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August 16, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 9 9 0
Cubs 0 3 1
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Braves 9 9 0
Cubs 0 3 1

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .287
OBP .250 .377
At Bats 3 335
Hits 0 96
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 49
RBI’s 0 45

Guillermo Hernandez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 1
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Wrigley Field - August 16, 1978
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Strikeout
Guillermo Hernandez
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Rodney Scott
Mick Kelleher
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jerry White
Bobby Murcer
Gary Matthews
Jerry Royster
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Matthews is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 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. Royster moves to second.
Top 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kelleher hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Blackwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Niekro strikes out.
Top 8 Ruiz hits a popup towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murphy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Ray Burris now pitching. Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Top 8 Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs. Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Office hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ruiz scores.
Top 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ruiz moves to third.
Top 7 Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruiz moves to second.
Top 7 Ruiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 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 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murphy strikes out.
Top 6 Nolan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Krukow hits a popup in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blackwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Royster 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 5 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ruiz hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Murphy strikes out.
Top 4 Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Krukow strikes out.
Bottom 3 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Matthews strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Royster. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 3 Office hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Scott 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 2 The ball gets by Nolan for a passed ball. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ruiz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nolan moves to third.
Top 2 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott misplays the ball. That's an error on Scott. Burroughs scores. Horner scores. Nolan moves to second.
Top 2 Horner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Horner reaches second base with a double. Burroughs moves to third.
Top 2 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
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 ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus strikes out. Nolan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws De Jesus out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.