
Hits 3 94
• Singles 2 66
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 12
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 2 44

Ray Burris Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 9 1
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Wrigley Field - August 14, 1978
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Walk
Ray Burris
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Mick Kelleher
Ivan De Jesus
Greg Gross
Jerry White
Bobby Murcer
Gary Matthews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Matthews takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Camp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Burris hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rick Camp now pitching. White hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Camp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 8 Royster hits a line drive towards the mound. Burris catches it and throws to first to double up Nolan.
Top 8 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Dave Campbell. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Murcer now playing right field. Greg Gross now playing left field. Ray Burris now pitching. Ruiz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a popup into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Murcer takes first base on ball four. Gross scores. Kelleher moves to third. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Blackwell takes first base on ball four. Vail scores. Gross moves to third. Kelleher moves to second.
Bottom 7 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Greg Gross pinch runs for Dave Kingman. Dave Campbell now pitching. Kelleher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Vail moves to third.
Bottom 7 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Buckner bunts towards first. Beall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Beall 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 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. McGlothen moves to third.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. McGlothen moves to second.
Bottom 6 McGlothen bunts in front of the plate. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kelleher scores.
Bottom 6 Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Davey Johnson. Trillo hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Craig Skok now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rowland Office pinch hits for Max Leon. Office strikes out.
Top 6 Ruiz hits a popup into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Vail hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Beall hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Matthews scores. Burroughs goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Horner strikes out.
Top 5 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Matthews moves to second.
Top 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bonnell strikes out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trillo tags and scores. Blackwell tags and moves to third.
Bottom 4 McGlothen takes first base on ball four. Trillo moves to third. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Blackwell bunts towards the mound. Leon fields it and throws to third for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Max Leon now pitching. Johnson is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Cito Gaston pinch hits for Tommy Boggs. Gaston takes first base on ball four. Beall moves to second.
Top 4 Ruiz hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Beall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vail hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. White moves to second.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Horner. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Roberts hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murphy strikes out.
Top 3 Horner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kingman scores. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner juggles the ball. That's an error on Horner. Vail scores. Kingman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Tommy Boggs now pitching. Kingman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Kingman reaches second base with a double. White scores. Buckner scores. Vail moves to third.
Bottom 2 Vail takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. White moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. De Jesus scores. White moves to second.
Bottom 2 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a line drive into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Vail goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.