Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 45
Played on Friday, May 31, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 HOU N 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Beckert 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 Williams lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Santo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Banks 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Johnson rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Hundley c 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Hickman cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Jenkins p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Spangler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 5 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Beckert-Banks. BATTING - Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 Menke 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 Staub 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 Thomas rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 Wynn lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bateman c 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 Brand pr,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Torres ss 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 3 7 2 4 6 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Menke (5,off Jenkins); Bateman (5,off Jenkins); Wynn (3,off Jenkins). GDP: Staub (3,off Jenkins). IBB: Torres (2,by Jenkins). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Thomas (2,2nd base off Jenkins/Hundley). CS: Davis (3,2nd base by Jenkins/Hundley).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jenkins L(5-5) 7 6 3 3 4 6 0 29 Hartenstein 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 7 3 3 4 6 0 33 WP: Jenkins (2). IBB: Jenkins (1,Torres).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(5-7) 9 4 1 1 1 5 0 32 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 21032 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Davis cf 2. Beckert 2b Menke 2b 3. Williams lf Staub 1b 4. Santo 3b Thomas rf 5. Banks 1b Wynn lf 6. Johnson rf Aspromonte 3b 7. Hundley c Bateman c 8. Hickman cf Torres ss 9. Jenkins p Dierker p CUBS 1ST: Larry Dierker 115 pitches; Fergie Jenkins 111 pitches; Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis struck out; Menke doubled to left [Menke out at third (center to third)]; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo flied out to center; Banks flied out to left; Johnson singled to center; Hundley forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thomas singled to center; Thomas stole second; Wynn struck out; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first) [Thomas to third]; Bateman struck out but Thomas advanced to home and Bateman advanced to first on a wild pitch; Torres struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Hickman flied out to right; Jenkins flied out to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker flied out to center; Davis walked; Davis was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Menke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Beckert walked; Williams flied out to left; Santo singled to center [Beckert to third]; Banks was called out on strikes; Johnson singled to shortstop [Beckert scored, Santo to second]; Hundley grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Staub struck out; Thomas walked; Wynn singled to third [Thomas to second]; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first) [Thomas to third, Wynn to second]; Bateman doubled to left [Thomas scored, Wynn scored]; BRAND RAN FOR BATEMAN; Torres was walked intentionally; Dierker flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 5TH: BRAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Hickman struck out; Jenkins grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Davis was called out on strikes; Menke walked; Staub grounded into a double play (second to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 6TH: Beckert struck out; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Thomas flied out to center; Wynn doubled to left; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Brand popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 7TH: Banks flied out to left; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Torres singled to shortstop; Dierker forced Torres (pitcher to shortstop); Davis flied out to center; Menke forced Dierker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 8TH: Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); SPANGLER BATTED FOR JENKINS; Spangler flied out to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Staub grounded out (second to first); Thomas singled to shortstop; Wynn flied out to center; Aspromonte forced Thomas (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 9TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams flied out to center; Santo flied out to right; Banks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 4 0 4 Astros 3 7 0 6
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