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August 22, 1980

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .331
OBP .667 .364
At Bats 3 417
Hits 2 138
• Singles 2 96
• Doubles 0 30
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 55

Frank LaCorte Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 9
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Astrodome - August 22, 1980
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Out
Frank LaCorte
Alan Ashby
Danny Heep
Joe Morgan
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Frank LaCorte now pitching. Rafael Landestoy now playing shortstop. Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Gordie Pladson. 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 7 Denny Walling pinch hits for Craig Reynolds. 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. Cedeno moves to third. Heep moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reuschel hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a line drive towards the mound. Reuschel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blackwell strikes out.
Top 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner scores. Johnson moves to third. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds misplays the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. Buckner moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. Buckner moves to second.
Top 6 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan 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 5 Pladson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 5 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Heep hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blackwell for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a popup towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reuschel moves to second.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reuschel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pladson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 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. Cruz scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 2 Heep strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thompson. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blackwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Top 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buckner moves to second.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randle scores.
Top 1 Randle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Randle reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.