Astros @ Cubs
June 6, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 11 2
Cubs 9 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 11 2
Cubs 9 11 0

Jimmy Sexton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .163
OBP .250 .226
At Bats 4 49
Hits 1 8
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 0

Paul Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - June 6, 1978
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Strikeout
Paul Reuschel
Dave Rader
Larry Biittner
Rudy Meoli
Steve Ontiveros
Mick Kelleher
Greg Gross
Joe Wallis
Gene Clines
Jimmy Sexton
Terry Puhl

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 11 2 7
Chicago Cubs 9 11 0 9
Winning Pitcher Dave Roberts
Losing Pitcher Joaquin Andujar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dave Roberts
Attendance 14,107
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sexton is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baldwin scores.
Top 9 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baldwin moves to third.
Top 9 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Baldwin reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores.
Top 9 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Gene Clines now playing right field. Greg Gross now playing left field. Paul Reuschel now pitching. Howe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Gene Clines pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Clines hits a line drive towards the mound. Sambito catches it and throws to first to double up Wallis.
Bottom 8 Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Sambito covering. Safe.
Bottom 8 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rudy Meoli now playing second base. Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Joe Wallis now playing center field. Greg Gross now playing right field. Cabell hits a popup into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Alou. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Kelleher hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Sambito now pitching. Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Sexton bunts towards the mound. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Roger Metzger pinch hits for Oscar Zamora. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Donnie Moore now pitching. Mick Kelleher now playing second base. Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Trillo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Biittner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Oscar Zamora now pitching. Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Gross reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 6 De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a line drive towards first. Watson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz 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 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Watson scores. Alou moves to third.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive beyond first. Biittner can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Sexton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Andujar strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Andujar out.
Top 5 Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Gross goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 3 Trillo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Andujar bunts towards the mound. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baldwin hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. Ontiveros scores. Rader goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Rader takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Murcer. The throw from Baldwin and he is safe. Murcer steals second.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cruz 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 Howe strikes out.
Top 2 Alou 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 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 1 Andujar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Andujar. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sexton strikes out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.