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September 2, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 16 5
Cubs 5 7 2
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Astros 8 16 5
Cubs 5 7 2

Davey Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .217
OBP .000 .311
At Bats 0 129
Hits 0 28
• Singles 0 21
• 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 7 9
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Wrigley Field - September 2, 1978
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Strikeout
Joe Sambito
Luis Pujols
Dave Bergman
Keith Drumright
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Davey Johnson
Mike Vail

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 8 16 5 9
Chicago Cubs 5 7 2 6
Winning Pitcher Joaquin Andujar
Losing Pitcher Bruce Sutter
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 24,064
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Davey Johnson pinch hits for Rodney Scott. Johnson is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mike Vail pinch hits for Greg Gross. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy misplays the ball. That's an error on Landestoy.
Bottom 9 Gene Clines pinch hits for Larry Cox. Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Luis Pujols now catching. Joe Sambito now pitching. De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Walling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Watson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 There goes Cabell. The throw from Cox and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Top 9 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. Drumright scores. Puhl scores. Cruz moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Larry Cox now catching. Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Cruz takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to second.
Top 9 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Drumright moves to third.
Top 9 Drumright hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sexton scores.
Top 9 Landestoy hits a popup into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Howard scores. Sexton moves to third.
Top 9 Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Jesus Alou. There goes Sexton. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Sexton steals second.
Top 9 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to third.
Top 9 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Bruce Bochy. Bruce Sutter now pitching. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Trillo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Watson scores.
Top 9 Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to third.
Top 9 Jerry White now playing center field. Greg Gross now playing left field. Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buckner tags and scores. Murcer tags and moves to second.
Bottom 8 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Kingman hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Buckner reaches third base with a triple. Gross scores. Scott goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Scott bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gross moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Gross reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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 7 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Drumright 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 7 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lemongello 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 6 Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer 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 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bochy for the out.
Top 6 Walling bunts in front of the plate. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Scott takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a popup towards short. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuschel hits a line drive towards short. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into right field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Drumright fumbles the ball. That's an error on Drumright. Rader moves to third.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Landestoy moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Top 5 Puhl bunts in front of the plate. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 5 Drumright hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Lemongello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There goes Trillo. The throw from Bochy and he is out, Landestoy applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kingman strikes out.
Top 4 Bochy strikes out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Watson scores. Walling moves to third.
Top 4 Walling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Walling reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Cabell is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Rader and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball towards left. Walling catches it and throws to home to double up Gross.
Bottom 3 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 3 Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. Reuschel scores.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Reuschel reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Drumright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemongello moves to third.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out. Lemongello moves to second.
Top 3 Lemongello bunts towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Bochy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a popup into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Murcer. The throw from Bochy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Cruz moves to second.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Puhl picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Puhl. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Drumright 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 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.