Reds @ Cubs
May 9, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 9 1
Cubs 4 9 0
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Reds 7 9 1
Cubs 4 9 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .235
OBP .250 .275
At Bats 4 102
Hits 1 24
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 11

Doug Bair Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 4
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Wrigley Field - May 9, 1979
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Out
Doug Bair
Johnny Bench
Dave Collins
Junior Kennedy
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Bill Buckner
Ivan De Jesus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 7 9 1 5
Chicago Cubs 4 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Paul Moskau
Losing Pitcher Lynn McGlothen
Save Doug Bair
Game Winning RBI George Foster
Attendance 10,922
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kennedy 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 9 Steve Dillard now playing second base. Griffey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mike Vail pinch hits for Ted Sizemore. Vail strikes out.
Bottom 8 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Doug Bair now pitching. Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin throws the ball in to Sizemore who tags Collins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bench scores.
Top 8 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bench moves to third.
Top 8 Knight bunts towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to second.
Top 8 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Collins now playing first base. Dave Tomlin now pitching. Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Arturo DeFreites pinch hits for Champ Summers. DeFreites strikes out.
Top 7 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Foster reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. Concepcion goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 7 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out.
Top 7 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Dave Collins pinch hits for Paul Moskau. Collins strikes out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 6 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Biittner hits a line drive into right field. Griffey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffey. Martin scores. Biittner moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 6 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ontiveros tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Martin reaches second base with a double. Ontiveros moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Geronimo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Summers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Krukow moves to third.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Krukow hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Krukow reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Foster is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Top 5 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moskau hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with De Jesus covering. It's a double play.
Top 4 Knight takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kingman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Krukow scores. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 3 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Krukow moves to second.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Summers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Summers reaches third base with a triple. Concepcion scores. Foster goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Moskau hits a fly ball towards center. Martin catches it and throws to Buckner who throws to third to double up Knight. Summers tags and scores.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Summers moves to third. Knight moves to second.
Top 2 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster scores. Summers moves to second.
Top 2 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Summers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to third.
Top 2 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Foster reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Summers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Concepcion is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.