Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 71
Played on Wednesday, June 26, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 HOU N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 2 8 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Williams lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Nen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Spangler rf 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Hundley c 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Phillips cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Hands p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Banks ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 2 1 2 7 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hundley-Kessinger. E: Kessinger (14). BATTING - SF: Spangler (1,off Giusti). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Beckert (4,2nd base off Giusti/Bateman).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Staub 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Wynn cf 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 Menke 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Watson lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Giusti p 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 Totals 29 2 8 2 0 7 27 9 BATTING - HR: Wynn (8,2nd inning off Hands 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Torres (2,2nd base by Hands/Hundley); Wynn (5,2nd base by Hands/Hundley); Simpson (3,2nd base by Regan/Hundley).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hands L(6-5) 7 7 2 2 0 6 1 26 Regan 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 8 2 2 0 7 1 29
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti W(5-8) 9 2 1 1 2 7 0 31 WP: Giusti (6). Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Mel Steiner Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 13734 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Simpson rf 2. Beckert 2b Torres ss 3. Williams lf Staub 1b 4. Nen 1b Wynn cf 5. Spangler rf Menke 2b 6. Hundley c Rader 3b 7. Santo 3b Watson lf 8. Phillips cf Bateman c 9. Hands p Giusti p CUBS 1ST: Dave Giusti 108 pitches; Bill Hands 110 pitches; Kessinger singled to right; Beckert singled to left [Kessinger to second]; Williams flied out to right [Kessinger to third]; Beckert stole second; Nen struck out; Spangler grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Simpson flied out to right; Torres singled to center; Torres was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Hundley popped to second; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Wynn homered; Menke was called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (third to first); Watson reached on an error by Kessinger [Watson to first]; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Hands struck out; Kessinger struck out; Beckert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Giusti popped to second; Simpson flied out to left; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Williams walked; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Williams to second]; Nen grounded out (first unassisted) [Williams to third]; Spangler hit a sacrifice fly to center [Williams scored]; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn singled to third; Menke flied out to left; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. CUBS 5TH: Santo grounded out (second to first); Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first); Hands was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Rader was called out on strikes; Watson singled to left; Bateman grounded out (third to first) [Watson to second]; Giusti singled to center [Watson scored, Giusti out at second (center to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres grounded out (second to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 7TH: Nen popped to shortstop; Spangler struck out; Hundley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn singled to center; Menke struck out; Rader struck out; Watson singled to center [Wynn to second]; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 8TH: Santo flied out to left; Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); BANKS BATTED FOR HANDS; Banks walked; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED BANKS (PITCHING); Giusti singled to center; Simpson forced Giusti (third to shortstop); Torres struck out while Simpson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 9TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams flied out to right; Nen grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 2 1 3 Astros 2 8 0 3
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