Pirates @ Cubs
August 7, 1979

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Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 2 6 3
Cubs 11 15 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 2 6 3
Cubs 11 15 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .284
OBP .500 .316
At Bats 4 437
Hits 2 124
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 1 27
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 2 55

Joe Coleman Season Stats

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

Buckner strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 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 7 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Reuschel hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ott 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 6 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Milner moves to second.
Top 6 Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker moves to second.
Top 6 Stargell hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros is hit by the pitch. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Buckner trying to get to home. Milner throws the ball in to Foli who relays the ball to Ott who tags Buckner who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
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.