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May 25, 1979

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Cubs 3 13 0
Phillies 0 3 0
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Cubs 3 13 0
Phillies 0 3 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .287
OBP 1.000 .307
At Bats 4 171
Hits 4 49
• Singles 2 29
• Doubles 2 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 25

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 3
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Veterans Stadium - May 25, 1979
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Tug McGraw
Bob Boone
Pete Rose
Ramon Aviles
Mike Schmidt
Rudy Meoli
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Bake McBride
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Tug McGraw now pitching. Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 McBride 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 8 Greg Gross pinch hits for Doug Bird. Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Meoli hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGlothen moves to second.
Top 8 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Foote hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Meoli fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose fields the ball and throws to Bird covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rose strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foote moves to second.
Top 6 McGlothen hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Doug Bird now pitching. Foote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Nino Espinosa. McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Meoli hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Buckner trying to get to home. Maddox throws the ball in to Boone who tags Buckner who's trying to score from second, for the out. Kingman moves to second.
Top 5 Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Sizemore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boone strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 4 Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 4 Luzinski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foote hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. De Jesus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Espinosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Meoli strikes out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Kingman moves to second.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Sizemore strikes out.
Top 3 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 2 McGlothen hits a popup towards short. Meoli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kelleher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foote hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Top 2 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Rose reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.