Pirates @ Cubs
September 20, 1978

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Pirates 1 4 0
Cubs 4 12 1
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Pirates 1 4 0
Cubs 5 13 1

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .317
OBP .250 .326
At Bats 4 183
Hits 1 58
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 28

Grant Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 4 5
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Wrigley Field - September 20, 1978
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Double
Grant Jackson
Manny Sanguillen
John Milner
Phil Garner
Dale Berra
Frank Taveras
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Mike Vail
Dave Kingman
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Vail hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Vail reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores. There goes Kingman trying to get to home. Robinson throws the ball in to Taveras who relays the ball to Sanguillen, who tags Kingman, who came all the way from first, for the out.

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Bottom 8 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Buckner. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Buckner steals second.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Garner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Grant Jackson now pitching. De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Doe Boyland pinch hits for Jerry Reuss. Boyland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Garner hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Krukow hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kelleher hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vail hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Buckner 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.
Bottom 6 Trillo strikes out.
Top 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Kelleher. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Kelleher steals second.
Bottom 5 Krukow strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sanguillen scoops up the ball and tags Blackwell for the out.
Top 5 Reuss hits a line drive towards left. Kingman catches it and throws to first to double up Garner.
Top 5 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuss covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Jerry Reuss now pitching. Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Trillo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 4 Manny Sanguillen now catching. De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Robinson strikes out.
Top 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Krukow hits a popup, foul, towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Top 3 Parker 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 3 There goes Taveras. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 3 Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berra tags and scores.
Top 3 Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to third.
Top 3 Rooker bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Trillo covering, for the out. Berra moves to second.
Top 3 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Vail hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner fields it and throws to home to get Krukow. De Jesus moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Buckner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ott and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelleher scores. Krukow moves to third.
Bottom 2 Krukow hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Krukow reaches second base with a double. Kelleher moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Garner hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Blackwell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Milner 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 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Moreno. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Trillo applying the tag.
Top 1 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner juggles the ball. That's an error on Buckner.
Top 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.