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September 14, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 5 13 3
Phillies 11 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 5 14 3
Phillies 11 15 0

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .301
OBP .500 .303
At Bats 4 173
Hits 2 52
• Singles 2 41
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 27

Ron Reed Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 12
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Veterans Stadium - September 14, 1978
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Single
Ron Reed
Bob Boone
Orlando Gonzalez
Ted Sizemore
Pete Mackanin
Bud Harrelson
Lonnie Smith
Garry Maddox
Bake McBride
Mike Vail
Rudy Meoli

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 14 3 9
Philadelphia Phillies 11 15 0 8
Winning Pitcher Warren Brusstar
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save Ron Reed
Game Winning RBI Bob Boone
Attendance 20,037
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Vail hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Meoli trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Boone who tags Meoli, who's trying to score from second, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rudy Meoli pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mackanin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores.
Top 9 Biittner strikes out.
Top 9 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Rodney Scott. There goes De Jesus. The throw from Boone and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 9 Lonnie Smith now playing left field. Orlando Gonzalez now playing first base. De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrelson hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Cox for a passed ball. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Orlando Gonzalez pinch hits for Richie Hebner. Lonnie Smith pinch runs for Greg Luzinski. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott.
Top 8 White hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pete Mackanin now playing third base. Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop. Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pete Mackanin pinch hits for Larry Bowa. Mackanin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reed moves to third.
Bottom 7 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 7 Reed takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Donnie Moore now pitching. Jerry White now playing center field. Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vail hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kingman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Schmidt is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Hebner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Hebner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ron Reed now pitching. De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a popup towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver scores.
Bottom 5 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone scores. McCarver moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Warren Brusstar. Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. Boone moves to third.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 5 Manny Seoane now pitching. Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vail scores.
Top 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vail moves to third.
Top 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brusstar fields it and throws to first for the out. Vail moves to second.
Top 5 Vail hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer throws the ball in to Trillo who tags Hebner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Luzinski scores.
Bottom 4 Luzinski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Maddox reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kingman strikes out.
Top 4 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scott is called out on strikes.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brusstar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Reuschel fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Reuschel. Hebner scores. Schmidt moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hebner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Warren Brusstar now pitching. Reuschel hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trillo moves to second.
Top 3 Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores.
Top 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Kingman scores.
Top 3 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to third.
Top 3 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Kingman reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Luzinski 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 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Bottom 2 Bowa 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 McBride hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Lerch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Boone moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sizemore bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Trillo covering, for the out. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Hebner scores. Schmidt moves to third.
Bottom 2 Schmidt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. Hebner moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Vail scores. Trillo moves to third. Cox moves to second.
Top 2 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Vail moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Top 2 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vail moves to second.
Top 2 Murcer strikes out.
Top 2 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a popup into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bowa 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 1 McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. McBride reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Lerch spins and fires to second, with Bowa covering, and Buckner is picked off.
Top 1 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Buckner moves to second.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to home to get De Jesus. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 1 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Boone and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.