Reds @ Cubs
August 20, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 1 3 1
Cubs 0 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 1 3 1
Cubs 2 9 1

Dave Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .203
OBP .000 .279
At Bats 1 246
Hits 0 50
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 28

Doug Bair Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 21
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Wrigley Field - August 20, 1978
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Double
Doug Bair
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Pete Rose
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Dave Rader
Ivan De Jesus
Manny Trillo
Larry Biittner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 1 3 1 7
Chicago Cubs 2 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Guillermo Hernandez
Losing Pitcher Mike LaCoss
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dave Rader
Attendance 39,242
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Rader reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores. Trillo scores. De Jesus moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Doug Bair now pitching. De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 9 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 9 Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 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 9 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Geronimo strikes out.
Top 9 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Bench moves to second.
Top 9 Bench is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Driessen hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dave Rader now catching. Donnie Moore now pitching. Foster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Foster reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Scott. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 8 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mike Vail pinch hits for Ray Burris. Vail bunts in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dave Rader pinch hits for Tim Blackwell. Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rose is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out.
Top 7 LaCoss strikes out.
Top 7 Lum is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Concepcion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Bench reaches second base with a double. Foster scores.
Top 7 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. Foster moves to second.
Top 7 Foster is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields the ball and throws to LaCoss covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Griffey 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 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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 5 There goes Scott. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burris hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 LaCoss is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Top 5 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats De Jesus for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Murcer. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Murcer steals second.
Bottom 4 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Foster strikes out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Burris Griffey moves to second.
Top 4 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. LaCoss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Bottom 3 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burris for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Top 3 LaCoss hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lum hits a popup into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 2 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 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Top 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott.