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May 10, 1979

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Reds 7 11 2
Cubs 7 11 1
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Reds 7 11 2
Cubs 7 12 1

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .234
OBP .250 .272
At Bats 4 107
Hits 1 25
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 11

Frank Pastore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 4
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Wrigley Field - May 10, 1979
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Single
Frank Pastore
Johnny Bench
Champ Summers
Junior Kennedy
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 9 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ivan De Jesus now playing shortstop. Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Thompson hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sutter bunts towards the mound. Pastore fields it and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 8 Frank Pastore now pitching. Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dan Driessen pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Driessen is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Geronimo 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 8 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 7 Foote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Summers strikes out.
Top 7 Foster strikes out.
Top 7 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Concepcion hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Kennedy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 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 6 Murcer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Kelleher bunts towards first. Summers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelleher for the out.
Top 6 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Tom Hume. Auerbach hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Donnie Moore now pitching. Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Ray Burris. Biittner 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 5 Sizemore is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Foote strikes out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kingman tags and scores. Ontiveros tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy misplays the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. Kingman moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. Summers moves to third.
Top 5 Summers takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Foster reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Ray Burris now pitching. Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 4 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 4 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hume fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Lamp hits a popup into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sizemore hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Foote hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hume moves to second.
Top 4 Hume hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Geronimo hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Knight hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Martin reaches second base with a double. There goes Ontiveros trying to get to home. Foster throws the ball in to Concepcion who relays the ball to Bench, who tags Ontiveros, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Summers juggles the ball. That's an error on Summers.
Bottom 3 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hume fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bench strikes out.
Top 3 Summers 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 3 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 2 Murcer 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 2 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to third.
Bottom 2 Lamp bunts towards first. Summers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lamp for the out. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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 2 Griffey hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingman scores.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Kelleher scores. Buckner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelleher moves to third.
Bottom 1 Murcer 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 Kelleher strikes out.
Top 1 Hume 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 1 Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knight moves to second.
Top 1 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench scores.
Top 1 Bench hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Bench reaches second base with a double. Concepcion scores. Foster goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Summers strikes out.
Top 1 Foster is hit by the pitch. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 1 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy scores.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Kennedy reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.