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May 6, 1981

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .287
OBP .500 .311
At Bats 2 87
Hits 1 25
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 10

Nolan Ryan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 6, 1981
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Nolan Ryan
Alan Ashby
Mike Ivie
Kiko Garcia
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Gary Woods
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mike Ivie now playing first base. Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Doug Capilla now pitching. Mike Ivie pinch hits for Danny Heep. Ivie strikes out.
Top 6 Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to second.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woods scores. Ashby moves to third.
Top 6 Ryan bunts towards the mound. Caudill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Woods. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Woods steals second.
Top 6 Woods takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Caudill strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Caudill out.
Bottom 5 Tyson hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howe is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson misplays the ball. That's an error on Tyson. Reynolds moves to third.
Top 5 Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a popup into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a popup into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ryan fires over to first and Heep drops the ball. That's an error on Heep. Durham moves to second.
Bottom 4 Durham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ryan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ryan. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Ashby reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Caudill hits a line drive towards first. Heep reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Heep strikes out.
Top 3 Reynolds bunts towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Top 3 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Durham. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Durham steals third.
Bottom 2 There goes Durham. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Durham steals second.
Bottom 2 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ryan is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Garcia is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howe moves to third.
Top 2 Woods hits a line drive into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Garcia.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Heep takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl strikes out.