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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .326
OBP .750 .361
At Bats 4 399
Hits 3 130
• Singles 1 89
• Doubles 2 30
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 50

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 4
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Busch Stadium - August 17, 1980
Out
Jim Kaat
Terry Kennedy
Keith Hernandez
Mike Ramsey
Ken Oberkfell
Garry Templeton
Dane Iorg
George Hendrick
Leon Durham
Bill Buckner
Ivan De Jesus
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jim Kaat now pitching. De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ted Simmons pinch hits for Jim Otten. Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Reuschel is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blackwell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Larry Biittner now playing first base. Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Figueroa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 7 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Buckner moves to third.
Top 7 Jim Otten now pitching. Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Iorg hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mike Phillips pinch hits for Don Hood. Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reuschel hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Durham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Figueroa moves to second.
Top 5 Figueroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Templeton hits a line drive into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Ramsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reuschel hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Figueroa moves to second.
Top 3 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Figueroa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Don Hood now pitching. Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores.
Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Figueroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Randle strikes out.
Top 2 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Figueroa scores. Tyson scores.
Top 2 Tyson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Tyson reaches second base with a double. Figueroa moves to third.
Top 2 Blackwell hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Figueroa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ramsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dane Iorg now playing left field. George Hendrick now playing center field. Leon Durham now playing right field. Randle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.