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April 8, 1978

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Cubs 0 4 0
Pirates 1 1 1
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Cubs 0 4 0
Pirates 1 1 1

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .167
OBP .500 .167
At Bats 2 6
Hits 1 1
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - April 8, 1978
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Bert Blyleven
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Fernando Gonzalez
Frank Taveras
John Milner
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taveras 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 5 Blyleven strikes out.
Top 5 Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burris moves to second.
Top 5 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gonzalez.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stargell is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kingman strikes out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. Gross moves to third.
Top 4 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Top 4 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Milner 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 Parker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Moreno 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 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 3 Burris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Stennett hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 2 Kingman hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out.
Bottom 1 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Moreno. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Taveras 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 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gross hits a popup towards third. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.