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BOS 12
MIL  0

KCR  5
CLE  4

(11)
NYY 14
BAL  2

OAK  6
CAL  4

SEA  5
MIN  2

TEX  3
@TOR  0

CHC 16
CIN 15

(13)
LAD  2
PHI  1

PIT  9
HOU  4

MON  5
@SDP  4

STL  3
ATL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 32,155

Thursday, July 28, 1977
Time of Game: 4:50
Reds
15
49-49
Lost 2
2nd, 12½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Reds            6  0  4   0  0  1   2  1  0   0  0  1   0   15 19  1
Cubs            4  3  1   2  0  0   0  3  1   0  0  1   1   16 24  3
W: R Reuschel (15-3), L: J Billingham (8-8)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Cubs
16
60-39
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     6   1   2   1    1   1  .307  .826    7    2   1   HR,SB,SH,IW
K Griffey RF                  8   2   5   4    0   2  .329  .881    6    5   0   HR,2·2B
J Morgan 2B                   8   1   2   0    0   1  .293  .893    7    2   1   2B,SB
G Foster LF                   6   2   3   0    2   2  .318 1.001    8    0   0   2B,2·IW
J Bench C                     5   2   1   3    3   1  .269  .932    0   14   0   HR
C Geronimo CF                 8   2   2   2    0   0  .275  .727    0    7   0   HR,2B,GDP
D Concepcion SS               6   2   2   2    1   1  .282  .726    0    1   4   3·SB
M Lum 1B                      5   3   2   2    2   1  .183  .526    8    7   0   HR,SB,IW
D Murray P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .600    0    0   0   GDP
  E Armbrister PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .917    4    0   0   
  M Sarmiento P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Norman P                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .106  .231    8    0   1   
  C Summers PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .720    0    0   0   
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .388         0   0   
Totals                       58  15  19  14   10  12               48   38   7
BATTING
2B: K Griffey 2 (28, off P Broberg, off W Hernandez); G Foster (20, off P Broberg); C Geronimo (11, off D Moore); J Morgan (14, off P Reuschel).
HR: K Griffey (9, off P Reuschel; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Lum (2, off R Burris; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Bench (23, off R Burris; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); C Geronimo (7, off W Hernandez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); P Rose (7, off R Burris; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SH: P Rose (1, off B Sutter).
IBB: M Lum (1, by P Broberg); G Foster 2 (6, by P Broberg, by W Hernandez); P Rose (5, by W Hernandez).
TB: K Griffey 10; C Geronimo 6; P Rose 5; M Lum 5; J Bench 4; G Foster 4; J Morgan 3; D Concepcion 2.
GIDP: C Geronimo (10); P Borbon (2).
RBI: K Griffey 4 (39); J Bench 3 (74); D Concepcion 2 (39); C Geronimo 2 (36); M Lum 2 (10); P Rose (42).
2-out RBI: M Lum 2; K Griffey.
Team LOB: 15.
With RISP: 5 for 26.
FIELDING
E: M Lum (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Concepcion 3 (24, 3rd base off W Hernandez/G Mitterwald, 2nd base off P Reuschel/G Mitterwald, 2nd base off P Broberg/G Mitterwald); M Lum (2, 2nd base off W Hernandez/G Mitterwald); P Rose (10, 3rd base off B Sutter/G Mitterwald); J Morgan (31, 2nd base off B Sutter/G Mitterwald).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  5   2   1   0    0   2  .249  .623    0    3   3   2B
  J Cardenal PH-2B-SS-2B-RF   2   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .681    0    0   0   
L Biittner LF                 7   3   3   1    1   2  .299  .765    4    5   0   
B Buckner 1B                  8   2   2   5    0   0  .283  .728    5    8   0   2·HR
B Murcer RF-SS-2B-SS-2B-SS-2B-SS-2B-SS  
                              8   3   3   2    0   3  .276  .821    6    3   0   HR
J Morales CF                  6   1   2   1    1   2  .333  .901    6    2   0   HR
  P Broberg P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Reuschel P                1   1   1   0    0   0  .216  .539    0    0   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                6   0   3   2    2   2  .290  .796    7    0   2   
M Trillo 2B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .297  .757    0    2   4   
  W Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Wallis PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .837    0    0   0   
  D Rosello SS-2B-SS-2B-SS-2B-SS-2B-SS-2B-SS-2B
                              3   0   1   1    0   0  .180  .597    0    1   0   
G Mitterwald C                7   2   3   2    0   1  .255  .731    0   15   0   2·HR,2B
R Burris P                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .178  .518    0    0   0   2B
  D Moore P                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .833    0    0   0   3B
  P Reuschel P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Kelleher 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .668    0    0   0   
  G Gross PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .741    0    0   0   IW
  B Sutter P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    0   1   
  G Clines CF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .858    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       63  16  24  16    7  13               28   39  12
BATTING
2B: G Mitterwald (15, off M Sarmiento); G Clines (8, off J Billingham); I DeJesus (14, off D Murray); R Burris (2, off D Murray).
