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August 19, 1978

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Reds 9 15 1
Cubs 6 14 0
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Reds 9 15 1
Cubs 6 15 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .303
OBP .400 .322
At Bats 5 300
Hits 2 91
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 3 48

Tom Hume Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 11 1
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Wrigley Field - August 19, 1978
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Single
Tom Hume
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Pete Rose
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Mike Lum
Ken Griffey
Bill Buckner
Gene Clines
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clines moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 10 Gene Clines pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Clines hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Morgan 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 10 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Hume hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Lum scores.
Top 10 Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench scores. Concepcion moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Top 10 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Top 10 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards right. Murcer fields it and throws to second to catch Driessen for the out.
Top 10 Dave Rader now catching. Driessen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Mike Vail pinch hits for Tim Blackwell. Tom Hume now pitching. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 9 Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Fred Norman now pitching. Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Foster strikes out.
Top 9 Griffey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lum scores.
Top 9 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lum moves to third.
Top 9 Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Doug Bair. Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Lum hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Lum reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bair covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Gross takes first base on ball four. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sutter bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 8 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Bench. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Bench steals second.
Top 8 Bench hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Driessen strikes out.
Top 8 Foster 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 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Trillo hits a line drive towards the mound. Bair can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Murcer reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Doug Bair now pitching. Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Griffey strikes out.
Top 7 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Top 7 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lum 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 6 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Scott bunts towards the mound. Sarmiento fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lamp bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 6 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Driessen 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 5 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morgan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Gross scores.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Rose 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 4 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lamp hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dave Collins pinch hits for Paul Moskau. Collins hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Driessen scores. Concepcion moves to third.
Top 4 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Driessen moves to second.
Top 4 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Foster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Lum. Gross reaches second base with a double. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Scott. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Lamp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Griffey 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 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moskau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 1 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Scott. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 1 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Foster hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 There goes Griffey. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Griffey steals second.
Top 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.