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May 7, 1978

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .364
OBP .333 .386
At Bats 3 55
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 6

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3 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 7, 1978
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Single
Vida Blue
Marc Hill
Skip James
Bill Madlock
Darrell Evans
Johnnie LeMaster
Vic Harris
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Skip James now playing first base. Vic Harris now playing left field. Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dave Roberts now pitching. Mike Ivie pinch hits for Terry Whitfield. Ivie strikes out.
Top 9 Madlock takes first base on ball four. Blue moves to second.
Top 9 Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Donnie Moore now pitching. Hill hits a popup into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Clines. The throw from Hill and he is out, Madlock applying the tag.
Bottom 8 De Jesus hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gene Clines pinch hits for Ray Burris. Clines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cox strikes out.
Top 8 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ontiveros. Evans moves to second.
Top 8 McCovey hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Whitfield hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blue hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Trillo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Trillo takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Burris strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out.
Top 6 LeMaster is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros bunts towards the right side of the infield. Madlock misplays the ball. That's an error on Madlock.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clark strikes out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a popup beyond short. De Jesus can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Whitfield scores. Evans moves to third.
Top 5 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Whitfield moves to second.
Top 5 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Madlock hits a popup into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a popup into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 LeMaster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burris strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out. Whitfield scores. Evans moves to second.
Top 3 Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to third.
Top 3 Whitfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Madlock hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 LeMaster takes first base on ball four. Hill moves to second.
Top 2 Hill takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Herndon 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 2 Clark 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 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Trillo hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Madlock settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Madlock.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Whitfield bunts towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.