Pirates @ Cubs
September 22, 1979

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Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 3 7 0
Cubs 0 2 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 3 7 0
Cubs 1 3 1

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .281
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 2 555
Hits 0 156
• Singles 0 103
• Doubles 0 33
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 64

Bruce Kison Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 7 0
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Wrigley Field - September 22, 1979
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Home Run
Bruce Kison
Steve Nicosia
Willie Stargell
Phil Garner
Bill Madlock
Tim Foli
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Buckner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Moore fires to first and picks off Moreno.
Top 7 Moreno takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kison hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Madlock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Donnie Moore now pitching. Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Steve Macko pinch hits for Dave Geisel. Macko hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dave Geisel now pitching. Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws to second. Kelleher drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Kelleher. Moreno scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garner scores. Moreno moves to second.
Top 5 Moreno is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Kison bunts towards the mound. Riley fields it and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to second.
Top 5 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Foote hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biittner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kingman is hit by the pitch. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Foli reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nicosia hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Madlock hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Riley bunts towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelleher moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Moreno hits a fly ball towards left. Kingman catches it and throws to first to double up Kison.
Top 2 Kison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riley fields it and throws to second for the out. Nicosia moves to third.
Top 2 Garner bunts towards the mound. Riley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Madlock scores. Nicosia moves to second.
Top 2 Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Madlock moves to third.
Top 2 Madlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kison covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stargell strikes out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foli moves to third.
Top 1 Parker is hit by the pitch. Foli moves to second.
Top 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.