Pirates @ Cubs
August 9, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 0 5 0
Cubs 10 15 0
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Pirates 0 5 0
Cubs 10 16 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .286
OBP .750 .318
At Bats 4 447
Hits 3 128
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 2 29
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 1 56

Grant Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 11
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1979
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Single
Grant Jackson
Ed Ott
Willie Stargell
Rennie Stennett
Bill Madlock
Phil Garner
John Milner
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Vail hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno who is chasing the ball. De Jesus reaches third base with a triple. Dillard scores.
Bottom 8 Lamp bunts between the mound and first base. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lamp for the out. Dillard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Grant Jackson now pitching. Dillard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bill Robinson pinch hits for Dave Roberts. Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Garner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail who is chasing the ball. Garner reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rennie Stennett now playing second base. Phil Garner now playing shortstop. Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Milner strikes out.
Top 7 Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Parker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Buckner 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 6 Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dave Roberts now pitching. De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for John Candelaria. Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lamp hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dillard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Foote hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros 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 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Milner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Vail goes all the way around to score. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Vail hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lamp, and towards De Jesus, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Moreno 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 3 Lamp hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Foote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Martin moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vail scores. Buckner moves to third. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 3 Martin is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parker. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Vail moves to third.
Bottom 3 Vail hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Candelaria hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Garner is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lamp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dillard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Foote takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Milner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Vail 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 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moreno hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.