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August 31, 1985

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .284
OBP .667 .310
At Bats 3 517
Hits 2 147
• Singles 2 96
• Doubles 0 36
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 80

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 13 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 31, 1985
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Single
Bert Blyleven
Mark Salas
Kent Hrbek
Ron Washington
Gary Gaetti
Alvaro Espinoza
Mickey Hatcher
Kirby Puckett
Randy Bush
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Stenhouse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Salas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hatcher moves to third. Hrbek moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bush hits a popup towards the mound. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hrbek takes first base on ball four. Hatcher moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out.
Top 7 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lyons tags and scores.
Top 7 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blyleven, and towards Washington, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Lyons moves to third.
Top 7 Gary Gaetti now playing third base. Lyons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Lyons reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gary Gaetti pinch runs for Roy Smalley. Washington bunts towards the mound. Boyd fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaetti moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Easler hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 6 Gedman strikes out.
Top 6 Armas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Top 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second.
Top 6 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington.
Top 6 Randy Bush now playing right field. Evans strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stenhouse strikes out.
Bottom 5 Salas hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Randy Bush pinch hits for Tom Brunansky. Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puckett scores. Hrbek moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puckett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Barrett strikes out.
Bottom 4 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyd covering, for the out.
Top 4 Easler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easler for the out.
Top 4 Gedman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Armas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second.
Top 4 Buckner hits a line drive into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Stenhouse hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Salas hits a fly ball into center field. Lyons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brunansky hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smalley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lyons hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett misplays the ball. That's an error on Barrett. Espinoza moves to third.
Bottom 2 Espinoza hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lyons. Espinoza reaches second base with a double. Smalley scores. Washington goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Washington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Smalley is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Stenhouse hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Salas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyd covering, for the out.
Top 2 Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Easler strikes out.
Top 2 Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puckett scores.
Bottom 1 Hatcher bunts towards the mound. Boyd fields it and throws to first for the out. Puckett moves to third.
Bottom 1 Puckett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lyons. Puckett reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Armas strikes out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Evans hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.