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September 5, 1978

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Bottom 5	R	H	E
Expos	4	6	4
Cubs	8	10	1

Bottom 5	R	H	E
Expos	4	6	4
Cubs	8	10	1

Dave Kingman Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.250
OBP	1.000	.326
At Bats	3	328
Hits	3	82
• Singles	2	41
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	1	25
Walks	0	35
RBI’s	1	72

Wayne Twitchell Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	12	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Wrigley Field - September 5, 1978

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Out

Wayne Twitchell

Gary Carter

Tony Perez

Dave Cash

Larry Parrish

Chris Speier

Warren Cromartie

Andre Dawson

Del Unser

Dave Kingman

Larry Biittner

Rodney Scott

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 5 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. Rader scores. Thompson scores. Scott moves to second. Two runs are unearned.

Bottom 5 Scott takes first base on ball four. White scores. Rader moves to third. Thompson moves to second.

Bottom 5 Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Murcer hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Wayne Twitchell now pitching. Thompson takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Rader moves to second.

Bottom 5 Dave Rader pinch hits for Larry Cox. Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second.

Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trillo scores.

Bottom 5 Clines bunts towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Cash covering, for the out. Trillo moves to third.

Bottom 5 Trillo hits a line drive into right field. Unser picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Unser. Trillo moves to second.

Bottom 5 Bill Atkinson now pitching. Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 5 Dawson takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to second.

Top 5 Unser takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.

Top 5 Ellis Valentine pinch hits for Randy Miller. Valentine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 5 Speier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Parrish hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Carter scores.

Top 5 Carter hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Carter reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Scott strikes out.

Bottom 4 Kelleher bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second.

Bottom 4 Moore takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Cromartie 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 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Dawson scores. That run is unearned.

Top 4 There goes Dawson. The throw from Cox and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Top 4 Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Unser 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 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier misplays the ball. That's an error on Speier. White moves to second.

Bottom 3 White is walked intentionally.

Bottom 3 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Trillo strikes out.

Bottom 3 Randy Miller now pitching. Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Speier. Kingman moves to second.

Top 3 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Ed Herrmann pinch hits for Gerry Pirtle. Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Speier 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 2 Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Scott takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.

Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. Cox moves to third.

Bottom 2 Gerry Pirtle now pitching. Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out. Clines scores. Cox moves to second.

Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Clines moves to third. White moves to second.

Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clines moves to second.

Bottom 2 Clines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trillo scores.

Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Trillo reaches second base with a double. Kingman goes all the way around to score.

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

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

Top 2 Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Biittner strikes out.

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

Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Unser 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 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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September 5, 1978