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September 17, 1978

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Ellis Valentine Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .291
OBP .333 .332
At Bats 3 547
Hits 1 159
• Singles 1 100
• Doubles 0 33
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 73

Kent Tekulve Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 29
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Three Rivers Stadium - September 17, 1978
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Home Run
Kent Tekulve
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Phil Garner
Dale Berra
Frank Taveras
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Ellis Valentine
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Valentine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stargell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Parker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Darold Knowles now pitching. Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Papi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Parrish scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Tony Perez pinch hits for David Palmer. Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Parrish reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cromartie 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 7 Carter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 David Palmer now pitching. Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Garner fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Hutton takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sam Mejias pinch hits for Rudy May. Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stargell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Parker hits a line drive towards first. Hutton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Unser takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cromartie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Moreno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blyleven strikes out.
Top 4 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra takes first base on ball four. Garner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Parker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Moreno takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to second.
Bottom 3 Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Papi is called out on strikes.
Top 3 May strikes out.
Top 3 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speier for the out. Parrish moves to second.
Top 3 Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Blyleven strikes out.
Bottom 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 2 Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out.
Top 2 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cromartie for the out.
Top 2 Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Moreno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Valentine is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Papi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.