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June 21, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 6 2
Pirates 1 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 6 2
Pirates 2 10 0

Frank Taveras Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .284
OBP .333 .320
At Bats 3 250
Hits 1 71
• Singles 1 54
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 17

Ray Burris Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - June 21, 1978
Ray Burris
Larry Cox
Larry Biittner
Manny Trillo
Mick Kelleher
Ivan De Jesus
Gene Clines
Greg Gross
Mike Vail
Frank Taveras
Phil Garner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 6 2 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 10 0 9
Winning Pitcher John Candelaria
Losing Pitcher Ray Burris
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Taveras
Attendance 11,064
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Taveras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garner scores.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Candelaria bunts in front of the plate. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to third.
Bottom 9 Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Gene Clines now playing left field. Mike Vail now playing right field. Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kingman strikes out.
Top 9 Biittner bunts towards third. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Clines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burris fires to first and picks off Moreno.
Bottom 7 Parker hits a line drive towards first. Biittner catches it and throws to second to double up Taveras.
Bottom 7 Moreno bunts towards the mound. Burris juggles the ball. That's an error on Burris. Taveras moves to second.
Bottom 7 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Candelaria 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 Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stargell hits a popup into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker moves to third.
Bottom 5 Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Parker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Moreno bunts in front of the plate. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cox is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Gross hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Candelaria strikes out.
Bottom 4 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros juggles the ball. That's an error on Ontiveros. Ott moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stargell 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 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Parker is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Moreno hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garner scores. Candelaria moves to third. Moreno moves to second.
Bottom 3 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to third. Candelaria moves to second.
Bottom 3 Candelaria takes first base on ball four. Garner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Biittner strikes out.
Top 3 Clines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. De Jesus reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Burris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stennett hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros catches it and throws to first to double up Stargell.
Bottom 2 Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stennett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell fields the ball and throws to Candelaria covering. Safe.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Kingman moves to third.
Top 2 Trillo hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Kingman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Moreno. The throw from Cox and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moreno hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.