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August 20, 1978

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .333 .324
At Bats 3 304
Hits 1 93
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 48

Mike LaCoss Season Stats

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3 2 0
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Wrigley Field - August 20, 1978
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Out
Mike LaCoss
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Pete Rose
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Geronimo strikes out.
Top 9 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Bench moves to second.
Top 9 Bench is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Driessen hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dave Rader now catching. Donnie Moore now pitching. Foster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Foster reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gross hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Scott. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 8 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mike Vail pinch hits for Ray Burris. Vail bunts in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dave Rader pinch hits for Tim Blackwell. Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rose is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out.
Top 7 LaCoss strikes out.
Top 7 Lum is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Concepcion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Bench reaches second base with a double. Foster scores.
Top 7 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. Foster moves to second.
Top 7 Foster is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields the ball and throws to LaCoss covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Rose 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 5 There goes Scott. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burris hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 LaCoss is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Top 5 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats De Jesus for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Murcer. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Murcer steals second.
Bottom 4 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Foster strikes out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Burris Griffey moves to second.
Top 4 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Gross moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. LaCoss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Bottom 3 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burris for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Top 3 LaCoss hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lum hits a popup into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Driessen 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 ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Top 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott juggles the ball. That's an error on Scott.