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April 25, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 0 5 0
Cubs 4 7 2
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Astros 0 5 0
Cubs 4 7 2

Steve Ontiveros Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .283
OBP .667 .365
At Bats 3 46
Hits 2 13
• Singles 2 11
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 2

Frank Riccelli Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - April 25, 1979
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Walk
Frank Riccelli
Alan Ashby
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Steve Ontiveros
Sam Mejias
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Sam Mejias pinch runs for Dave Kingman. Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to third. Mejias moves to second.

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Bottom 8 Kingman takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riccelli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Martin pinch hits for Scot Thompson. Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Frank Riccelli now pitching. De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Vern Ruhle. Leonard hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores.
Bottom 7 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foote settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Cruz. The throw from Foote and he is out, Sizemore applying the tag.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lamp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Foote hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ruhle strikes out.
Top 5 Ashby strikes out.
Top 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson strikes out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lamp strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Foote hits a line drive into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Ruhle strikes out.
Top 3 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman strikes out.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cabell 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 1 There goes Buckner. The throw from Ruhle and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruhle covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Cedeno trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros juggles the ball. That's an error on Ontiveros.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with De Jesus covering. It's a double play.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.