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September 29, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 4 13 0
Cubs 5 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 4 13 0
Cubs 5 12 0

John Stearns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .265
OBP .000 .364
At Bats 0 476
Hits 0 126
• Singles 0 86
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 70
RBI’s 0 73

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 10 26
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Wrigley Field - September 29, 1978
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Bruce Sutter
Dave Rader
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Rodney Scott
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jerry White
Greg Gross
John Stearns
Willie Montanez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 4 13 0 12
Chicago Cubs 5 12 0 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Krukow
Losing Pitcher Mike Bruhert
Save Bruce Sutter
Game Winning RBI Jerry White
Attendance 3,333
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

John Stearns pinch hits for Alex Trevino. Stearns hits a popup towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Youngblood hits a popup into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. Montanez moves to second.
Top 9 Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McGlothen strikes out.
Bottom 8 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Lenny Randle now playing third base. Joel Youngblood now playing second base. Dan Norman now playing left White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Bobby Valentine. Henderson 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 Valentine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Valentine reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 8 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lenny Randle pinch hits for Mardie Cornejo. Randle hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Tim Foli now playing shortstop. Steve Henderson now playing left field. Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Sergio Ferrer. Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Youngblood hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Norman scores.
Top 7 Norman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Norman reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Montanez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Steve Henderson pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair. Henderson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Dave Roberts now pitching. Valentine takes first base on ball four. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 7 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields the ball and throws to Cornejo covering. Safe. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 6 Krukow hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mardie Cornejo now pitching. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ferrer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Dwight Bernard. Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out.
Top 6 Ferrer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Norman moves to third. Trevino moves to second.
Top 6 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Norman moves to second.
Top 6 Youngblood strikes out.
Top 6 Norman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Bernard covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ferrer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Dwight Bernard now pitching. Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Boisclair strikes out.
Top 5 Valentine hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazzilli strikes out.
Top 5 Butch Benton pinch hits for Mike Bruhert. Benton is hit by the pitch. Ferrer moves to second.
Top 5 Ferrer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a line drive towards short. Ferrer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Krukow hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. Krukow reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Trevino hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Norman strikes out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ferrer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. Rader reaches second base with a double. Trillo scores. White goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Kingman scores. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boisclair. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruhert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Gross strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Scott. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Ferrer applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boisclair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Krukow hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Bruhert hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Ferrer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Norman. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Norman steals second.
Top 2 Trevino hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Youngblood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Norman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a popup into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lee Mazzilli now playing center field. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Boisclair strikes out.
Top 1 Lee Mazzilli pinch runs for Gil Flores. Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 1 Flores takes first base on ball four.