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August 9, 1977

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .304
OBP .500 .325
At Bats 4 224
Hits 2 68
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 38

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 17
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Three Rivers Stadium - August 9, 1977
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Single
Rich Gossage
Ed Ott
Bobby Tolan
Jerry Hairston
Bill Robinson
Fernando Gonzalez
Al Oliver
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Bill Buckner
Ivan De Jesus
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.

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Top 9 Clines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hairston reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ott and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 9 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fernando Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Jerry Hairston now playing second base. Rich Gossage now pitching. Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Frank Taveras pinch runs for Rennie Stennett. Moreno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Jerry Reuss. Stennett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Mario Mendoza. Hairston hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuss covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Top 7 Morales hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker throws the ball in to Gonzalez who tags Buckner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clines moves to third.
Top 7 Clines takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball towards center. Morales catches it and throws to De Jesus who relays to Buckner to double up Parker.
Bottom 6 Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mitterwald is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Top 6 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuss hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mendoza takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clines hits a popup into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Burris is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. Trillo scores.
Top 4 Rosello hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Trillo reaches second base with a double. Murcer moves to third.
Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosello fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Moreno hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morales strikes out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mendoza strikes out. There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Mitterwald to second, and Gonzalez is out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burris for the out.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Top 2 Rosello hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Top 2 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Parker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moreno hits a popup into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morales strikes out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Clines takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.