Expos @ Cubs
September 4, 1978

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Expos 6 11 1
Cubs 5 10 2
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Expos 6 11 1
Cubs 5 10 2

Tim Blackwell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .253
OBP .000 .360
At Bats 0 75
Hits 0 19
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 6

Bill Atkinson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 2
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Wrigley Field - September 4, 1978
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Bill Atkinson
Gary Carter
Tom Hutton
Pepe Frias
Larry Parrish
Stan Papi
Warren Cromartie
Del Unser
Sam Mejias
Tim Blackwell
Bobby Murcer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Montreal Expos 6 11 1 11
Chicago Cubs 5 10 2 9
Winning Pitcher Mike Garman
Losing Pitcher Bruce Sutter
Save Bill Atkinson
Game Winning RBI Gary Carter
Attendance 29,833
Time of Game 3 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blackwell hits a line drive towards the mound. Atkinson catches it and throws to first to double up Murcer.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Gary Carter now catching. Bill Atkinson now pitching. Vail strikes out.
Top 10 Hutton 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 10 Frias strikes out.
Top 10 Dan Schatzeder pinch runs for Ellis Valentine. Gary Carter pinch hits for Mike Garman. Carter bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Parrish scores. Schatzeder moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 10 Ellis Valentine pinch hits for Jerry Fry. Valentine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third.
Top 10 Parrish takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Tim Blackwell now catching. Bruce Sutter now pitching. Papi is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Trillo hits a popup towards short. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 There goes Buckner. The throw from Fry and he is safe. Buckner steals second.
Bottom 9 Mike Garman now pitching. Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sember scores. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 9 Gross strikes out.
Bottom 9 De Jesus bunts towards third. Parrish picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Parrish. Meoli scores. Sember moves to third. De Jesus moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Rudy Meoli pinch runs for Ed Putman. Mike Sember pinch hits for Dave Geisel. Sember hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meoli moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ed Putman pinch hits for Dave Rader. Putman takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mejias strikes out.
Top 9 Greg Gross now playing center field. Mike Vail now playing right field. Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Unser bunts towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Davey Johnson pinch hits for Jerry White. Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Gene Clines. Darold Knowles now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Larry Biittner. Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. Buckner tags and moves to third.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pepe Frias now playing second base. Greg Gross pinch hits for Rodney Scott. Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hutton strikes out.
Top 8 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave Geisel now pitching. Bahnsen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Manny Seoane. Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sam Mejias now playing right field. Tom Hutton now playing first base. Rader strikes out.
Top 7 Fry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fry for the out.
Top 7 Parrish is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Papi hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Papi reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Cromartie hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clines for the out.
Bottom 6 Trillo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo. Cash moves to third.
Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on Seoane Cash moves to second.
Top 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bahnsen hits a line drive into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a popup into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stan Bahnsen now pitching. Scott bunts towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fry hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Parrish is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Manny Seoane now pitching. Papi 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 5 Cromartie hits a line drive into left field. Kingman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kingman. Unser scores. Perez moves to third. Cromartie moves to second.
Top 5 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hutton scores. Unser moves to second.
Top 5 Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dawson scores. Hutton moves to third.
Top 5 Hutton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Dawson. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Dawson steals second.
Top 5 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dave Rader now catching. Andre Dawson pinch hits for Rudy May. Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Krukow bunts towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Clines moves to third. Cox moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clines moves to second.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clines hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fry strikes out.
Top 4 Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cromartie bunts towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Buckner. The throw from Fry and he is safe. Buckner steals second.
Bottom 3 Buckner bunts towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Scott bunts towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Perez 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 3 Unser hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hutton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Papi fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Krukow hits a line drive beyond short. Papi can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cox moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out. Trillo scores.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kingman tags and scores. Trillo tags and moves to third.
Bottom 2 Clines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Trillo takes first base on ball four. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 May 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 2 Fry strikes out.
Top 2 Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Cromartie scores. Papi moves to third.
Top 2 Papi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to second.
Top 2 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hutton for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.