Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 12
Played on Friday, April 26, 1968 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 CHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Wynn lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Staub 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 King c 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 Aspromonte 3b 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 Menke 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Torres ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 29 2 4 2 2 10 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Menke-Staub. BATTING - HR: Aspromonte (1,2nd inning off Hands 1 on 1 out). SH: Dierker (2,off Hands). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Davis (1,2nd base by Hands/Hundley).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 Beckert 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 Williams lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Santo 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 Banks 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 2 Johnson rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 Hundley c 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 Phillips cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hands p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 27 3 6 2 5 4 27 13 BATTING - 2B: Kessinger (2,off Dierker); Williams (5,off Dierker). SH: Banks (1,off Dierker). GDP: Phillips (2,off Dierker). IBB: Santo (1,by Dierker); Banks (1,by Dierker). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(1-3) 8 6 3 3 5 4 0 33 Dierker faced 4 batters in the 9th inning WP: Dierker 3 (4). IBB: Dierker 2 (4,Santo,Banks).
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hands W(1-2) 9 4 2 2 2 10 1 32 WP: Hands (1). Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 4148 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Davis cf Kessinger ss 2. Miller rf Beckert 2b 3. Wynn lf Williams lf 4. Staub 1b Santo 3b 5. King c Banks 1b 6. Aspromonte 3b Johnson rf 7. Menke 2b Hundley c 8. Torres ss Phillips cf 9. Dierker p Hands p ASTROS 1ST: Larry Dierker 110 pitches; Bill Hands 115 pitches; Davis struck out; Miller was called out on strikes; Wynn popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger doubled to right; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Kessinger to third]; Beckert walked; Williams singled to center [Kessinger scored, Beckert to third, Williams out at second (center to second)]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Beckert scored]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Banks grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 2ND: Staub struck out; King walked; Aspromonte homered [King scored]; Menke grounded out (third to first); Torres struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (third to first); Davis walked; Davis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Hands grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn flied out to right; Staub struck out; King struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to center; Santo struck out; Banks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Johnson singled to center; Hundley walked [Johnson to second]; Phillips grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson to third, Hundley out at second]; Hands struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 6TH: Dierker struck out; Davis struck out; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger struck out; Beckert popped to second; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn struck out; Staub grounded out (third to first); King singled to left; Aspromonte singled to center [King to second]; Hands threw a wild pitch [King to third, Aspromonte to second]; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: Santo walked; Banks out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Santo to second]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Hundley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 8TH: Torres singled to center; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Torres to second]; Davis grounded out (third to first); Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Phillips popped to shortstop; Hands grounded out (third to first); Kessinger singled to right; Beckert popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn flied out to center; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); King grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Williams doubled to right; Santo was walked intentionally; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Williams to third, Santo to second]; Banks was walked intentionally; Johnson singled to center [Williams scored, Santo to third, Banks to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 4 0 3 Cubs 3 6 0 6
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