Pirates @ Cubs
April 15, 1978

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Larry Biittner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .400
OBP .750 .471
At Bats 3 15
Hits 2 6
• Singles 2 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 1 3

Bruce Kison Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - April 15, 1978
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Walk
Bruce Kison
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Mario Mendoza
Fernando Gonzalez
Frank Taveras
Steve Brye
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Larry Biittner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Steve Brye now playing left field. Fernando Gonzalez now playing third base. Biittner takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out.
Top 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Moreno moves to third.
Top 8 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Joe Wallis now playing center field. Greg Gross now playing left field. Moreno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Moreno reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Clines strikes out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Greg Gross pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields it and throws to second for the out. Cruz scores.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cruz bunts towards the right side of the infield. Mendoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Taveras 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 7 Kison is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. Stargell scores. Ott goes all the way around to score. Garner moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Ott is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Stargell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to third. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Biittner takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 6 Clines is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Bruce Kison now pitching. De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Robinson 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 There goes Parker. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Parker steals second.
Top 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Moreno hits a line drive into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Donnie Moore now pitching. Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Paul Reuschel. Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman scores. Trillo scores. Cruz moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza. Clines scores. Kingman moves to third. Trillo moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Trillo takes first base on ball four. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner juggles the ball. That's an error on Garner. Clines moves to third.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mario Mendoza now playing second base. Clines takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rooker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 5 Ott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 4 Parker takes first base on ball four. Rooker scores. Taveras moves to third. Moreno moves to second.
Top 4 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rooker moves to third. Taveras moves to second.
Top 4 Taveras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garner scores. Rooker moves to second.
Top 4 Rooker bunts towards first. Biittner fields it and throws to home to get Ott. Garner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Mike Krukow now pitching. Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stennett scores. Ott moves to third.
Top 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Stargell scores. Stennett moves to second.
Top 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Parker moves to third. Stargell moves to second.
Top 4 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lamp fires over to first and Biittner drops the ball. That's an error on Biittner. Parker moves to second.
Top 4 Parker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cruz 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 3 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clines scores. Biittner moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a popup into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Clines moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Moreno strikes out.
Top 3 Taveras hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rooker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lamp strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Garner hits a line drive into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out.
Top 2 Stennett hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a line drive towards left. Robinson catches it and throws to home to double up Biittner.
Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Clines scores. Biittner moves to third. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kingman is hit by the pitch. Clines moves to third. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clines moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stargell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Moreno is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Taveras hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.