3B: D Moore (1, off P Borbon).
HR: B Buckner 2 (4, off M Sarmiento, off D Murray; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); G Mitterwald 2 (8, off J Billingham, off D Murray; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 12th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Morales (8, off M Sarmiento; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B Murcer (15, off D Murray; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: G Gross (2, by M Sarmiento).
TB: G Mitterwald 10; B Buckner 8; B Murcer 6; J Morales 5; L Biittner 3; D Moore 3; S Ontiveros 3; G Clines 2; R Burris 2; I DeJesus 2; R Reuschel; M Trillo; B Sutter; D Rosello.
RBI: B Buckner 5 (29); S Ontiveros 2 (41); B Murcer 2 (63); G Mitterwald 2 (31); L Biittner (42); J Morales (57); D Moore (1); D Rosello (6); M Trillo (44).
2-out RBI: S Ontiveros 2; M Trillo; D Rosello; D Moore.
Team LOB: 16.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
FIELDING
DP: 2. P Reuschel-I DeJesus-M Trillo; M Trillo-I DeJesus-B Buckner.
E: J Cardenal (1); B Buckner (5); D Rosello (5).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Murray                       1     5   6   6    1   1   3   5.43    9    7-5     9· 3· 0    1· 1· 2· 3     19    -     0.81  -0.37
P Borbon                       5     7   4   3    2   6   0   3.17   25   10-8    19· 5· 1    3· 7· 6· 1          1-1    1.46  -0.15
M Sarmiento, H (1)             2     4   3   3    2   2   2   4.76   12    5-4     9· 2· 0    1· 3· 4· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.06
J Hoerner, H (1)               0.2   1   1   1    0   1   0  15.43    3    0-0     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.11
F Norman, BS (1)               2.1   2   0   0    2   3   0   3.20   11    6-4     7· 2· 1    2· 1· 3· 0          1-1    3.37  -0.10
J Billingham, BS (1), L (8-8)  1.2   5   2   2    0   0   1   5.07   10    0-0    10· 0· 0    4· 1· 4· 1          0-0    2.84  -0.64
Totals                        12.2  24  16  15    7  13   6          70   28-21   56·12· 2   12·14·19· 5          2-2 
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Burris                       2     7   8   8    1   2   3   5.40   14   13-8    13· 4· 0    3· 0· 7· 1     11    -     0.83  -0.46
D Moore                        1     5   2   2    1   0   0   3.92    9    7-4     9· 2· 0    2· 1· 5· 0          2-2    1.19  -0.33
P Reuschel                     3.1   3   3   3    2   1   1   3.00   13   12-8    13· 4· 1    5· 0· 4· 1          2-0    1.29   0.05
W Hernandez                    1.2   2   1   1    2   1   1   2.19    9    0-0     6· 0· 0    2· 3· 0· 1          2-2    0.98  -0.17
B Sutter                       3     0   0   0    1   6   0   1.07   12   16-9     9· 5· 0    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.95   0.33
P Broberg                      1.1   2   1   0    3   2   0   5.06   10    0-0     5· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.45  -0.37
R Reuschel, W (15-3)           0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.14    2    0-0     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.82   0.22
Totals                        13    19  15  14   10  12   5          69   48-29   57·15· 1   19· 7·16· 5          8-4 
D Murray faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.
R Burris faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.
D Moore faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: P Broberg 2 (2; M Lum, G Foster); M Sarmiento (1; G Gross); W Hernandez 2 (8; P Rose, G Foster).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 4:50.
Attendance: 32,155.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 80° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago Cubs                         
1. P Rose               3B    1. I DeJesus            SS 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. L Biittner           LF 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. B Murcer             RF 
5. J Bench              C     5. J Morales            CF 
6. C Geronimo           CF    6. S Ontiveros          3B 
7. D Concepcion         SS    7. M Trillo             2B 
8. M Lum                1B    8. G Mitterwald         C  
9. D Murray             P     9. R Burris             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   1 15-14 ---      46%  59% G Mitterwald    J Billingham    Home Run
   b 9   2 14-13 12-      44%  62% S Ontiveros     F Norman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Murcer Scores; Morales to 2B
   b13   2 15-15 1-3      36% 100% D Rosello       J Billingham    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Reuschel Scores; Ontiveros to 2B
   t12   1 14-14 12-     -27%  15% D Concepcion    P Broberg       Fielder's Choice P; Bench to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Foster Scores/No RBI/unER; Concepcion to 1B
   b 8   2 14-13 123     -20%  17% J Cardenal      M Sarmiento     Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      41%  P Rose          Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          ---  6   38%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      33%  J Morgan        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Griffey to 2B
   O      12-      37%  G Foster        Strikeout
   RRR    12-      19%  J Bench         Home Run (Line Drive); Griffey Scores; Morgan Scores
   O      ---      20%  C Geronimo      Lineout: LF
