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June 30, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 3 12 0
Cubs 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 3 12 0
Cubs 3 9 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .287
OBP .250 .317
At Bats 4 296
Hits 1 85
• Singles 1 52
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 38

Wayne Twitchell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Wrigley Field - June 30, 1979
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Intentional Walk
Wayne Twitchell
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Richie Hebner
Frank Taveras
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Joel Youngblood
Bill Buckner
Scot Thompson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 There goes Thompson. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Thompson steals second.
Bottom 9 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Wayne Twitchell now pitching. Ken Henderson pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. Henderson strikes out.
Top 9 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out.
Top 9 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes Taveras. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 9 Taveras takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Andy Hassler. Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Foote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ontiveros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Henderson strikes out.
Top 8 Montanez strikes out.
Top 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Stearns bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Sutter covering. Safe. Hebner moves to second.
Top 8 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Sam Mejias now playing left field. Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Andy Hassler now pitching. De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Youngblood hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Craig Swan. Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reuschel is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 6 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Flynn 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 6 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hebner scores. There goes Stearns trying to get to home. Kingman throws the ball in to Foote who tags Stearns, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Top 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Reuschel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. Stearns moves to second.
Top 6 Stearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner moves to third.
Top 6 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Reuschel reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Mazzilli 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 There goes Taveras. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 5 Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Youngblood is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Swan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 4 Foote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Reuschel, and towards De Jesus, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Stearns moves to second.
Top 4 Stearns bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Reuschel covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reuschel bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hebner is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Swan tags and scores. Youngblood tags and moves to third.
Top 3 Taveras bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Reuschel covering. Safe. Swan moves to third. Youngblood moves to second.
Top 3 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Swan moves to second.
Top 3 Swan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Flynn bunts in front of the plate. Foote fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foote hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Martin. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Flynn applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kingman tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Kingman reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Henderson strikes out.
Top 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Foote and he is out, Sizemore applying the tag.
Top 1 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taveras moves to third.
Top 1 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to second.
Top 1 Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.