Pirates @ Reds
August 28, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 8 1
Reds 1 2 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 8 1
Reds 1 2 1

Ken Griffey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .333 .344
At Bats 2 520
Hits 0 150
• Singles 0 106
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 45
RBI’s 0 49

Ed Whitson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 3
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Riverfront Stadium - August 28, 1978
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Strikeout
Ed Whitson
Manny Sanguillen
Willie Stargell
Phil Garner
Dale Berra
Frank Taveras
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Ken Griffey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 1 9
Cincinnati Reds 1 2 1 2
Winning Pitcher John Candelaria
Losing Pitcher Fred Norman
Save Ed Whitson
Game Winning RBI Dave Parker
Attendance 23,612
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Griffey is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Parker 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 Moreno strikes out.
Top 9 Dan Driessen now playing first base. Johnny Bench now catching. Doug Bair now pitching. Taveras strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mike Lum pinch hits for Tom Hume. Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dan Driessen pinch hits for Vic Correll. Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dale Berra now playing third base. Bill Robinson now playing left field. Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Whitson strikes out.
Top 8 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Milner 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 8 Garner hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 7 Whitson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Whitson. Griffey moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ed Whitson now pitching. Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brye scores. Taveras moves to third. Parker moves to second.
Top 7 Tom Hume now pitching. Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Moreno bunts towards first. Bench scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Brye moves to third. Taveras moves to second.
Top 7 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brye moves to second.
Top 7 Steve Brye pinch hits for John Candelaria. Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rose hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Norman hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Milner takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to third. Stargell moves to second.
Top 6 Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to second.
Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to third for the out. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Moreno strikes out.
Top 5 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Candelaria strikes out.
Top 5 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field. Griffey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffey. Sanguillen moves to third.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Garner reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker tags and scores.
Top 4 Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple. Moreno goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Norman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Candelaria hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 2 Foster is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Milner strikes out.
Top 2 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stargell strikes out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rose strikes out.
Top 1 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moreno strikes out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.