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August 31, 1980

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Astros	2	4	1
Cubs	1	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Astros	2	4	1
Cubs	1	3	0

Tim Blackwell Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.265
OBP	.000	.337
At Bats	0	268
Hits	0	71
• Singles	0	50
• Doubles	0	12
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	30
RBI’s	0	24

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
14	11	0

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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1980

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Single

Joe Niekro

Alan Ashby

Denny Walling

Joe Morgan

Enos Cabell

Rafael Landestoy

Jose Cruz

Cesar Cedeno

Terry Puhl

Tim Blackwell

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Blackwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Niekro is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Martin strikes out.

Bottom 1 The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Biittner moves to second.

Bottom 1 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Buckner scores. Johnson moves to third.

Bottom 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second.

Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Randle strikes out.

Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.

Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Cabell strikes out.

Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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