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September 2, 1978

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Astros 1 9 4
Cubs 2 5 1
Bottom 5 R H E
Astros 1 9 4
Cubs 2 5 1

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .314
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 2 350
Hits 1 110
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 55

Mark Lemongello Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 0
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Wrigley Field - September 2, 1978
Out
Mark Lemongello
Bruce Bochy
Bob Watson
Keith Drumright
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Bill Buckner
Rodney Scott
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Rader
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Scott takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a popup towards short. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuschel hits a line drive towards short. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into right field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Drumright fumbles the ball. That's an error on Drumright. Rader moves to third.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Landestoy moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Top 5 Puhl bunts in front of the plate. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 5 Drumright hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Lemongello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There goes Trillo. The throw from Bochy and he is out, Landestoy applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kingman strikes out.
Top 4 Bochy strikes out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Watson scores. Walling moves to third.
Top 4 Walling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Walling reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Cabell is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball towards left. Walling catches it and throws to home to double up Gross.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. Reuschel scores.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Reuschel reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Drumright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemongello moves to third.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out. Lemongello moves to second.
Top 3 Lemongello bunts towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Bochy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a popup into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Murcer. The throw from Bochy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Cruz moves to second.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Puhl picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Puhl. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Drumright 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 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.