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August 23, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 6 4
Astros 3 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 6 4
Astros 3 6 1

Manny Trillo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .260
OBP .333 .323
At Bats 2 416
Hits 0 108
• Singles 0 87
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 39
RBI’s 0 41

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 8
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Astrodome - August 23, 1978
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Out
Joe Sambito
Bruce Bochy
Enos Cabell
Julio Gonzalez
Art Howe
Jimmy Sexton
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Manny Trillo
Bill Buckner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 0 6 4 6
Houston Astros 3 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Ken Forsch
Losing Pitcher Dennis Lamp
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 9,217
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Murcer strikes out.
Top 9 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Walling hits a line drive into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cabell scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Cabell. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 8 Mike Vail now playing right field. Bobby Murcer now playing center field. Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on De Jesus.
Top 8 Mike Vail pinch hits for Greg Gross. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Gene Clines pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Donnie Moore now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bochy moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bochy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Sexton bunts in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 7 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner juggles the ball. That's an error on Buckner.
Top 7 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Scott. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Top 7 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Trillo is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields the ball and throws to Forsch covering. Safe.
Top 6 Gross hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo catches it and throws to second with De Jesus covering, to double up Bochy.
Bottom 5 Forsch bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bochy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Bochy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 5 Scott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to home to get Cabell. Cruz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Cabell. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kingman strikes out.
Top 4 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl 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.
Bottom 3 Forsch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 3 Lamp bunts in front of the plate. Bochy fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to third.
Top 3 Blackwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Blackwell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bochy hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Walling 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 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Top 2 Trillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kingman hits a line driveWalling throws the ball in to Howe who tags Kingman trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howe 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 Cruz hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to home. Blackwell drops the ball. Puhl scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Puhl steals third.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo.
Top 1 Buckner strikes out.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.