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September 14, 1980

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Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .333
OBP .667 .444
At Bats 3 36
Hits 2 12
• Singles 2 11
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 6

Dick Tidrow Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 4
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Shea Stadium - September 14, 1980
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Single
Dick Tidrow
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Mick Kelleher
Lenny Randle
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jesus Figueroa
Mike Vail
Wally Backman
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Dick Tidrow now pitching. Mike Vail now playing right field. Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Juan Berenguer now pitching. Tracy is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Buckner is walked intentionally.
Top 7 There goes Figueroa. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Figueroa steals second.
Top 7 Figueroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 De Jesus strikes out.
Top 7 Mike Vail pinch hits for Bill Caudill. Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Zachry hits a line drive into center field. Figueroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mick Kelleher now playing second base. Almon strikes out.
Top 6 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Steve Dillard. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards second. Backman picks up the ball and throws Kingman out. Buckner scores. Randle moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randle is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Tracy bunts towards first. Mazzilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Backman covering, for the out. Buckner moves to third. Kingman moves to second.
Top 6 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Brooks hits a fly ball into right field. Tracy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Trevino hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Henderson. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bill Caudill now pitching. Youngblood 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 5 Figueroa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes De Jesus trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blackwell moves to third.
Top 5 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to second.
Top 5 Dillard strikes out.
Top 5 Blackwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mazzilli strikes out.
Bottom 4 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Backman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zachry moves to second.
Bottom 4 Zachry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Almon hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tracy hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Steve Henderson now playing left field. Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Trevino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Jorgensen moves to third.
Bottom 3 Jorgensen is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson scores.
Bottom 3 Backman bunts towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Lamp covering. Safe. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Wilson. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Figueroa hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Zachry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Figueroa for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a popup towards first. Mazzilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zachry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Almon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brooks strikes out.
Top 2 Lamp hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dillard strikes out.
Top 2 Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randle tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Randle bunts towards third. Brooks picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brooks. Randle moves to third.
Bottom 1 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Jorgensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Youngblood strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Randle applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Backman scores. Mazzilli moves to second.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson scores.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Tracy strikes out.
Top 1 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus tags and scores.
Top 1 Figueroa strikes out.
Top 1 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Trevino and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 1 De Jesus is hit by the pitch.