Astros @ Cubs
August 31, 1980

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 13 2
Cubs 7 14 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 13 2
Cubs 8 15 1

Tim Blackwell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .268
OBP .500 .339
At Bats 4 272
Hits 2 73
• Singles 2 52
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 24

Frank LaCorte Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 10
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1980
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Single
Frank LaCorte
Luis Pujols
Dave Bergman
Joe Morgan
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Tim Blackwell
Larry Biittner
Scot Thompson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 7 13 2 7
Chicago Cubs 8 15 1 9
Winning Pitcher Dick Tidrow
Losing Pitcher Frank LaCorte
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tim Blackwell
Attendance 14,823
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thompson scores. Biittner moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 9 Scot Thompson pinch runs for Cliff Johnson. Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 9 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 9 Randle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 9 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Puhl moves to second.
Top 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Mick Kelleher now playing second base. Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Dave Kingman. Mike Vail pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Frank LaCorte now pitching. Craig Reynolds now playing shortstoVail strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dave Kingman pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell.
Top 8 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner throws the ball in to Tyson who tags Landestoy, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Walling scores.
Top 8 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walling moves to second.
Top 8 Walling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling scores. Pujols scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out. Walling moves to third. Pujols moves to second.
Top 6 Pujols takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Walling. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Walling steals second.
Top 6 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Randle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Buckner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Reuschel reaches second base with a double. Cruz throws the ball in to Cabell who tags Reuschel trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Tyson scores.
Bottom 4 Tyson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Tyson reaches second base with a double. Blackwell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Blackwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Luis Pujols now catching. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ashby 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 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randle strikes out.
Top 3 Walling 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 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl 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 Cabell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reuschel bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Blackwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Landestoy 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 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Buckner scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Randle strikes out.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cabell strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.