          ---      19%  D Concepcion    Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      10%  M Lum           Home Run; Concepcion Scores
   O      ---      10%  D Murray        Strikeout
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Dale Murray facing 1-2-3
          ---      13%  I DeJesus       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      16%  L Biittner      Walk
   RRR    12-      28%  B Buckner       Home Run; DeJesus Scores; Biittner Scores
   R      ---      36%  B Murcer        Home Run
   O      ---      34%  J Morales       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  7   32%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      31%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  K Griffey       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  7   35%  J Morgan        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Dale Murray facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      45%  G Mitterwald    Home Run
          ---      51%  R Burris        Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Dale Murray pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      58%  I DeJesus       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Burris to 3B; DeJesus to 1B
   R      1-3      64%  L Biittner      Single to CF (Line Drive); Burris Scores; DeJesus to 2B
   O      12-      62%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF; DeJesus to 3B
   RO     1-3      63%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; DeJesus Scores/unER
   O      1--  6   61%  J Morales       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cubs 7.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 6-7, Ray Burris facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  G Foster        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      50%  J Bench         Walk; Foster to 2B
                  Donnie Moore replaces Ray Burris pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      35%  C Geronimo      Double to RF (Line Drive); Foster Scores; Bench to 3B
   RR     -23      27%  D Concepcion    Single to RF (Line Drive); Bench Scores; Geronimo Scores
   O      1--      29%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      32%  P Borbon        Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called; Lum stays at 1B
          1--  7   29%  P Rose          Single to CF (Line Drive); Lum to 3B
   R      1-3      22%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lum Scores; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      24%  J Morgan        Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 7-10, Pedro Borbon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
          ---      25%  M Trillo        Walk
   O      1--      22%  G Mitterwald    Lineout: 3B
   R      1--      32%  D Moore         Triple to CF (Line Drive); Trillo Scores
   O      --3      28%  I DeJesus       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Cubs 8.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-8, Donnie Moore facing 4-5-6
          ---      25%  G Foster        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      21%  J Bench         Walk; Foster to 2B
                  Paul Reuschel replaces Donnie Moore pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      29%  C Geronimo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Foster to 3B
   O      --3      32%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Cubs 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 8-10, Pedro Borbon facing 2-3-4
          ---      37%  L Biittner      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      32%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
          1--      37%  B Murcer        Single to CF (Line Drive); Biittner to 2B
   O      12-      32%  J Morales       Lineout: RF; Biittner to 3B
   R      1-3      43%  S Ontiveros     Single to LF (Pop Fly); Biittner Scores; Murcer to 3B
   R      1-3      56%  M Trillo        Single to LF (Line Drive); Murcer Scores; Ontiveros to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Cubs 10.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 10-10, Paul Reuschel facing 8-9-1
          ---      45%  M Lum           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      55%  P Borbon        Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
   O      ---      57%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 10-10, Pedro Borbon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  P Reuschel      Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   50%  L Biittner      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Cubs 10.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 10-10, Paul Reuschel facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      35%  K Griffey       Home Run
          ---      28%  J Morgan        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      33%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      36%  J Bench         Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      40%  C Geronimo      Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 10-11, Pedro Borbon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      33%  B Murcer        Strikeout
          ---      36%  J Morales       Single to RF
          1--      39%  S Ontiveros     Walk; Morales to 2B
