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August 15, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 8 12 3
Cubs 12 14 4
Top 9 R H E
Braves 8 12 3
Cubs 12 14 4

Dale Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .241
OBP .250 .301
At Bats 4 402
Hits 1 97
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 63

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 22
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Wrigley Field - August 15, 1978
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Strikeout
Bruce Sutter
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Rodney Scott
Mick Kelleher
Ivan De Jesus
Greg Gross
Jerry White
Bobby Murcer
Dale Murphy
Joe Nolan
Jeff Burroughs

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 8 12 3 8
Chicago Cubs 12 14 4 7
Winning Pitcher Donnie Moore
Losing Pitcher Rick Camp
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Buckner
Attendance 18,497
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murphy strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 9 Horner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Kelleher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gross is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Craig Skok now pitching. Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Office hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Royster takes first base on ball four. Chaney moves to second.
Top 8 Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Gene Garber. Chaney strikes out.
Top 8 Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White strikes out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out.
Top 7 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buckner.
Top 7 Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Bobby Murcer now playing right field. Greg Gross now playing left field. Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blackwell hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Davey Johnson. There goes Kelleher. The throw from Nolan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Mike Vail. Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a popup into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gene Garber now pitching. White strikes out.
Top 6 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Royster strikes out.
Top 6 Bob Beall pinch hits for Jamie Easterly. Beall hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Buckner, and towards Scott, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Murphy scores. Ruiz moves to second.
Top 6 Ruiz bunts towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy moves to third.
Top 6 Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Murphy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Royster fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Scott. The throw from Nolan and he is out, Horner applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Jamie Easterly now pitching. Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Scott reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burroughs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Matthews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Vail hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Nolan for a passed ball. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Moore bunts towards the mound. Camp juggles the ball. That's an error on Camp. Blackwell goes all the way around to score. Moore moves to third.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rodney Scott now playing second base. Camp strikes out.
Bottom 3 Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nolan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rick Camp now pitching. Vail hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores. White goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 White takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moore scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Moore moves to third.
Bottom 2 Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Moore reaches second base with a double. Blackwell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingman scores.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into left field. Burroughs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burroughs. Kingman moves to second.
Top 2 Donnie Moore now pitching. Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field. White picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Office scores. Matthews goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Royster scores. Office moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Ruiz scores. Royster moves to third. Office moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy moves to third. Ruiz moves to second.
Top 2 McWilliams strikes out.
Top 2 Ruiz hits a line drive to center field. White throws towards Trillo. Trillo fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Trillo. Nolan scores. Murphy moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Nolan moves to second.
Top 2 Nolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 De Jesus bunts towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Office 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 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.