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August 13, 1982

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Bottom 5 R H E
Cubs 4 6 0
Mets 2 4 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Cubs 4 6 1
Mets 2 4 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .274
OBP .500 .390
At Bats 2 259
Hits 1 71
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 0 22

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 10 0
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Shea Stadium - August 13, 1982
Doug Bird
Jody Davis
Bill Buckner
Junior Kennedy
Ryne Sandberg
Larry Bowa
Steve Henderson
Leon Durham
Jay Johnstone
Wally Backman
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Backman hits a fly ball towards left. Henderson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Henderson. Backman moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Zachry strikes out.
Top 5 Davis strikes out.
Top 5 Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham moves to third.
Top 5 Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Buckner trying to get to third. Valentine throws the ball in to Brooks, who tags Buckner for the out. Durham moves to second.
Top 5 Buckner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gardenhire hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and has Valentine trapped. There's the throw to Kennedy who throws over to Sandberg who tags Valentine for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Hodges bunts towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. Valentine moves to second.
Bottom 4 Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bird hits a line drive towards short. Gardenhire reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a popup towards short. Gardenhire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Johnstone moves to second.
Top 3 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out. Bowa scores. Buckner moves to second.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowa moves to third.
Top 3 Bowa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Zachry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gardenhire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sandberg fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 2 Bird hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 2 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hodges hits a popup in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Backman tags and scores. Foster tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a line drive off the glove of Sandberg, and into shallow left field. Foster reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Backman moves to third.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Durham. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Johnstone strikes out.
Top 1 Durham strikes out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.