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June 26, 1978

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Bottom 5 R H E
Mets 7 8 1
Cubs 4 8 0
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Mets 7 8 1
Cubs 4 9 0

Dave Kingman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .228
OBP 1.000 .308
At Bats 2 197
Hits 2 45
• Singles 2 23
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 1 40

Butch Metzger Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - June 26, 1978
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Single
Butch Metzger
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Lenny Randle
Tim Foli
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Elliott Maddox
Dave Kingman
Bobby Murcer
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Butch Metzger now pitching. Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Montanez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randle tags and scores.
Top 5 Mazzilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Randle moves to third.
Top 5 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randle moves to second.
Top 5 Donnie Moore now pitching. Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Kevin Kobel. Kranepool hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Flynn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Foli moves to third.
Top 5 Foli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats De Jesus for the out.
Bottom 4 Burris bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 There goes Scott, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Scott steals home. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Scott. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Scott steals third.
Bottom 4 Scott bunts towards the mound. Kobel picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kobel. Scott moves to second.
Top 4 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kobel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kevin Kobel now pitching. Biittner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn catches it and throws to second with Foli covering, to double up Murcer.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Randle bunts in front of the plate. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bruhert strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Bottom 2 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Burris strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Foli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stearns takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Top 2 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There go the runners. The throw from Stearns to Flynn covering second. The throw back to home, and Ontiveros is out at the plate.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields the ball and throws to Bruhert covering. Safe. Ontiveros moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. Biittner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Flynn who tags Kingman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gross scores. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.