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August 2, 1979

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .273
OBP .500 .305
At Bats 4 417
Hits 2 114
• Singles 2 77
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 48

Elias Sosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 11
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Stade Olympique - August 2, 1979
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Out
Elias Sosa
Gary Carter
Tom Hutton
Rodney Scott
Larry Parrish
Chris Speier
Warren Cromartie
Andre Dawson
Jerry White
Bill Buckner
Miguel Dilone
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton scoops it up and throws to first, with Sosa covering, for the out. Dilone moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Steve Dillard. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to second.
Top 9 Dilone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Speier strikes out.
Bottom 8 Parrish takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dawson hits a fly ball towards center field. Dilone fields the ball and throws to short. De Jesus drops the ball. That's an out and an error on De Jesus. White scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dilone. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 8 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Donnie Moore. Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Elias Sosa now pitching. Ontiveros strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott bunts towards the mound. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Henderson now playing right field. Bahnsen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Mike Vail. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out.
Top 7 Stan Bahnsen now pitching. Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish juggles the ball. That's an error on Parrish. Dilone scores. Buckner moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dilone moves to second.
Top 7 Dillard hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dilone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores.
Top 7 Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tom Hutton now playing first base. Jerry White now playing right field. De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speier for the out.
Bottom 6 Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carter scores.
Bottom 6 Donnie Moore now pitching. Barry Foote now catching. Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter moves to third.
Bottom 6 Tony Bernazard pinch runs for Ellis Valentine. Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dilone. Carter reaches second base with a double. Bernazard scores.
Bottom 6 Valentine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dilone who is chasing the ball. Valentine reaches third base with a triple. Scott scores.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 6 The umpire calls a balk on Caudill Scott moves to second.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Blackwell strikes out.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vail moves to second.
Top 6 Vail hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kingman hits a popup in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cromartie strikes out.
Bottom 5 Schatzeder hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parrish tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Speier hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Parrish moves to third.
Bottom 5 Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dilone. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Dawson scores.
Bottom 5 Dawson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dilone. Dawson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Dillard hits a line drive into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Dilone. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Dilone steals second.
Top 5 Dilone takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Caudill hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schatzeder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Carter hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valentine for the out. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blackwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cromartie hits a line drive into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schatzeder hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Schatzeder covering, for the out.
Top 3 Dillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dawson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carter strikes out.
Bottom 2 Valentine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Caudill strikes out.
Top 2 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 2 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 1 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cromartie strikes out.
Top 1 Ontiveros hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vail strikes out.
Top 1 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Cromartie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dillard moves to second.
Top 1 Dillard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dilone scores.
Top 1 There goes Dilone. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Dilone steals third.
Top 1 Dilone hits a line drive into left field. Cromartie picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cromartie. Dilone moves to second.