9/15/1978, KEN78-CED78, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1978 Comets 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 11 2 1978 Hired Guns 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 10 2 10 0 Comets AB R H BI AVG Hired Guns AB R H BI AVG Garner ss 5 0 0 0 .249 Patek ss 3 2 2 1 .235 Scott T lf 0 0 0 0 .250 Oglivie rf 2 1 1 0 .268 Whitaker 2b 5 0 1 0 .323 Munson c 3 1 1 3 .278 Matthews lf 5 0 0 0 .269 Kingman lf 5 0 1 1 .223 LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0 .203 Robinson Bill 3b 5 0 2 1 .226 Lezcano rf 5 1 1 0 .279 Jorgensen 1b 5 0 1 0 .205 Chambliss 1b 5 3 3 1 .239 Moreno cf 2 0 0 0 .222 Howell 3b 4 3 2 0 .251 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 .250 Powell cf 4 0 1 2 .262 Cannon ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Ferguson c 1 0 1 2 .259 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro J p 4 0 1 2 .097 Brock ph 1 0 0 0 .159 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez T ph 1 0 0 0 .244 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 2b 3 0 1 0 .210 38 7 10 7 Andrews ph 1 0 1 0 .201 Tidrow p 1 0 0 0 .213 Howard cf 3 2 0 0 .159 36 6 10 6 Comets INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Niekro J W 6-13 8.1 8 6 5 6 6 148 81 3.68 Kerrigan 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 6.54 Spillner 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 2.79 Burgmeier S 3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 6.07 9.0 10 6 5 6 6 169 95 Hired Guns INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Tidrow L 8-9 4.0 8 7 5 3 3 89 52 3.22 Schultz 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 46 27 3.25 Moffitt 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 27 16 5.06 Lyle 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 17 9 3.44 9.0 10 7 5 6 6 179 104 KEN: Scott T inserted at lf in the 8th LeMaster inserted at ss in the 8th CED: Howard inserted at cf in the 5th Cannon batted for Schultz in the 6th Brock batted for Moffitt in the 8th Andrews batted for Terrell in the 9th Perez T batted for Lyle in the 9th E-Lezcano, Patek, Kingman. 2B-Whitaker, Lezcano, Chambliss, Niekro J, Patek, Jorgensen. SB-Matthews(5). K-Garner 2, Whitaker, Matthews, Lezcano, Chambliss, Kingman 2, Robinson Bill, Jorgensen 2, Howard. BB-Howell, Powell, Ferguson 4, Patek, Oglivie 3, Munson 2. SF-Niekro J. HBP-Patek. HB-Niekro J. GWRBI: Ferguson Temperature: 71, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 24 MPH. 9/15/1978, KEN78-CED78, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1978 Comets 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 11 2 1978 Hired Guns 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 10 2 10 0 Comets -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Garner ss 1>3/g 9.2-3 k k 7 Scott T lf Whitaker 2b D 43 4>k 2/fl 8>63 Matthews lf 2/fl 3>7 k 6>e7.B-1 9 LeMaster ss Lezcano rf 3/g D 7 9 k Chambliss 1b 2>S D.2-H 5>S k 9>Lyle 8 Howell 3b S.1-2 e6.2-3;B-1 W.1-2 SB2 S 43 Powell cf W.2-3;1-2 43.3-H;1-2 Schultz 7>Moffitt 43.1-2 S.2-H;1-2 31 Ferguson c note 1 IW W.2-3;1-2 W IW Niekro J p 1/b D.2-H;1-3 7/SF.3-H 8 43 Kerrigan p Spillner p Burgmeier p 1: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 Hired Guns -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Patek ss 1>D HBP 7 S.2-H W.1-2 Oglivie rf 43.2-3 W.1-2 S.1-2 W.1-2 W.2-3;1-2 Munson c 43.3-H W.2-3;1-2 W.2-3;1-2 note 1 note 2 Kingman lf k 7 k.3xH 43 Kerrigan S.3-H;1-2 Robinson Bill 3b 2>53 4>53 6>k 8>S Spillner S.2-H;1-3 Jorgensen 1b 8 k D k Burgmeier note 3 Moreno cf 8 9 Schultz p Cannon ph 53.2-3 Moffitt p Brock ph 543/gdp Lyle p Perez T ph 9 Terrell 2b 3>63 5>S 8 Andrews ph 9>S Tidrow p 3/g Howard cf k 7>e9.B-2 46/f.B-1 1: 643/gdp.2-3 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 