Reds @ Cardinals
August 31, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 11 14 2
Cardinals 2 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Reds 11 14 2
Cardinals 2 6 0

Ray Knight Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .200
OBP .500 .238
At Bats 4 60
Hits 2 12
• Singles 2 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 4

Aurelio Lopez Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Busch Stadium - August 31, 1978
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Strikeout
Aurelio Lopez
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Tyson
Ken Reitz
Mike Phillips
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
Jerry Mumphrey
Ray Knight
Cesar Geronimo
Vic Correll
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Knight strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Geronimo takes first base on ball four. Correll moves to second.
Top 9 Correll takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores. Phillips moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 8 Vic Correll now catching. Junior Kennedy now playing second base. Tom Hume now pitching. Lou Brock pinch hits for Roy Thomas. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach misplays the ball. That's an error on Auerbach.
Top 8 Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Auerbach tags and scores.
Top 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Auerbach moves to third.
Top 8 Auerbach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Scott. Auerbach reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Tyson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Reitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Seaver strikes out.
Top 7 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mike Phillips now playing shortstop. Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Auerbach fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Templeton scores.
Bottom 6 Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Thomas strikes out.
Top 6 Roy Thomas now pitching. Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foster is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knight scores. Concepcion scores. Morgan moves to third. Griffey moves to second.
Top 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Knight moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 6 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Seaver bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Seaver for the out. Knight moves to second.
Top 6 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Falcone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a line drive into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pete Falcone now pitching. Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Tom Bruno. Oberkfell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight juggles the ball. That's an error on Knight. Tyson moves to second.
Top 3 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruno fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bench for the out.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores.
Top 2 Tom Bruno now pitching. The umpire calls a balk on Bruno Griffey moves to second.
Top 2 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. There goes Geronimo trying to get to home. Scott throws the ball in to Simmons who tags Geronimo, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Knight moves to second.
Top 2 Seaver strikes out.
Top 2 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen scores. Bench moves to third. Geronimo moves to second.
Top 2 Geronimo is hit by the pitch. Driessen moves to third. Bench moves to second.
Top 2 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second.
Top 2 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Foster hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hendrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Concepcion strikes out.