Braves @ Dodgers
August 5, 1975

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 0 2 0
Dodgers 2 9 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 0 2 0
Dodgers 2 10 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .236
OBP .667 .286
At Bats 3 237
Hits 2 56
• Singles 1 41
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 24

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 8 0
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Dodger Stadium - August 5, 1975
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Double
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Ed Goodson
Rod Gilbreath
Darrell Evans
Larvell Blanks
Ralph Garr
Rowland Office
Dave May
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Buckner reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Goodson hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. Crawford moves to third.
Bottom 6 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crawford moves to second.
Bottom 6 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 May is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Evans hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gilbreath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lacy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sutton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn throws the ball in to Lacy who tags Garr trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 4 Office strikes out.
Top 4 Blanks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lacy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Goodson hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lacy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Lacy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Niekro fires to first and picks off Buckner.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 May is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Evans takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to third. Gilbreath moves to second.
Top 3 Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to second.
Top 3 Garr takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pocoroba hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Office hits a popup into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blanks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lacy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutton covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Crawford strikes out.
Bottom 1 Garvey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Garvey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buckner scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Buckner. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Buckner steals third.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lacy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.