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August 24, 1979

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Cubs 1 5 2
Giants 1 5 0
Bottom 5 R H E
Cubs 1 5 2
Giants 1 5 0

Joe Strain Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .261
OBP .000 .306
At Bats 2 184
Hits 0 48
• Singles 0 39
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 9

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 7 0
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Candlestick Park - August 24, 1979
Out
Rick Reuschel
Barry Foote
Bill Buckner
Steve Dillard
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Jerry Martin
Mike Vail
Joe Strain
Vida Blue
Dennis Littlejohn
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Herndon bunts towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. Littlejohn moves to third. Blue moves to second.
Bottom 5 Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Reuschel covering. Safe. LeMaster scores. Littlejohn moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn bunts towards the mound. Reuschel juggles the ball. That's an error on Reuschel. LeMaster moves to third.
Bottom 5 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, Strain applying the tag.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 5 Dillard hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McCovey strikes out. There goes Clark. The throw from Foote to De Jesus, and Clark is out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Top 4 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. De Jesus reaches second base with a double. Reuschel moves to third.
Top 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dillard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Littlejohn strikes out.
Bottom 2 LeMaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 There goes Foote. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, LeMaster applying the tag.
Top 2 Foote takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros strikes out.
Top 2 Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Herndon 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 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus strikes out.