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September 25, 1978

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Pirates 7 11 0
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Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .316
OBP .333 .325
At Bats 3 196
Hits 1 62
• Singles 1 48
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 30

Kent Tekulve Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 30
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Three Rivers Stadium - September 25, 1978
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Home Run
Kent Tekulve
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Phil Garner
Dale Berra
Frank Taveras
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Mike Vail
Dave Kingman
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buckner moves to second.
Top 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tekulve, and towards Taveras, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kent Tekulve now pitching. De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 7 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 7 Doe Boyland pinch hits for John Candelaria. Boyland hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Donnie Moore now pitching. Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gene Clines pinch hits for Dave Geisel. Clines hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Bill Robinson now playing left field. Dale Berra now playing third base. Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Milner hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ott strikes out.
Top 6 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to third.
Top 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Kingman reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stargell 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 Parker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple. Moreno goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Taveras. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Bottom 5 Taveras takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Candelaria hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Geisel is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parker moves to third.
Bottom 4 Stargell hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Parker. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Parker steals second.
Bottom 4 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Trillo moves to second.
Top 4 Trillo hits a line drive beyond third. Robinson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 4 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Dave Geisel now pitching. Moreno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Taveras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. Milner scores. Candelaria moves to second.
Bottom 3 Candelaria takes first base on ball four. Milner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to third.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Krukow strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Parker is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Candelaria tags and scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Candelaria moves to third. Taveras moves to second.
Bottom 2 Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Candelaria moves to second.
Bottom 2 Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Kelleher hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Vail hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 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 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Stargell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Parker reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Moreno. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Bottom 1 Moreno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Taveras hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kingman strikes out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Top 1 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.