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July 7, 1978

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Cubs 6 8 0
Mets 4 6 0
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Cubs 6 8 0
Mets 7 7 0

Willie Montanez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .269
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 2 316
Hits 0 85
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 51

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

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1 3 1
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Shea Stadium - July 7, 1978
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Home Run
Ken Holtzman
Larry Cox
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Larry Biittner
Bobby Murcer
Mike Vail
Willie Montanez
John Stearns
Tim Foli
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Montanez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Stearns takes first base on ball four. Foli moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randle scores.
Bottom 5 Randle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Randle reaches third base with a triple. Youngblood scores.
Bottom 5 Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Dwight Bernard. Youngblood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner who is chasing the ball. Youngblood reaches third base with a triple. Maddox scores. Flynn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a line drive towards the mound. Roberts can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 5 Roberts strikes out.
Top 5 Cox takes first base on ball four. Murcer scores. Ontiveros moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Top 5 Vail is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Dwight Bernard now pitching. Trillo takes first base on ball four. Buckner scores. Murcer moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 5 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Top 5 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Biittner strikes out.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stearns 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 4 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roberts hits a line drive into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Top 4 Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Randle hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hausman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausman covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Montanez 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 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats De Jesus for the out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Vail hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 2 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out.
Bottom 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.