Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 69
Played on Monday, June 24, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 HOU N 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Beckert 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 Williams lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Santo 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 Banks 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 Johnson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hundley c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Phillips cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Nye p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Spangler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamabe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 1 6 1 2 6 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Santo-Beckert-Banks. BATTING - 2B: Hundley (11,off Dierker). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 Staub 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 13 1 Wynn cf 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 Menke 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Watson lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Totals 27 3 5 3 4 4 27 16 BATTING - 3B: Menke (3,off Nye). SF: Wynn (1,off Nye). GDP: Bateman (4,off Nye). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nye L(4-8) 7 4 3 3 4 4 0 28 Lamabe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 5 3 3 4 4 0 32
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(7-10) 9 6 1 1 2 6 0 34 WP: Dierker (11). Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Augie Donatelli Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 13471 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Simpson rf 2. Beckert 2b Torres ss 3. Williams lf Staub 1b 4. Santo 3b Wynn cf 5. Banks 1b Menke 2b 6. Johnson rf Rader 3b 7. Hundley c Watson lf 8. Phillips cf Bateman c 9. Nye p Dierker p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert singled to left; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Beckert to second]; Williams flied out to center; Santo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Simpson struck out; Torres grounded out (third to first); Staub walked; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Banks grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Watson walked; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Phillips grounded out (third to first); Nye was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson walked; Torres singled to left [Simpson to third]; Staub singled to right [Simpson scored, Torres to third]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Torres scored]; Menke tripled to center [Staub scored]; Rader flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. CUBS 4TH: Beckert singled to left; Williams singled to right [Beckert to third]; Santo forced Williams (shortstop to second) [Beckert scored]; Banks walked [Santo to second]; Johnson struck out; Hundley forced Banks (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to right; Bateman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 5TH: Phillips walked; Phillips was picked off first (catcher to first); Nye was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 6TH: Beckert grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams struck out; Santo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn walked; Menke grounded out (third to first) [Wynn to second]; Rader flied out to center; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 7TH: Banks grounded out (third to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley doubled to right; Phillips grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Bateman grounded out (third to first); Dierker was called out on strikes; Simpson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 8TH: SPANGLER BATTED FOR NYE; Spangler popped to second; Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert singled to left; Williams singled to right [Beckert to third]; Santo flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: LAMABE REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub singled to center; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; Menke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 9TH: Banks grounded out (third to first); Johnson grounded out (third to first); Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 6 0 6 Astros 3 5 0 5
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