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May 9, 1979

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Reds 6 8 1
Cubs 4 9 0
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Reds 6 8 1
Cubs 4 9 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .238
OBP .333 .278
At Bats 3 101
Hits 1 24
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 11

Dave Tomlin Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - May 9, 1979
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Dave Tomlin
Johnny Bench
Dave Collins
Junior Kennedy
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Dave Collins now playing first base. Dave Tomlin now pitching. Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Champ Summers. DeFreites strikes out.
Top 7 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Foster reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. Concepcion goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 7 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Top 7 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Dave Collins pinch hits for Paul Moskau. Collins strikes out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 6 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Biittner hits a line drive into right field. Griffey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffey. Martin scores. Biittner moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 6 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ontiveros tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Martin reaches second base with a double. Ontiveros moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Geronimo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Summers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Krukow moves to third.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Krukow hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Krukow reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Foster is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Top 5 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moskau hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with De Jesus covering. It's a double play.
Top 4 Knight takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Krukow scores. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 3 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Krukow moves to second.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Summers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Summers reaches third base with a triple. Concepcion scores. Foster goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Moskau hits a fly ball towards center. Martin catches it and throws to Buckner who throws to third to double up Knight. Summers tags and scores.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Summers moves to third. Knight moves to second.
Top 2 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. Summers moves to second.
Top 2 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to third.
Top 2 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Foster reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Summers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Concepcion is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.