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June 8, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 11 0
Cubs 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 11 0
Cubs 2 7 1

Steve Swisher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .265
OBP .333 .280
At Bats 3 162
Hits 1 43
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 16

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 0
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Wrigley Field - June 8, 1976
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Hit by Pitch
Phil Niekro
Earl Williams
Tom Paciorek
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Jim Wynn
Rowland Office
Ken Henderson
Steve Swisher
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Swisher is hit by the pitch.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paciorek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Summers for the out.
Top 9 Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Summers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gilbreath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 8 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Monday hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Monday reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Royster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Dave Rosello now playing shortstop. Chaney hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pete LaCock pinch hits for Mike Garman. LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Swisher trying to get to home. Henderson throws the ball in to Williams who tags Swisher who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 7 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Biittner hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Swisher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Swisher reaches second base with a double. Trillo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Summers is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Paciorek is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Williams strikes out.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Summers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out.
Bottom 6 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Wynn. The throw from Swisher and he is out, Kelleher applying the tag.
Top 6 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Mike Garman now pitching. Gilbreath hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Gilbreath reaches second base with a double. Office goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Office takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Royster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo.
Top 6 Paciorek hits a popup towards first. Summers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Burris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Swisher hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams strikes out.
Top 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilbreath tags and scores.
Top 5 There goes Wynn. The throw from Swisher and he is out, Trillo applying the tag.
Top 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gilbreath hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal who is chasing the ball. Gilbreath reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Madlock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Office 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 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Royster moves to second.
Top 4 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris has Paciorek trapped. There's the throw to Swisher and over to Madlock, who tags Paciorek for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Chaney hits a popup into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Paciorek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Paciorek reaches third base with a triple. Williams scores.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kelleher hits a popup into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gilbreath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster scores. Office moves to second.
Top 3 Office bunts towards the mound. Burris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Royster moves to third.
Top 3 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to second.
Top 3 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Swisher strikes out.
Bottom 2 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chaney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a popup, foul, towards first. Paciorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gilbreath hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Office hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.