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April 9, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 13 0
Pirates 3 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 13 0
Pirates 3 7 0

Willie Stargell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .500
At Bats 0 4
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - April 9, 1978
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Walk
Bruce Sutter
Dave Rader
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Gene Clines
Joe Wallis
Bobby Murcer
Willie Stargell
Bill Robinson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Stargell takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Willie Stargell pinch hits for Grant Jackson. There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ed Ott pinch hits for Manny Sanguillen. Ott strikes out.
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Sutter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sutter for the out.
Top 9 There goes Rader. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Rader steals second.
Top 9 Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third.
Top 9 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ontiveros for the out.
Top 9 Grant Jackson now pitching. Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Wallis now playing center field. Gene Clines now playing left field. Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kingman strikes out.
Top 8 Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Clines hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Omar Moreno now playing center field. De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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 7 Omar Moreno pinch hits for Steve Brye. Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Donnie Moore now pitching. Kison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Woodie Fryman. Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 7 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Murcer hits a line drive towards first. Milner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kingman strikes out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clines takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 6 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 John Milner now playing first base. Bruce Kison now pitching. Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base. Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Parker hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Taveras. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Taveras steals third.
Bottom 5 Taveras hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Brye scores. Milner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 John Milner pinch hits for Jerry Reuss. Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brye moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brye hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fregosi hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stennett 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 5 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 5 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Ontiveros moves to third.
Top 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner moves to third.
Top 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Reuss, and towards Stennett, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kingman strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Buckner. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Buckner steals second.
Top 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Parker 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 4 Clines 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 4 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Fryman bunts towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to third.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fregosi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Garner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brye tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Reuss bunts, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Brye moves to third.
Bottom 3 Brye hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Brye reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 3 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kingman strikes out.
Top 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clines moves to third.
Top 3 Clines hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fregosi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Fryman hits a line drive towards third. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third.
Top 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to second.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Garner 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 1 Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.