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August 18, 1978

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	8	14	1
Cubs	3	7	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Reds	8	14	1
Cubs	3	7	1

Larry Biittner Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.266
OBP	.000	.312
At Bats	0	286
Hits	0	76
• Singles	0	59
• Doubles	0	12
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	44

Tom Hume Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	11	0

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Wrigley Field - August 18, 1978

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Out

Tom Hume

Johnny Bench

Dan Driessen

Joe Morgan

Pete Rose

Dave Concepcion

George Foster

Cesar Geronimo

Ken Griffey

Larry Biittner

Dave Rader

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Cincinnati Reds	8	14	1	12
Chicago Cubs	3	7	1	6
Winning Pitcher	Pedro Borbon
Losing Pitcher	Dave Roberts
Save	Tom Hume
Game Winning RBI	Joe Morgan
Attendance	33,416
Time of Game	2 hours 45 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Larry Biittner pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields the ball and throws to Hume covering. Safe.

Bottom 9 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Johnson is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Morgan strikes out.

Top 9 Rose hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Rose reaches second base with a double. Geronimo scores. Hume moves to third.

Top 9 Hume hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench scores. Geronimo moves to third.

Top 9 Driessen is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Griffey hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Geronimo takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Bench reaches second base with a double. Foster scores.

Top 9 Foster hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Foster reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Kingman hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 White strikes out.

Top 8 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Dave Rader now catching. Donnie Moore now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Greg Gross pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Gross strikes out.

Bottom 7 Dan Driessen now playing first base. Johnny Bench now catching. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Dave Rader pinch hits for Tim Blackwell. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Hume strikes out.

Top 7 Dan Driessen pinch hits for Vic Correll. Driessen takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second.

Top 7 Griffey bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 Henderson is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Trillo is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Johnson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Tom Hume now pitching. Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Correll scores. Rose moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 6 Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffey tags and scores. Correll tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 6 Rose is walked intentionally.

Top 6 Dave Collins pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Collins bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffey moves to third. Correll moves to second.

Top 6 Correll bunts towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Griffey moves to second.

Top 6 Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.

Bottom 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Henderson strikes out.

Top 5 Bench hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Foster strikes out.

Bottom 4 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Correll and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.

Bottom 4 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morgan fields the ball and throws to first. Bench drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Bench. Trillo scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 4 Blackwell bunts towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second.

Bottom 4 Trillo takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

Top 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.

Top 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Borbon strikes out.

Top 4 Correll strikes out.

Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Kingman strikes out.

Bottom 3 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second.

Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. White moves to third.

Bottom 3 White takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Henderson strikes out.

Top 3 Bench takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Roberts strikes out.

Bottom 2 Blackwell strikes out.

Bottom 2 Trillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose moves to second.

Top 2 Rose hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Correll moves to third.

Top 2 Norman bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.

Top 2 Correll bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Buckner reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 White is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Henderson takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Morgan 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 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.

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