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September 3, 1978

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Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .333 .364
At Bats 3 484
Hits 1 148
• Singles 0 106
• Doubles 1 25
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 74

Dave Roberts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 8 0
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Wrigley Field - September 3, 1978
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Dave Roberts
Larry Cox
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Rodney Scott
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jerry White
Bobby Murcer
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

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Top 8 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Buckner trying to get to home. Cruz throws the ball in to Bochy who tags Buckner who's trying to score from second, for the out. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Andujar spins and fires to second, with Landestoy covering, and has Scott trapped. There's the throw to Gonzalez who tags Scott for the out. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Buckner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Scott. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 7 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Drumright hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dave Roberts now pitching. Larry Cox now catching. Jerry White now playing center field. Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Floyd Bannister. Howard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Floyd Bannister now pitching. Gene Clines pinch hits for Greg Gross. Clines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clines for the out.
Bottom 6 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meoli scores. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rudy Meoli pinch runs for Dave Rader. De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Meoli moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 6 Trillo bunts towards third. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Julio Gonzalez now playing third base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Donnie Moore now pitching. Bochy strikes out.
Top 6 Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Dave Bergman. Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Walling strikes out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Scott. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 5 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Holtzman strikes out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Top 5 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Top 5 Drumright hits a line drive into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ruhle strikes out.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bergman.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kingman tags and scores. Murcer tags and moves to second.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a line drive beyond first. Bergman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Kingman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Kingman reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Bergman is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a line drive towards left. Walling chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Walling. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Bottom 3 Holtzman bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Holtzman covering. Safe.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Landestoy bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to home to get Bergman. Bochy moves to third. Ruhle moves to second.
Top 2 Ruhle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bochy hits a line drive to left field. Kingman throws towards third. Scott fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Scott. Cruz scores. Walling scores. Bergman moves to third. Bochy moves to second.
Top 2 Bergman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Walling. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Walling steals second.
Top 2 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Cabell. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 2 Cabell bunts towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz moves to third.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 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 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a popup towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Landestoy is called out on strikes.