Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 105
Played on Wednesday, July 31, 1968 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 CHI N 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 x - 6 10 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Watson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Simpson pr,lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 Staub 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Miller rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Menke 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Bateman c 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Lemaster p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 3 1 3 7 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lemaster-Torres-Staub. BATTING - 2B: Watson (7,off Jenkins). GDP: Aspromonte (11,off Jenkins). Team LOB: 4.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Beckert 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 Williams lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 Banks 1b 4 2 3 2 0 0 6 0 Nen pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Hundley c 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 Hickman rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 Phillips cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Jenkins p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 32 6 10 6 4 2 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Santo-Beckert-Banks. PB: Hundley (6). BATTING - 2B: Beckert (22,off Lemaster). 3B: Phillips (4,off Lemaster). HR: Williams (14,4th inning off Lemaster 1 on 0 out); Banks 2 (18,4th inning off Lemaster 0 on 1 out,6th inning off Ray 0 on 0 out); Hickman (2,4th inning off Lemaster 0 on 2 out). GDP: Santo (13,off Lemaster). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Kessinger (7,3rd base by Ray/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster L(9-11) 3.2 6 4 4 1 0 3 17 Buzhardt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ray 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 13 Coombs 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 8 10 6 6 4 2 4 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: Buzhardt 1-0. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jenkins W(12-10) 9 3 1 0 3 7 0 32 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 11033 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Watson lf Kessinger ss 2. Torres ss Beckert 2b 3. Staub 1b Williams lf 4. Wynn cf Santo 3b 5. Miller rf Banks 1b 6. Menke 2b Hundley c 7. Aspromonte 3b Hickman rf 8. Bateman c Phillips cf 9. Lemaster p Jenkins p ASTROS 1ST: Fergie Jenkins 101 pitches; Dennie LeMaster 43 pitches; Watson doubled to left; SIMPSON RAN FOR WATSON; Hundley allowed a passed ball [Simpson to third]; Bob Watson injured sliding into 2B; Torres walked; Staub forced Torres (second to shortstop) [Simpson scored (unearned)]; Wynn walked [Staub to second]; Miller popped to second; Menke flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert doubled to center; Williams singled to second [Beckert to third]; Santo grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte popped to first in foul territory; Bateman singled to second; On a bunt Lemaster struck out; Simpson forced Bateman (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Banks grounded out (third to first); Hundley flied out to right; Hickman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Torres struck out; Staub popped to third in foul territory; Wynn popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Phillips popped to third; Jenkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Miller walked; Menke was called out on strikes; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Beckert walked; Williams homered [Beckert scored]; Santo flied out to center; Banks homered; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman homered; Phillips tripled to left; BUZHARDT REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Jenkins popped to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. ASTROS 5TH: Bateman struck out; GOTAY BATTED FOR BUZHARDT; Gotay grounded out (second to first); Simpson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: RAY REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Kessinger walked; Beckert popped to second; Williams flied out to center; Santo walked [Kessinger to second]; Kessinger was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. ASTROS 6TH: Torres popped to third; Staub popped to shortstop; Wynn lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: Banks homered; Hundley walked; Hickman popped to second; Phillips was called out on strikes; Jenkins struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5. ASTROS 7TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Menke singled to right; Aspromonte flied out to center; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5. CUBS 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert flied out to left; Williams singled to right; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5. ASTROS 8TH: THOMAS BATTED FOR RAY; Thomas struck out; Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 5. CUBS 8TH: COOMBS REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Banks singled to third; NEN RAN FOR BANKS; Hundley grounded out (first unassisted) [Nen to second]; Hickman singled to center [Nen scored]; Phillips grounded out (third to first) [Hickman to second]; Jenkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 6. ASTROS 9TH: NEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Staub flied out to right; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 3 0 4 Cubs 6 10 0 6
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