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August 3, 1979

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .276
OBP .667 .306
At Bats 3 421
Hits 2 116
• Singles 0 77
• Doubles 2 23
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 48

Will McEnaney Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - August 3, 1979
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Will McEnaney
Steve Swisher
Keith Hernandez
Ken Oberkfell
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Jerry Mumphrey
Tony Scott
Bernie Carbo
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Will McEnaney now pitching. Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Steve Swisher now catching. Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McEnaney, and towards Templeton, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Carbo strikes out.
Top 8 Mike Tyson pinch runs for Ted Simmons. Bruce Sutter now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Hernandez moves to third. Tyson moves to second.
Top 8 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Top 8 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Pete Vuckovich. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dilone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Blackwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Blackwell reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out.
Top 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Vuckovich covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores.
Bottom 6 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Dillard covering, for the out. Templeton moves to second.
Top 6 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kingman for the out. Dillard scores. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Dillard moves to third.
Bottom 4 Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Carbo strikes out.
Top 4 Simmons hits a line drive into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dilone strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Reuschel bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Brock hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Vuckovich 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 popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reitz is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Scott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dillard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Simmons trying to get to third. Kingman throws the ball in to Ontiveros, who tags Simmons for the out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. Brock scores.
Top 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Blackwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.