Cubs @ Cardinals
September 20, 1979

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Cubs 1 6 1
Cardinals 2 5 1
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Cubs 1 6 1
Cardinals 2 5 1

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .283
OBP .000 .318
At Bats 0 548
Hits 0 155
• Singles 0 102
• Doubles 0 33
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 64

Silvio Martinez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 7 0
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Busch Stadium - September 20, 1979
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Out
Silvio Martinez
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Tom Herr
Ken Oberkfell
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
Bill Buckner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 6 1 8
St. Louis Cardinals 2 5 1 2
Winning Pitcher Silvio Martinez
Losing Pitcher Dennis Lamp
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tony Scott
Attendance 14,133
Time of Game 1 hour 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bill Buckner pinch hits for Dennis Lamp. Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Steve Dillard now playing third base. Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kurt Seibert pinch runs for Steve Ontiveros. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Templeton fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 George Hendrick now playing right field. Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Scott. The throw from Foote and he is out, Kelleher applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Hernandez scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Templeton. The throw from Foote and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foote hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Biittner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. Brock scores. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Brock. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Templeton is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Martin strikes out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Martinez covering. Safe.
Top 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kelleher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a line drive towards short. Templeton catches it and throws to first to double up Ontiveros.
Top 1 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Kingman moves to third. Biittner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. De Jesus moves to third. Kingman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell juggles the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.