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May 4, 1981

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Astros 5 9 0
Cubs 3 10 2
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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .275
OBP .500 .301
At Bats 4 80
Hits 2 22
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 9

Frank LaCorte Season Stats

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1 0 1
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Wrigley Field - May 4, 1981
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Single
Frank LaCorte
Alan Ashby
Mike Ivie
Kiko Garcia
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Gary Woods
Bill Buckner
Scot Thompson
Steve Dillard
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dillard scores. Thompson moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jerry Morales pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick. Frank LaCorte now pitching. Morales bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 9 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dillard hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Dillard reaches second base with a double. Blackwell scores. De Jesus goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Eastwick covering, for the out.
Top 9 Woods hits a line drive into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reynolds strikes out. Blackwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reynolds out.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 8 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woods. Buckner reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Puhl strikes out.
Top 8 Sprowl bunts towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Steve Dillard now playing second base. Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Dillard pinch hits for Doug Capilla. Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bobby Sprowl now pitching. Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Durham strikes out.
Top 6 Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reynolds takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Doug Capilla now pitching. Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to second.
Top 6 Garcia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Howe scores. Ashby moves to third.
Top 6 Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ivie scores. Howe moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ivie moves to second.
Top 6 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ivie hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Blackwell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Blackwell.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Thompson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Gary Woods now playing right field. Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gary Woods pinch runs for Danny Heep. Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Heep hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Andujar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Durham. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Durham steals second.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Krukow strikes out.
Top 3 Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Durham. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Durham steals second.
Bottom 2 Durham hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Henderson strikes out.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Puhl bunts towards third. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Andujar moves to second.
Top 2 Andujar takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fletcher strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ashby hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Heep takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to second.
Top 1 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.