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August 4, 1979

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Bottom 4 R H E
Cardinals 4 6 0
Cubs 3 6 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Cardinals 4 6 0
Cubs 3 6 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .278
OBP 1.000 .309
At Bats 2 424
Hits 2 118
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 1 24
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 1 49

John Denny Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 4, 1979
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Walk
John Denny
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Ken Oberkfell
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
Jerry Mumphrey
George Hendrick
Bill Buckner
Mike Krukow
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 De Jesus bunts towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. Krukow moves to second.
Bottom 4 Krukow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out.
Top 4 Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Templeton reaches second base with a double. Denny goes all the way around to score. Templeton moves to third.
Top 4 Denny takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buckner tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner moves to third. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dillard tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores. Dillard moves to third.
Bottom 3 Dillard takes first base on ball four. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 3 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Bottom 2 Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Brock. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 2 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 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.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Templeton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Denny strikes out.
Top 1 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. Hernandez scores. Simmons moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 1 Reitz strikes out.
Top 1 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. Brock scores. Hernandez moves to third. Simmons moves to second.
Top 1 Hendrick strikes out.
Top 1 Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Templeton scores. Brock moves to second.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Templeton moves to third.
Top 1 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.