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May 21, 1971

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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .266
OBP .667 .310
At Bats 3 79
Hits 2 21
• Singles 2 19
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 8

Earl Stephenson Season Stats

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1 0 1
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Wrigley Field - May 21, 1971
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Out
Earl Stephenson
Chris Cannizzaro
Jim Hickman
Paul Popovich
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Jose Ortiz
Johnny Callison
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 6 Callison strikes out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Osteen strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Valentine. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Valentine steals second.
Top 6 Valentine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Earl Stephenson now pitching. Lefebvre is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Popovich is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buckner. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sims for the out.
Top 5 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Allen strikes out.
Top 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a line drive towards first. Parker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ray Newman now pitching. Osteen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Popovich hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Hector Torres pinch hits for Bill Hands. Torres takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Valentine hits a line drive into center field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Parker moves to third. Lefebvre moves to second.
Top 3 Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner scores. Davis scores. Parker moves to second.
Top 3 Sims hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Davis. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Osteen scores. Wills scores. Buckner moves to third.
Top 3 Buckner bunts towards the mound. Hands fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Osteen moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Top 3 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Osteen moves to second.
Top 3 Osteen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Lefebvre hits a fly ball into center field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sims takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second.
Top 2 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 1 Popovich bunts towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Allen is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.