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September 2, 1978

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Bruce Bochy Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average
OBP
At Bats
Hits
• Singles
• Doubles
• Triples
• Home Runs
Walks
RBI’s

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
13	11	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Wrigley Field - September 2, 1978

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Wild Pitch

Rick Reuschel

Dave Rader

Bill Buckner

Manny Trillo

Rodney Scott

Ivan De Jesus

Dave Kingman

Greg Gross

Bobby Murcer

Bruce Bochy

Denny Walling

Bob Watson

Count: - , 2 Outs

There's a wild pitch. Watson scores. Walling moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 4 Walling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Walling reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third.

Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Cabell is called out on strikes.

Top 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.

Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball towards left. Walling catches it and throws to home to double up Gross.

Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. Reuschel scores.

Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Reuschel reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Puhl is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Drumright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemongello moves to third.

Top 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out. Lemongello moves to second.

Top 3 Lemongello bunts towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Bochy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a popup into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 There goes Murcer. The throw from Bochy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Cruz is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Cruz moves to second.

Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Puhl picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Puhl. Buckner moves to second.

Bottom 1 Scott strikes out.

Bottom 1 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Drumright 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 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Astros @ CubsSeptember 2, 1978

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There's a wild pitch. Watson scores. Walling moves to third.

Astros @ Cubs
September 2, 1978