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August 21, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 6 0
Astros 8 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 6 0
Astros 8 13 0

Davey Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .211
OBP .000 .310
At Bats 0 123
Hits 0 26
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 16

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 8
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Astrodome - August 21, 1978
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Strikeout
Joe Sambito
Bruce Bochy
Luis Pujols
Julio Gonzalez
Art Howe
Jimmy Sexton
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Davey Johnson
Ivan De Jesus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 6 0 6
Houston Astros 8 13 0 7
Winning Pitcher J.R. Richard
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Denny Walling
Attendance 9,906
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Davey Johnson pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Johnson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Blackwell is called out on strikes.
Top 9 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kelleher strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Puhl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Vail now playing left field. Mick Kelleher now playing second base. Sambito strikes out.
Top 8 Vail hits a line drive towards short. Sexton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Mike Vail pinch hits for Larry Biittner. There's a wild pitch. Gross scores. Buckner moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Top 8 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Top 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Holtzman scores. Scott scores. Gross moves to second.
Top 8 Gross takes first base on ball four. Holtzman moves to third. Scott moves to second.
Top 8 Scott takes first base on ball four. Holtzman moves to second.
Top 8 Holtzman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Blackwell strikes out.
Top 8 Bruce Bochy now catching. Luis Pujols now playing first base. De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pujols strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sexton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe 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 7 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Trillo hits a popup into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Murcer strikes out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Richard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Pujols hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gonzalez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Gene Clines pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Clines strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sexton hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out.
Bottom 5 Howe is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blackwell for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murcer throws the ball in to Buckner who tags Cruz trying to return to first, for the out. Richard scores. Puhl scores. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cabell is hit by the pitch. Richard moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Richard moves to second.
Bottom 4 Richard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sexton scores.
Bottom 4 Pujols bunts in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Sexton moves to third.
Bottom 4 Sexton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling scores.
Bottom 4 Walling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Walling reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scott bunts towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 3 Blackwell hits a popup towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Puhl 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 2 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to home to get Walling. Sexton moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Pujols is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Sexton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Sexton reaches second base with a double. Howe scores. Walling moves to third.
Bottom 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Howe moves to third.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Howe reaches second base with a double. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Biittner strikes out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Puhl 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 Buckner strikes out.
Top 1 Gross hits a line drive towards short. Sexton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Scott hits a line drive into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.