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June 16, 1978

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Cubs 5 9 0
Astros 5 11 1
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Cubs 5 9 0
Astros 5 11 1

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Astrodome - June 16, 1978
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Balk
Donnie Moore
Dave Rader
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Larry Biittner
Greg Gross
Bobby Murcer
Wilbur Howard
Enos Cabell
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

The umpire calls a balk on Moore Cabell moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Donnie Moore now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling scores.
Bottom 9 Walling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Walling reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Mike Fischlin. Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 9 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trillo scores.
Top 9 Gene Clines pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. Clines is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Rader strikes out.
Top 9 Trillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walling. Trillo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin misplays the ball. That's an error on Fischlin.
Top 8 Murcer hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Fischlin now playing shortstop. Joe Sambito now pitching. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Terry Puhl pinch hits for Mark Lemongello. Puhl hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Jimmy Sexton. Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burris bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Howe covering, for the out. Rader moves to second.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ferguson hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lemongello, and towards Howe, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Ontiveros. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Biittner scores.
Top 6 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores.
Top 6 There goes Murcer. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Murcer steals second.
Top 6 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Denny Walling now playing center field. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biittner throws the ball in to Ontiveros who relays the ball to Trillo who tags Cedeno trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cabell scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Cabell. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out.
Top 5 Gross hits a line drive into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Burris hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lemongello strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sexton is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Ferguson reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. Howe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Howe takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a popup into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trillo hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemongello strikes out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a popup towards the mound. Lemongello settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sexton hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Burris reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores. Trillo scores.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out. Biittner moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Top 2 Trillo takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Rader for a passed ball. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. Walling moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 1 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Walling. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.