Pirates @ Cubs
August 8, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 9 14 0
Cubs 5 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 9 14 0
Cubs 5 11 1

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .313
OBP .000 .314
At Bats 0 115
Hits 0 36
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 19

Kent Tekulve Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 18
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Wrigley Field - August 8, 1978
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Out
Kent Tekulve
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Dale Berra
Frank Taveras
John Milner
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Mike Vail
Jerry White

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 14 0 9
Chicago Cubs 5 11 1 5
Winning Pitcher Don Robinson
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Stargell
Attendance 26,037
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mike Vail pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jerry White pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Dave Rader. Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tekulve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tekulve for the out.
Top 9 Berra is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Stennett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Stennett reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Rodney Scott now playing second base. Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Milner hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rodney Scott pinch hits for Manny Trillo. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out. De Jesus scores.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 8 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Moreno 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 8 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Omar Moreno now playing center field. Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Taveras hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berra moves to second.
Top 7 Berrahits a dribbler in front of the plate. Rader interferes with Berra who is awarded first base.
Top 7 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with McGlothen covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Sanguillen moves to third.
Top 6 Stargell strikes out.
Top 6 Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third.
Top 6 Taveras is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus strikes out. Sanguillen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws De Jesus out.
Top 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stennett hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Milner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Parker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Parker reaches second base with a double. Stargell moves to third.
Top 5 Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras scores.
Top 5 Sanguillen strikes out.
Top 5 Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Taveras reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Raderdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Milner. The throw to Reuschel covering the plate. The slide. Milner is out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Milner moves to third.
Top 4 Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner moves to second.
Top 4 Stennett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stennett fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Reuschel scores.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reuschel moves to third.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Stargell reaches third base with a triple. Sanguillen goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berra is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third.
Top 1 Stargell is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.