Braves @ Giants
June 24, 1978

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 1 9 1
Giants 2 8 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 1 9 1
Giants 2 8 0

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .280
OBP .667 .316
At Bats 3 93
Hits 2 26
• Singles 2 17
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 15

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Candlestick Park - June 24, 1978
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Bob Beall
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Darrel Chaney
Cito Gaston
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Hector Cruz
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cruz strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Horner hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Beall hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Andrews hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Royster. The throw from Hill and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out.
Bottom 6 Barr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gaston. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Cruz goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Metzger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horner scores.
Top 6 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Metzger who tags Matthews trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Horner moves to third.
Top 6 Horner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Horner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Whitfield strikes out.
Bottom 5 Barr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Beall strikes out.
Top 5 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gaston hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herndon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Herndon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Pocoroba and he is out, Royster applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McCovey strikes out.
Top 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall juggles the ball. That's an error on Beall.
Bottom 3 Whitfield hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Barr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beall for the out. Royster moves to second.
Top 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Herndon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Cruz strikes out.
Top 2 Chaney is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Office strikes out.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitfield moves to second.
Bottom 1 Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pocoroba strikes out.
Top 1 Matthews strikes out.
Top 1 Horner strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Beall. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Beall steals second.
Top 1 Beall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to third.
Top 1 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.