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August 5, 1977

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Bottom 7 R H E
Padres 10 11 1
Cubs 4 6 0
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Padres 10 11 1
Cubs 4 7 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .285
OBP .667 .311
At Bats 3 200
Hits 2 57
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 2 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 33

Dan Spillner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 4
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Wrigley Field - August 5, 1977
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Single
Dan Spillner
Gene Tenace
Mike Ivie
Mike Champion
Pat Scanlon
Tucker Ashford
Dave Kingman
George Hendrick
Dave Winfield
Bill Buckner
Larry Biittner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biittner moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scanlon juggles the ball. That's an error on Scanlon.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scanlon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Spillner takes first base on ball four. Scanlon moves to second.
Top 7 Scanlon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tenace scores. Ashford moves to third.
Top 7 Champion strikes out.
Top 7 Ashford takes first base on ball four. Tenace moves to second.
Top 7 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pete Broberg now pitching. Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Wallis pinch hits for Paul Reuschel. Wallis hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Swisher strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pat Scanlon now playing third base. Tucker Ashford now playing shortstop. Dan Spillner now pitching. Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 6 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Ivie strikes out.
Top 6 Gene Richards pinch hits for Bill Almon. Richards takes first base on ball four. Tenace scores. Ashford moves to third. Scanlon moves to second.
Top 6 Pat Scanlon pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Scanlon is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Champion bunts towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Champion for the out. Tenace moves to third. Ashford moves to second.
Top 6 Ashford bunts towards the mound. Burris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tenace moves to second.
Top 6 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Kingman hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Burris moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tomlin bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Trillo covering, for the out. Champion moves to second.
Top 4 Champion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ashford strikes out.
Bottom 3 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tomlin fields it and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion fields it and throws to second for the out. Buckner scores.
Bottom 3 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rick Sawyer now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores.
Bottom 3 Biittner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Biittner reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Tenace 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 3 Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Ivie moves to third. Kingman moves to second.
Top 3 Winfield hits a line drive into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kingman takes first base on ball four. Ivie moves to second.
Top 3 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burris hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Swisher strikes out.
Top 2 Wehrmeister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Champion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a popup into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales scores. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buckner scores.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Winfield is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Ivie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Ivie reaches second base with a double. Almon moves to third.
Top 1 Almon takes first base on ball four.