Braves @ Cubs
June 2, 1978

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 11 R H E
Braves 1 7 1
Cubs 1 6 0
Bottom 11 R H E
Braves 1 7 1
Cubs 1 7 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .318
OBP .250 .343
At Bats 4 132
Hits 1 42
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 16

Jamie Easterly Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 1
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼ 10 ▲ ▼ 11 ▲ ▼
Wrigley Field - June 2, 1978
•
Single
Jamie Easterly
Biff Pocoroba
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Rod Gilbreath
Darrel Chaney
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Bill Buckner
Greg Gross
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out. Matthews moves to second.
Top 11 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Donnie Moore now pitching. Bonnell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 There goes Kingman. The throw from Pocoroba and he is out, Chaney applying the tag.
Bottom 10 Dave Kingman pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Jamie Easterly now pitching. Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 10 Royster hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Preston Hanna. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out. Chaney moves to second.
Top 10 Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Gilbreath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rowland Office now playing center field. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hanna covering, for the out.
Top 9 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out.
Top 9 Murphy strikes out.
Top 9 Rowland Office pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs. There goes Office. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 9 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Buckner 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 8 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to third.
Top 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hanna takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Roberts 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 7 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cito Gaston pinch hits for Pat Rockett. Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 There goes Pocoroba. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 7 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 There goes Murcer. The throw from Pocoroba and he is out, Royster applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out.
Top 6 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to second.
Top 6 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Pocoroba and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 5 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hanna hits a popup into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rockett hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Trillo reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner 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 4 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 4 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews moves to third.
Top 4 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner 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 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hanna hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rockett hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gilbreath hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trillo scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros strikes out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Trillo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burroughs hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanna fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus 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 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Royster bunts in front of the plate. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.