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August 2, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 0 6 1
Cubs 3 6 0
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Cardinals 2 7 1
Cubs 3 6 0

Ted Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .298
OBP .000 .380
At Bats 3 359
Hits 0 107
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 31
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 49

Mike Krukow Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 0
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Wrigley Field - August 2, 1978
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Home Run
Mike Krukow
Dave Rader
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Mick Kelleher
Ivan De Jesus
Larry Biittner
Jerry White
Bobby Murcer
Ted Simmons
George Hendrick
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Jerry White now playing center field. Bobby Murcer now playing right field. Hendrick hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Hendrick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Murcer. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Murcer steals second.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Buddy Schultz now pitching. Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Templeton strikes out.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Aurelio Lopez. Mumphrey 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 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Simmons and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trillo scores.
Bottom 7 Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Trillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Reitz is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out.
Bottom 6 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Krukow strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oberkfell 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 5 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez catches it and steps on first to double up Vail.
Bottom 4 Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Scott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Templeton hits a popup into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Krukow strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Morales 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 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Vail reaches third base with a triple. Scott scores. Murcer goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Scott bunts towards the mound. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Simmons 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 1 Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Templeton for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.