Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 13
Played on Saturday, April 27, 1968 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 - 8 9 1 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Menke 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Wynn lf 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 Staub rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 Rader 1b 5 2 3 2 0 1 12 1 Bateman c 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 6 Giusti p 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 Totals 38 8 9 7 6 6 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Rader. E: Torres (4). PB: Bateman (1). BATTING - 2B: Rader (1,off Nye); Staub (6,off Nye); Torres (3,off Lamabe). 3B: Rader (1,off Lamabe). HR: Wynn (1,4th inning off Nye 0 on 0 out). IBB: Aspromonte (4,by Nye). Team LOB: 9.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Williams lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Santo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Banks 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Johnson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Hundley c 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Phillips cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spangler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nye p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stoneman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamabe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Arcia ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 7 1 1 1 27 12 FIELDING - E: Kessinger (3), Santo (4), Johnson (2). BATTING - 3B: Kessinger (2,off Giusti). GDP: Nye (1,off Giusti). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Williams (1,2nd base off Giusti/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti W(2-1) 9 7 1 1 1 1 0 35
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nye L(0-2) 5.1 4 5 5 2 4 1 24 Stoneman 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 Lamabe 2.1 3 1 1 3 1 0 13 Tiefenauer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 9 8 8 6 6 1 44 IBB: Nye (1,Aspromonte). Inherited Runners - Scored: Stoneman 2-2; Lamabe 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick Ejections: CHI Manager Leo Durocher by Al Barlick [Doctored ball (Spit ball)] Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 11997 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Davis cf Kessinger ss 2. Menke 2b Beckert 2b 3. Wynn lf Williams lf 4. Staub rf Santo 3b 5. Aspromonte 3b Banks 1b 6. Rader 1b Johnson rf 7. Bateman c Hundley c 8. Torres ss Phillips cf 9. Giusti p Nye p ASTROS 1ST: Cubs Manager Leo Durocher ejected by 3B umpire Al Barlick for protesting an automatic ball called on Rich Nye on the third pitch of the game; a total of six balls were called during the game on various pitchers; Davis was called out on strikes; Menke flied out to left; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to right; Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub struck out; Aspromonte grounded out (first unassisted); Rader doubled to right; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Banks flied out to left; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Torres lined to third; Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis reached on an error by Santo [Davis to first]; Menke flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Phillips reached on an error by Torres [Phillips to first]; Nye grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Phillips out at second]; Kessinger lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn homered; Staub flied out to right; Aspromonte struck out; Rader lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Beckert singled to left; Williams singled to left [Beckert to third]; Williams stole second; Santo struck out; Banks popped to second; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres grounded out (third to first); Giusti reached on an error by Kessinger [Giusti to first]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips grounded out (third to first); Nye popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: Menke struck out; Wynn walked; Staub doubled to right [Wynn to third]; Aspromonte was walked intentionally; Rader singled to center [Wynn scored, Staub scored, Aspromonte to third]; STONEMAN REPLACED NYE (PITCHING); Bateman popped to first; Torres walked [Rader to second]; Giusti singled to center [Aspromonte scored, Rader scored, Torres to third]; Davis singled to left [Torres scored, Giusti to second]; LAMABE REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING); Menke walked [Giusti to third, Davis to second]; Wynn walked [Giusti scored, Davis to third, Menke to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger tripled to right; Beckert popped to pitcher; Williams grounded out (first unassisted) [Kessinger scored]; Santo singled to left; Banks grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 1. ASTROS 7TH: Aspromonte was called out on strikes; Rader tripled to right [Rader scored (error by Johnson) (no RBI)]; Bateman grounded out (second to first); Torres doubled to right; Giusti flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Johnson popped to second; Hundley popped to shortstop; Phillips popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 1. ASTROS 8TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke flied out to center; Wynn singled to left; Staub walked [Wynn to second]; Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: ARCIA BATTED FOR LAMABE; Arcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger walked; Bateman allowed a passed ball [Kessinger to second]; Beckert flied out to center; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 1. ASTROS 9TH: TIEFENAUER REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); ARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rader struck out; Bateman grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Banks flied out to center; Johnson singled to left; Hundley singled to center [Johnson to second]; SPANGLER BATTED FOR TIEFENAUER; Spangler grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 8 9 1 9 Cubs 1 7 3 7
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