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August 31, 1980

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 13 2
Cubs 5 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 13 2
Cubs 5 12 1

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .312
OBP .000 .348
At Bats 4 452
Hits 0 141
• Singles 0 99
• Doubles 0 30
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 56

Frank LaCorte Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 10
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1980
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Single
Frank LaCorte
Luis Pujols
Dave Bergman
Joe Morgan
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Bill Buckner
Ivan De Jesus
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Randle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 9 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Puhl moves to second.
Top 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Mick Kelleher now playing second base. Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Dave Kingman. Mike Vail pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Frank LaCorte now pitching. Craig Reynolds now playing shortstoVail strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dave Kingman pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell.
Top 8 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner throws the ball in to Tyson who tags Landestoy, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Walling scores.
Top 8 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walling moves to second.
Top 8 Walling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling scores. Pujols scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out. Walling moves to third. Pujols moves to second.
Top 6 Pujols takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Walling. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Walling steals second.
Top 6 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Randle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Buckner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Reuschel reaches second base with a double. Cruz throws the ball in to Cabell who tags Reuschel trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Tyson scores.
Bottom 4 Tyson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Tyson reaches second base with a double. Blackwell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Luis Pujols now catching. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randle strikes out.
Top 3 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reuschel bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Buckner scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Randle strikes out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cabell strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.