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September 30, 1978

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Mets 4 11 0
Cubs 4 11 2
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Mets 4 11 0
Cubs 4 11 2

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .317
OBP .333 .326
At Bats 3 208
Hits 1 66
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 34

Jerry Koosman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 15 2
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Wrigley Field - September 30, 1978
Jerry Koosman
Alex Trevino
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Joel Youngblood
Tim Foli
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Dan Norman
Mike Vail
Dave Kingman
Rodney Scott
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Vail strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rodney Scott pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Jerry Koosman now pitching. Kingman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 8 White hits a popup towards third. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Manny Seoane. Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bernard hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sember juggles the ball. That's an error on Sember. Trevino moves to second.
Top 8 Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rudy Meoli now playing second base. Mike Sember now playing third base. Norman hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Greg Gross pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rudy Meoli pinch hits for Ed Putman. Meoli strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dwight Bernard now pitching. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Manny Seoane now pitching. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foli moves to second.
Top 7 Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benton scores.
Top 7 Butch Benton pinch runs for Ed Kranepool. Mazzilli strikes out.
Top 7 Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Juan Berenguer. Kranepool hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Vail chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Lamp fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lamp. Youngblood scores. Trevino goes all the way around to score. Kranepool moves to third.
Top 7 Flynn hits a line drive towards third. Putman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Trevino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Youngblood moves to third.
Top 7 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Vail strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Norman strikes out.
Top 6 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores.
Top 6 Montanez hits a line drive into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.
Top 6 Foli strikes out.
Top 6 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lamp strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Berenguer hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Putman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Vail. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Foli applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Vail hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Putman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Montanez moves to third.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Putman fields it and throws to first for the out. Montanez moves to second.
Top 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Berenguer strikes out.
Top 3 Flynn hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenguer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelleher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Putman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second.
Top 2 Norman strikes out.
Top 2 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Buckner is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. White scores.
Bottom 1 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norman. White reaches second base with a double. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out.