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September 2, 1978

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Denny Walling Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .234
OBP .333 .308
At Bats 3 188
Hits 1 44
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 23

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 0
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Wrigley Field - September 2, 1978
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Single
Rick Reuschel
Dave Rader
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Rodney Scott
Ivan De Jesus
Greg Gross
Jerry White
Bobby Murcer
Denny Walling
Bob Watson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jerry White now playing center field. Greg Gross now playing left field. Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buckner tags and scores. Murcer tags and moves to second.
Bottom 8 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Kingman hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Buckner reaches third base with a triple. Gross scores. Scott goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Scott bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gross moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Gross reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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 7 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer 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 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bochy for the out.
Top 6 Walling bunts in front of the plate. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Scott takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a popup towards short. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuschel hits a line drive towards short. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into right field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Drumright fumbles the ball. That's an error on Drumright. Rader moves to third.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Landestoy moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Top 5 Puhl bunts in front of the plate. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 5 Drumright hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Lemongello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There goes Trillo. The throw from Bochy and he is out, Landestoy applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kingman strikes out.
Top 4 Bochy strikes out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Watson scores. Walling moves to third.
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.