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June 9, 1983

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Bottom 11 R H E
Mets 6 9 0
Cubs 4 15 1
Bottom 11 R H E
Mets 6 9 0
Cubs 4 15 1

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .800 .263
OBP .800 .280
At Bats 5 217
Hits 4 57
• Singles 3 38
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 25

Jesse Orosco Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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Wrigley Field - June 9, 1983
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Out
Jesse Orosco
Ron Hodges
Mike Jorgensen
Tucker Ashford
Hubie Brooks
Bob Bailor
Danny Heep
Mookie Wilson
Darryl Strawberry
Bill Buckner
Mel Hall

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 6 9 0 7
Chicago Cubs 4 15 1 11
Winning Pitcher Jesse Orosco
Losing Pitcher Mike Proly
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Bailor
Attendance 11,471
Time of Game 3 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ashford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 11 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out.
Top 11 Bailor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Bailor reaches second base with a double. Jorgensen scores. Heep goes all the way around to score.
Top 11 Heep is walked intentionally.
Top 11 Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double.
Top 11 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Bowa strikes out.
Bottom 10 Jesse Orosco now pitching. Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mark Bradley pinch hits for Neil Allen. Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Strawberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Strawberry reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Mike Proly now pitching. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Jerry Morales pinch hits for Lee Smith. Morales hits a popup towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bailor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sandberg scores.
Bottom 9 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 9 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Steve Lake now catching. Jorgensen hits a popup in front of the plate. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Junior Kennedy pinch runs for Jody Davis. Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 8 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Neil Allen now pitching. Tucker Ashford now playing second base. Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Danny Heep now playing left field. Bob BaBowa hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lee Smith now pitching. Hodges strikes out.
Top 8 Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Foster moves to third.
Top 8 Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Top 8 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 8 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bob Bailor pinch runs for Rusty Staub. Bill Campbell now pitching. Scot Thompson now playing left field. Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Heep scores. Bailor scores.
Top 8 Rusty Staub pinch hits for Doug Sisk. Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Staub reaches second base with a double. Jorgensen scores. Heep moves to third.
Top 8 Danny Heep pinch hits for Jose Oquendo. Heep takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Gary Woods now playing left field. Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Brian Giles. Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Doug Sisk now pitching. Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Oquendo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Gary Woods pinch hits for Jay Johnstone. Woods hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Cey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cey is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Carlos Diaz now pitching. Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sandberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. There goes Hall trying to get to home. Strawberry throws the ball in to Hodges, who tags Hall, who came all the way from first, for the out. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hall takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out.
Top 7 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Strawberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bowa moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bowa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnstone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Brooks hits a fly ball into right field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ruthven fires to first and picks off Wilson.
Top 6 Wilson strikes out.
Top 6 Lynch is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Giles hits a fly ball into right field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hodges hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Ruthven takes first base on ball four. Bowa moves to second.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnstone moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second.
Bottom 4 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kingman is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Foster hits a line drive into right field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Strawberry. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Strawberry steals second.
Top 4 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Buckner reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a line drive towards short. Oquendo catches it and throws to first to double up Hall.
Bottom 3 Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Lynch takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Oquendo strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ruthven hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Giles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Giles is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnstone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sandberg scores. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Foster hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Strawberry is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brooks for the out.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Johnstone picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnstone. Wilson moves to second.