Random Cubs Boxscore 8/31/80

The game below may have been the only 3 hit game of Tim Blackwell's career! The Cubs also saw the great Larry Biitner go 3 for 5.

In 1980 the Wrigley Fd. favorite was Bill Buckner. On this day Billy Buck went 1 for 5. Buckner was on his way to winning the 1980 NL batting title with a .324 AVG. Today is Buckner's 55th birthday. Happy Birthday #22.



Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 7

DayGame
Played on Sunday, August 31, 1980 (D) at Wrigley Field

HOU N 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 - 7 13 2
CHI N 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 - 8 15 1

BATTING
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB K PO A
Morgan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
Puhl rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 0
Walling 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 0
Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ashby c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Pujols c 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 0
Landestoy ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 3
Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7 2 4 26 8

FIELDING -
E: Cabell (21), Cruz (11).
PB: Ashby (9).

BATTING -
HR: Cruz (8,1st inning off Reuschel 1 on, 2 out); Cabell (2,3rd inning off
Reuschel 0 on, 0 out).
IBB: Cruz (12,by Tidrow).

BASERUNNING -
SB: Walling (4,2nd base off Reuschel/Blackwell).

Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB K PO A
DeJesus ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 3
Randle 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Buckner lf 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 1
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 13 0
Thompson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biittner rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 0
Martin cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Blackwell c 5 1 3 1 0 2 5 0
Tyson 2b 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 5
Kingman ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kelleher pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8 2 10 27 14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.
E: DeJesus (20).

BATTING -
2B: Tyson (18,off Niekro); Reuschel (3,off Niekro); Kingman (8,off Sambito).
SH: Reuschel (10,off Niekro).

PITCHINGHouston Astros IP H HR R ER BB K
Niekro 7 8 0 4 3 2 7
Sambito 0.2 2 0 1 1 0 1
LaCorte L(8-4) 1 5 0 3 3 0 2
Totals 8 15 0 8 6 2 10

Chicago Cubs IP H HR R ER BB K
Reuschel 8 11 2 6 4 1 3
Tidrow W(6-5) 1 2 0 1 1 1 1
Totals 9 13 2 7 5 2 4

WP: Sambito (2).
IBB: Tidrow (12,Cruz).

Umpires: John McSherry, Joe West, Lanny Harris, Paul Pryor

Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 14,823


Buckner won the 1980 NL batting title hitting .324