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Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .382
OBP .000 .405
At Bats 0 34
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 8

J.R. Richard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Astrodome - May 11, 1977
Out
J.R. Richard
Joe Ferguson
Cliff Johnson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Julio Gonzalez
Wilbur Howard
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bill Buckner pinch hits for Jim Todd. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 8 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Todd covering, for the out.
Top 8 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 8 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Swisher now catching. Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wallis strikes out.
Top 7 Jose Cardenal pinch runs for George Mitterwald. Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Johnson picks up the ball and throws it to Cabell who tags the runner out.
Top 7 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball towards left field. Gross fields the ball and throws to short. De Jesus drops the ball. That's an out and an error on De Jesus. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 6 Joe Wallis now playing center field. Jim Todd now pitching. Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gross moves to second.
Top 6 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clines scores. De Jesus scores.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Clines moves to third. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 6 De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Clines moves to second.
Top 6 Gene Clines pinch hits for Paul Reuschel. Clines takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kelleher hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Howard. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Howard steals second.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Richard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morales is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Richard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Howe scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Mitterwald for a passed ball. Gonzalez scores. Howe moves to third.
Bottom 3 Paul Reuschel now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to third. Howe moves to second.
Bottom 3 Howe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Ferguson scores. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Ferguson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 De Jesus is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Burris bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Howe covering, for the out. Kelleher moves to second.
Top 3 Kelleher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to third.
Bottom 2 Richard bunts towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelleher covering, for the out. Howe moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Ferguson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 1 Burris spins and fires to second, and Cabell is picked off.
Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Howe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 De Jesus strikes out.