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May 24, 1979

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Steve Ontiveros Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .315
OBP .750 .388
At Bats 4 143
Hits 3 45
• Singles 2 35
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 3 14

Jesse Orosco Season Stats

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1 2 0
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Shea Stadium - May 24, 1979
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Walk
Jesse Orosco
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Joel Youngblood
Richie Hebner
Frank Taveras
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Elliott Maddox
Steve Ontiveros
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mejias strikes out.
Bottom 8 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out.
Bottom 8 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli scores. Hebner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Youngblood scores. Mazzilli moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mazzilli bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Sutter covering. Safe. Youngblood moves to third.
Bottom 8 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngblood moves to second.
Bottom 8 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Stearns throws to Taveras, and they have Thompson in a rundown. The throw to Hebner, who applies the tag, and Thompson is out.
Top 8 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Top 8 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Top 8 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 8 Sizemore bunts towards the mound. Orosco fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 8 Jesse Orosco now pitching. De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Maddox is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Alex Trevino pinch hits for Neil Allen. Bruce Sutter now pitching. Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Alex Trevino. Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. Montanez moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Montanez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stearns moves to third.
Bottom 7 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli scores.
Bottom 7 Sam Mejias now playing center field. Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Mazzilli reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Holtzman hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez juggles the ball. That's an error on Montanez. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Neil Allen now pitching. Murcer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Youngblood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Youngblood reaches second base with a double. Montanez scores. Henderson scores. There goes Maddox trying to get to home. Murcer throws the ball in to Sizemore who relays the ball to Foote, who tags Maddox, who came all the way from first, for the out. Youngblood moves to third.
Bottom 6 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gil Flores pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell. Flores hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flores for the out. Montanez moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montanez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Scot Thompson now playing left field. Montanez is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Kingman strikes out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 6 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Holtzman covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taveras hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Holtzman hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foote hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ontiveros hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Murcer hits a line drive towards first. Montanez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Youngblood hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maddox takes first base on ball four. Twitchell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Twitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Sizemore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hebner bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. Taveras goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Taveras bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Holtzman covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Youngblood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maddox strikes out.
Top 3 Holtzman is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Wayne Twitchell now pitching. Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Joel Youngblood now playing second base. Foote takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 3 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Martin moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. Sizemore scores. Buckner moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kingman takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Sizemore moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner juggles the ball. That's an error on Hebner.
Bottom 2 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Montanez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Holtzman strikes out.
Top 2 Foote hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taveras strikes out.
Bottom 1 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kingman hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Stearns fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stearns. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 1 Sizemore bunts towards the mound. Falcone fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.