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May 2, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 4 8 1
Cubs 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 4 9 1
Cubs 4 8 0

Bill Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .239
OBP .250 .266
At Bats 4 88
Hits 1 21
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 7

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Wrigley Field - May 2, 1978
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Double
Rick Reuschel
Larry Cox
Bill Buckner
Manny Trillo
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Greg Gross
Hector Cruz
Bobby Murcer
Bill Russell
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Russell reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lopes is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Lee Lacy pinch hits for Terry Forster. Lacy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Steve Yeager. Davalillo hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buckner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Greg Gross now playing left field. Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Reuschel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Terry Forster now pitching. Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Johnny Oates pinch hits for Tommy John. Oates hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 There goes Murcer. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Russell applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Murcer bunts towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 John fires to first and has Buckner trapped. There's the throw to Russell who tags Buckner for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Bottom 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trillo for the out. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 5 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Garvey hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Russell hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Lopes. The throw from Cox and he is safe. Lopes steals second.
Top 5 Lopes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lopes picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lopes. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer is called out on strikes.
Top 4 John strikes out.
Top 4 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus scores. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 3 Trillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Trillo reaches second base with a double. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Garvey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cey takes first base on ball four. John scores. Lopes moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Top 3 Smith strikes out.
Top 3 Russell bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. John moves to third. Lopes moves to second.
Top 3 Lopes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. John moves to second.
Top 3 John hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murcer scores.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Murcer reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Monday is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Baker strikes out.
Top 2 Garvey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Garvey reaches second base with a double. Cey scores.
Top 2 Cey hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Cey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Trillo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Russell 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 1 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.