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July 7, 1978

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Cubs 8 12 0
Mets 7 7 0
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Cubs 8 12 0
Mets 7 7 0

Larry Biittner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .266
OBP .500 .323
At Bats 3 199
Hits 1 53
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 18
RBI’s 1 30

Dale Murray Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 4
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Shea Stadium - July 7, 1978
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Walk
Dale Murray
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Lenny Randle
Tim Foli
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Elliott Maddox
Larry Biittner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Biittner takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Foli applying the tag.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foli strikes out.
Bottom 7 Randle 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 7 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dale Murray now pitching. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Paul Siebert. Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boisclair for the out.
Bottom 6 Flynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Gene Clines now playing left field. Larry Biittner now playing first base. Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gene Clines pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biittner scores.
Top 6 Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Biittner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores.
Top 6 Paul Siebert now pitching. De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. There goes Henderson. The throw from Cox and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Montanez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
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.