   O      12-      31%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 11, Cubs 10.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 11-10, Paul Reuschel facing 7-8-9
          ---      28%  D Concepcion    Walk
          1--      25%  M Lum           Concepcion Steals 2B
          -2-  8   22%  " "             Walk
                  Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      12-  4   28%  E Armbrister    Strikeout Looking
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Manny Trillo pitching and batting 7th; Mick Kelleher replaces Paul Reuschel playing 2B batting 9th
          12-      22%  P Rose          Concepcion Steals 3B; Lum Steals 2B
          -23      22%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RR     123       8%  K Griffey       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Concepcion Scores; Lum Scores; Rose to 3B
   O      -23      11%  J Morgan        Strikeout
          -23      11%  G Foster        Intentional Walk
   O      123      14%  J Bench         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 13, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 10-13, Manny Sarmiento facing 8-9-1
                  Manny Sarmiento replaces Ed Armbrister pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  G Mitterwald    Lineout: RF
   O      ---       9%  M Kelleher      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---       8%  I DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 13, Cubs 10.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 13-10, Willie Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   R      ---       4%  C Geronimo      Home Run
   O      ---       4%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
   O      ---       5%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---       5%  M Sarmiento     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 14, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 10-14, Manny Sarmiento facing 2-3-4
          ---       8%  L Biittner      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  5   18%  B Buckner       Home Run (Line Drive); Biittner Scores
   O      ---      13%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   R      ---      25%  J Morales       Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---      32%  S Ontiveros     Walk
                  Joe Wallis pinch hits for Willie Hernandez batting 7th
   O      1--      24%  J Wallis        Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      35%  G Mitterwald    Double to LF (Line Drive); Ontiveros to 3B
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Mick Kelleher batting 9th
          -23      37%  G Gross         Intentional Walk
                  Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Ivan DeJesus batting 1st
   O      123      17%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 14, Cubs 13.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 14-13, Bruce Sutter facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Greg Gross pitching and batting 9th; Jose Cardenal moves to 2B; Dave Rosello replaces Joe Wallis playing SS batting 7th
          ---      15%  P Rose          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rose to 1B
                  Dave Rosello moves to 2B; Jose Cardenal moves to SS
   O      1--      17%  K Griffey       Strikeout
          1--      15%  J Morgan        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rose to 2B; Morgan to 1B
                  Jose Cardenal moves to 2B; Dave Rosello moves to SS
          12-      11%  G Foster        Rose Steals 3B; Morgan Steals 2B
   O      -23  8   17%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23      21%  J Bench         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 14, Cubs 13.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 13-14, Joe Hoerner facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Manny Sarmiento pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      12%  L Biittner      Strikeout
   O      ---       5%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
          ---      10%  B Murcer        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Fred Norman replaces Joe Hoerner pitching and batting 9th
          1--      18%  J Morales       Walk; Murcer to 2B
   R      12-      62%  S Ontiveros     Single to LF (Line Drive); Murcer Scores; Morales to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Rosello       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 14, Cubs 14.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 14-14, Bruce Sutter facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Rosello moves to 2B; Bobby Murcer moves to SS; Jose Cardenal moves to RF
   O      ---      56%  C Geronimo      Foul Flyball: LF
                  Bobby Murcer moves to 2B; Dave Rosello moves to SS
   O      ---      61%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
                  Dave Rosello moves to 2B; Bobby Murcer moves to SS
   O      ---      65%  M Lum           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 14, Cubs 14.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 14-14, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
          ---      64%  B Sutter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      71%  J Cardenal      Walk; Sutter to 2B
   O      12-      64%  L Biittner      Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sutter to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 14, Cubs 14.

