Cubs @ Mets
September 12, 1980

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 5 10 0
Mets 5 8 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 5 10 0
Mets 5 8 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .300
OBP .500 .389
At Bats 4 30
Hits 2 9
• Singles 2 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 4

Dick Tidrow Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 4
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Shea Stadium - September 12, 1980
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Dick Tidrow
Mike O'Berry
Bill Buckner
Mike Tyson
Steve Dillard
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jesus Figueroa
Jim Tracy
Wally Backman
Mookie Wilson
Mario Ramirez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Backman takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. Ramirez moves to third.
Bottom 8 Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Neil Allen. Maddox takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Brooks hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Bill Caudill. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 O'Berry strikes out.
Top 8 Dillard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mazzilli is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Trevino bunts towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bill Caudill now pitching. Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tracy strikes out.
Top 7 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mario Ramirez now playing shortstop. Neil Allen now pitching. Figueroa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Jose Moreno pinch hits for Mike Scott. Moreno is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Bill Almon. Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Jerry Morales pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen. Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli scores. Brooks moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brooks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tracy who is chasing the ball. Mazzilli reaches third base with a triple. Youngblood goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Youngblood takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 6 Krukow hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Trevino fields it and throws to third for the out. O'Berry moves to second.
Top 6 O'Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dillard moves to second.
Top 6 Dillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tracy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Figueroa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Almon hits a fly ball into right field. Tracy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brooks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. Mazzilli moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Krukow hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tracy scores. Dillard moves to third.
Top 4 O'Berry strikes out.
Top 4 Dillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tracy moves to third.
Top 4 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tracy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Wilson scores.
Bottom 3 Backman bunts towards third. Dillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Krukow Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Figueroa moves to second.
Top 3 Figueroa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Berry scores.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Berry moves to third.
Top 3 Krukow bunts towards first. Mazzilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Backman covering, for the out. O'Berry moves to second.
Top 3 O'Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Almon takes first base on ball four. Brooks moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brooks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Youngblood scores.
Bottom 2 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mazzilli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 There goes Youngblood. The throw from O'Berry and he is safe. Youngblood steals second.
Bottom 2 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dillard hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tracy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Tracy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Backman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. De Jesus scores.
Top 1 Figueroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.