3: 62.3xH;1-2;B-1 Comets IN OUT ER Hired Guns IN OUT ER Niekro J A1 E3 5 W 6-13 Tidrow A1 C6 5 L 8-9 Kerrigan E4 E4 0 Schultz C7 D6 0 Spillner E5 E5 0 Moffitt D7 E4 0 Burgmeier E6 E7 0 S 3 Lyle E5 E9 0 9/15/1978, KEN78-CED78, Metropolitan Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1978 Comets 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 1 11 2 1978 Hired Guns 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 10 2 10 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Comets batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Garner grounded out to first (CX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Whitaker lined a double down the right field line (X) 0-0 1 -2- 11 Matthews popped out to the catcher (CBX) 0-0 2 -2- 31 Lezcano grounded out to first (BBBCX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Hired Guns batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Patek lined a double to left center (BX) 0-0 0 -2- 12 Oglivie grounded out to second, Patek to third (CFBX) 0-0 1 --3 00 Munson grounded out to second, Patek scored (X) 0-1 2 --- 22 Kingman struck out (CBBCS) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Comets batting 0-1 0 --- 11 Chambliss lined a single up the middle (CBX) 0-1 0 1-- 01 Howell grounded a single up the middle, Chambliss to second (SX) 0-1 0 12- 31 Powell walked, Chambliss to third, Howell to second (BBBCB) 0-1 0 123 20 Ferguson grounded a single up the middle, Chambliss scored, Howell scored, Powell to second (BBX) 2-1 0 12- 00 Niekro J popped out on a bunt to the mound (Xb) 2-1 1 12- 01 Garner flied out to right, Powell to third (CX) 2-1 2 1-3 22 Whitaker grounded out to second (FBCBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Hired Guns batting 2-1 0 --- 10 Robinson Bill grounded out to third (BX) 2-1 1 --- 00 Jorgensen popped out to center (X) 2-1 2 --- 00 Moreno flied out to center (X) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Comets batting 2-1 0 --- 11 Matthews flied out to left (CBX) 2-1 1 --- 01 Lezcano lined a double down the left field line (CX) 2-1 1 -2- 32 Chambliss doubled deep down the right field line, Lezcano scored (BBCCFBX) 3-1 1 -2- 22 Chambliss to third, Howell to first on an error by the shortstop Patek (BCBCFX) 3-1 1 1-3 32 Powell grounded out to second, Chambliss scored, Howell to second (BFBBFFX) 4-1 2 -2- 30 Ferguson was walked intentionally (IIII) 4-1 2 12- 11 Niekro J lined a double to left center, Howell scored, Ferguson to third (CBX) 5-1 2 -23 22 Garner struck out (BSSBC) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Hired Guns batting 5-1 0 --- 32 Terrell grounded out to short (SBFBFBFFX) 5-1 1 --- 32 Tidrow grounded out to first (BBSSBX) 5-1 2 --- 11 Patek was hit by a pitch (BCH) 5-1 2 1-- 32 Oglivie walked, Patek to second (CBSBFB>B) 5-1 2 12- 32 Munson walked, Patek to third, Oglivie to second (FFBBB>F>F>B) 5-1 2 123 32 Kingman flied out to left (CFBBB>X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Comets batting 5-1 0 --- 22 Whitaker struck out (BFFBS) 5-1 1 --- 22 Matthews struck out (CCBBS) 5-1 2 --- 01 Lezcano flied out to left (CX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Hired Guns batting 5-1 0 --- 12 Robinson Bill grounded out to third (SSBX) 5-1 1 --- 32 Jorgensen struck out (BBCBSS) 5-1 2 --- 30 Moreno flied out to right (BBBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Comets batting 5-1 0 --- 00 Chambliss lined a single to shallow left (X) 5-1 0 1-- 32 Howell walked, Chambliss to second (BFFFBBB) Howard now playing center field Schultz now pitching 5-1 0 12- 22 Powell grounded a single up the middle, Chambliss scored, Howell to second (CBBFX) 6-1 0 12- 32 Ferguson walked, Howell to third, Powell to second (BBSBCFB) 6-1 0 123 01 Niekro J hit a sacrifice