Mets @ Cubs
September 25, 1979

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Bottom 10 R H E
Mets 4 9 1
Cubs 3 10 2
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Mets 4 9 1
Cubs 3 10 2

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .281
OBP .250 .316
At Bats 4 572
Hits 1 161
• Singles 1 107
• Doubles 0 33
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 66

Andy Hassler Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 2
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Wrigley Field - September 25, 1979
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Andy Hassler
Alex Trevino
Lee Mazzilli
Doug Flynn
Richie Hebner
Frank Taveras
Dan Norman
Elliott Maddox
Joel Youngblood
Bill Buckner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 4 9 1 12
Chicago Cubs 3 10 2 6
Winning Pitcher Neil Allen
Losing Pitcher Dick Tidrow
Save Andy Hassler
Game Winning RBI Steve Henderson
Attendance 5,559
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Alex Trevino now catching. Andy Hassler now pitching. Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hassler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Steve Henderson pinch hits for Neil Allen. Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norman scores. That run is unearned.
Top 10 Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Ron Hodges. Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields the ball and throws to second. Kelleher drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Kelleher. Norman moves to second.
Top 10 Tim Blackwell now catching. Dick Tidrow now pitching. Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Kelleher is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Bruce Kimm. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taveras scores.
Top 9 Mazzilli strikes out.
Top 9 Maddox strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Taveras. The throw from Kimm and he is safe. Taveras steals second.
Top 9 Ivan De Jesus now playing shortstop. Mick Kelleher now playing second base. Scot Thompson now playing right field. Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Vail is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Doug Flynn now playing second base. Neil Allen now pitching. Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Doug Flynn pinch runs for Ed Kranepool. John Stearns pinch hits for Jeff Reardon. Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Kelvin Chapman. Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter juggles the ball. That's an error on Sutter. Norman moves to second.
Top 8 Norman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out.
Top 8 Youngblood strikes out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dillard hits a fly ball towards right. Youngblood settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Youngblood. Dillard moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeff Reardon now pitching. Sutter is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Hebner strikes out.
Top 7 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Maddox moves to third.
Top 7 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 The ball gets by Kimm for a passed ball. Taveras moves to second.
Top 7 Taveras bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Caudill covering. Safe.
Top 7 Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Kevin Kobel. Boisclair strikes out.
Top 7 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kimm hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Norman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Youngblood strikes out.
Bottom 5 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner bunts towards third. Hebner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazzilli strikes out.
Top 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dillard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Dilone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Caudill moves to second.
Bottom 4 Caudill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kimm hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kobel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Kobel reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a popup towards first. Mazzilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vail hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kingman scores.
Bottom 3 Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Kingman reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dilone scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Dilone. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Dilone steals second.
Bottom 3 Dilone bunts towards third. Hebner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Hodges strikes out.
Top 3 Youngblood strikes out.
Top 3 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Caudill strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kelleher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. Kelleher moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kimm hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. Kingman scores.
Bottom 2 Vail hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kingman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Mazzilli strikes out.
Top 2 Maddox hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taveras hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Norman scores. Kobel moves to third.
Top 2 Kobel bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Norman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Chapman is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Norman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hodges strikes out.
Top 1 Youngblood takes first base on ball four. Mazzilli moves to third. Hebner moves to second.
Top 1 Hebner takes first base on ball four. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 1 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.