Top of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 14-14, Bruce Sutter facing 9-1-2
          ---  8   42%  F Norman        Walk
   O      1--      44%  P Rose          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Norman to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  K Griffey       Strikeout
   O      -2-      65%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 14, Cubs 14.

Bottom of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 14-14, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   59%  B Murcer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  J Morales       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  S Ontiveros     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 14, Cubs 14.

Top of the 12th, Reds Batting, Tied 14-14, Pete Broberg facing 4-5-6
                  Pete Broberg replaces Jerry Morales pitching and batting 5th; Bobby Murcer moves to 2B; Dave Rosello moves to SS; Gene Clines replaces Bruce Sutter playing CF batting 9th
          ---      33%  G Foster        Double to RF
          -2-      30%  J Bench         Walk
                  Dave Rosello moves to 2B; Bobby Murcer moves to SS
   O      12-      42%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
                  Bobby Murcer moves to 2B; Dave Rosello moves to SS
   R      12-      15%  D Concepcion    Fielder's Choice P; Bench to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Foster Scores/No RBI/unER; Concepcion to 1B
          12-      12%  M Lum           Baserunner Advance; Bench to 3B
                  Dave Rosello moves to 2B; Bobby Murcer moves to SS
          1-3      11%  " "             Concepcion Steals 2B
          -23      11%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Champ Summers pinch hits for Fred Norman batting 9th
   O      123      16%  C Summers       Strikeout
   O      123      21%  P Rose          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 15, Cubs 14.

Bottom of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Behind 14-15, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
                  Jack Billingham replaces Champ Summers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      12%  D Rosello       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      59%  G Mitterwald    Home Run
          ---      70%  G Clines        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      61%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      50%  L Biittner      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 15, Cubs 15.

Top of the 13th, Reds Batting, Tied 15-15, Pete Broberg facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  K Griffey       Double to LF
   O      -2-      44%  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: C
                  Bobby Murcer moves to 2B; Dave Rosello moves to SS
          -2-      42%  G Foster        Intentional Walk
                  Rick Reuschel replaces Pete Broberg pitching and batting 5th
   O      12-      50%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Griffey to 3B
                  Dave Rosello moves to 2B; Bobby Murcer moves to SS
   O      1-3      65%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 15, Cubs 15.

Bottom of the 13th, Cubs Batting, Tied 15-15, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      59%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  R Reuschel      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      64%  S Ontiveros     Single to RF (Line Drive); Reuschel to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D Rosello       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Reuschel Scores; Ontiveros to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 15, Cubs 16.

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