fly to left, Howell scored (SX) 7-1 1 12- 22 Garner struck out (BCFFBS) 7-1 2 12- 21 Whitaker popped out to the catcher (CBBX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Hired Guns batting 7-1 0 --- 10 Terrell reached on an infield single to second (BX) 7-1 0 1-- 12 Howard struck out (BFFS) 7-1 1 1-- 20 Patek flied out to left (BBX) 7-1 2 1-- 00 Oglivie grounded a single between first and second, Terrell to second (X) 7-1 2 12- 30 Munson walked, Terrell to third, Oglivie to second (BBBB) 7-1 2 123 12 Kingman struck out, Terrell out at home (FCFBS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Comets batting 7-1 0 --- 20 Matthews to first on an error by the left fielder Kingman (BBX) 7-1 0 1-- 32 Lezcano popped out to right (1CSFBBFBFX) 7-1 1 1-- 22 Chambliss struck out (FCBBS) 7-1 2 1-- 00 Matthews stole second (>C) 7-1 2 -2- 22 Howell grounded out to second (>C.BFBX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Hired Guns batting 7-1 0 --- 02 Robinson Bill struck out (CCC) 7-1 1 --- 10 Jorgensen lined a double to left center (BX) Cannon pinch hitting for Schultz 7-1 1 -2- 01 Cannon grounded out to third, Jorgensen to third (CX) 7-1 2 --3 32 Terrell flied out to center (BBBCCX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Comets batting Moffitt now pitching 7-1 0 --- 11 Powell grounded out to first (BCX) 7-1 1 --- 31 Ferguson walked (BBSBB) 7-1 1 1-- 12 Niekro J flied out to center (CCBX) 7-1 2 1-- 32 Garner flied out to left (CBCBB>X) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Hired Guns batting 7-1 0 --- 00 Howard to second on an error by the right fielder Lezcano (X) 7-1 0 -2- 20 Patek grounded a single between third and short, Howard scored (BBX) 7-2 0 1-- 30 Oglivie walked, Patek to second (11BBBB) 7-2 0 12- 12 Munson grounded into a double play, Garner to Whitaker to Chambliss, Patek to third (BFCX) 7-2 2 --3 00 Kingman grounded out to second (X) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Comets batting 7-2 0 --- 00 Whitaker grounded out to short (X) 7-2 1 --- 02 Matthews flied out to right (SCX) 7-2 2 --- 22 Lezcano struck out (FCBBC) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Hired Guns batting Scott T now playing left field LeMaster now playing shortstop 7-2 0 --- 11 Robinson Bill lined a single up the middle (CBX) 7-2 0 1-- 12 Jorgensen struck out (FBCS) Brock pinch hitting for Moffitt 7-2 1 1-- 32 Brock grounded into a double play, Howell to Whitaker to Chambliss (CBFFFFBFBFX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Comets batting Lyle now pitching 7-2 0 --- 11 Chambliss flied out to center (BFX) 7-2 1 --- 02 Howell grounded a single up the middle (FSX) 7-2 1 1-- 21 Powell grounded out to second, Howell to second (BCBX) 7-2 2 -2- 30 Ferguson was walked intentionally (IIII) 7-2 2 12- 11 Niekro J grounded out to second (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Hired Guns batting Andrews pinch hitting for Terrell 7-2 0 --- 10 Andrews lined a single down the right field line (BX) 7-2 0 1-- 11 Howard grounded to second, forcing Andrews at second, Howard to first (BCX) 7-2 1 1-- 30 Patek walked, Howard to second (BBBB) 7-2 1 12- 30 Oglivie walked, Howard to third, Patek to second (BBBB) 7-2 1 123 11 Munson singled down the right field line, Howard scored, Patek scored, Oglivie to third (BFX) Kerrigan now pitching 7-4 1 1-3 11 Kingman reached on an infield single to second, Oglivie scored, Munson to second (BFX) Spillner now pitching 7-5 1 12- 22 Robinson Bill lined a single to right center, Munson scored, Kingman to third (CFBBFX) Burgmeier now pitching 7-6 1 1-3 12 Jorgensen out to short, Kingman out at home, Robinson Bill to second, Jorgensen to first (CBFX) Perez T pinch hitting for Lyle 7-6 2 12- 32 Perez T flied out to right (SFBFBB>F>X)