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September 18, 1979

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Bottom 11 R H E
Cubs 2 7 2
Mets 1 4 0
Bottom 11 R H E
Cubs 2 7 2
Mets 1 4 0

John Stearns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .246
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 0 491
Hits 0 121
• Singles 0 84
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 0 62

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 36
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Shea Stadium - September 18, 1979
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Bruce Sutter
Tim Blackwell
Larry Biittner
Steve Dillard
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Miguel Dilone
Scot Thompson
John Stearns
Gil Flores
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

John Stearns pinch hits for Kelvin Chapman. Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 11 Gil Flores pinch runs for Elliott Maddox. Taveras bunts towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. Flores moves to second.
Bottom 11 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Neil Allen. Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kingman moves to third.
Top 11 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seibert scores.
Top 11 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. Seibert moves to third.
Top 11 Kurt Seibert pinch runs for Bill Buckner. De Jesus bunts towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Chapman covering, for the out. Seibert moves to second.
Top 11 Bill Buckner pinch hits for Dick Tidrow. Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Trevino strikes out.
Bottom 10 There goes Norman. The throw from Blackwell and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 10 Norman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Tim Blackwell now catching. Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Youngblood for the out.
Top 10 Dillard hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Bruce Kimm. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hebner hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Taveras strikes out.
Top 9 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kingman strikes out.
Top 9 Neil Allen now pitching. Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Ed Glynn. Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out.
Bottom 8 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Dillard now playing second base. Norman strikes out.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Tidrow takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Steve Dillard pinch hits for Steve Macko. Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kimm hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kranepool hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Macko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Youngblood strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Miguel Dilone now playing center field. Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Martin strikes out.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ed Glynn now pitching. Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chapman hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Caudill fires to first and picks off Taveras.
Bottom 6 Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trevino scores.
Bottom 6 Boisclair is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Juan Berenguer. There goes Trevino. The throw from Kimm and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kingman strikes out.
Top 6 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Hebner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Caudill is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Macko strikes out. There goes Kimm. The throw from Trevino to second, and Kimm is out.
Top 5 Kimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biittner scores.
Top 4 Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli who is chasing the ball. Biittner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Berenguer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trevino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Macko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Norman strikes out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Caudill strikes out.
Top 3 Macko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Macko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Youngblood strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kimm hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Taveras strikes out.
Top 1 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kingman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thompson strikes out.
Top 1 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.