Pirates @ Cubs
August 7, 1979

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Bottom 5 R H E
Pirates 2 4 3
Cubs 9 13 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Pirates 2 4 3
Cubs 11 14 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .282
OBP .333 .315
At Bats 3 436
Hits 1 123
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 53

Joe Coleman Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1979
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Double
Joe Coleman
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Phil Garner
Bill Madlock
Tim Foli
John Milner
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Bill Buckner
Mike Vail
Ivan De Jesus
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores. Vail goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Vail takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Milner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Milner. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 5 Foli hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moreno 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 5 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dillard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Foote hits a line drive into right field. Parker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Parker. Ontiveros scores. Foote moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garner 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 4 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Milner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. Reuschel scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. Foote scores. Dillard scores. Reuschel moves to third.
Bottom 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foote moves to third. Dillard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Joe Coleman now pitching. Dillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Foote moves to second.
Bottom 3 Foote takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stargell strikes out.
Top 3 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple. Foli goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rooker hits a line drive into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reuschel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Garner 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 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Top 2 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Foote is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Kingman scores.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to home for the out. Kingman moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Vail scores. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vail moves to third.
Bottom 1 Vail hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Top 1 Stargell strikes out.
Top 1 Parker takes first base on ball four. Foli moves to second.
Top 1 Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Moreno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dillard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.