Cubs @ Expos
August 11, 1978

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 2 1
Expos 1 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 2 1
Expos 1 4 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .316
OBP .333 .336
At Bats 3 266
Hits 1 84
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 41

Ross Grimsley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Stade Olympique - August 11, 1978
•
Out
Ross Grimsley
Gary Carter
Del Unser
Pepe Frias
Larry Parrish
Chris Speier
Warren Cromartie
Andre Dawson
Ellis Valentine
Bill Buckner
Ivan De Jesus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 0 2 1 3
Montreal Expos 1 4 0 6
Winning Pitcher Ross Grimsley
Losing Pitcher Dennis Lamp
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tony Perez
Attendance 17,956
Time of Game 1 hour 55 minutes
View Box Score
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Scott bunts towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 9 Jerry White pinch runs for Dave Kingman. De Jesus bunts in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Del Unser now playing first base. Pepe Frias now playing second base. Dave Kingman pinch hits for Dennis Lamp. Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Valentine strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dawson strikes out.
Top 8 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clines hits a line drive into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Grimsley bunts towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. Speier moves to second.
Bottom 7 Speier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Vail hits a line drive into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out.
Bottom 6 Parrish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Valentine is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Dawson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Dawson reaches second base with a double. Cash moves to third.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lamp hits a line drive into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. Cromartie moves to second.
Bottom 5 Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Dawson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Vail strikes out.
Top 4 Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lamp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blackwell hits a line drive into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carter strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cromartie hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Vail hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Valentine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Valentine reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Dawson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Grimsley covering, for the out.
Top 1 Scott hits a line drive into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.