Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 70
Played on Tuesday, June 25, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 4 11 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 Beckert 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 Williams lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Banks 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Hundley c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Hickman rf 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 Elia 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Phillips cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lamabe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 1 7 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Niekro-Kessinger-Banks, Kessinger-Beckert. E: Kessinger (13). PB: Hundley (3). BATTING - 2B: Williams (16,off Cuellar); Phillips (10,off Cuellar). 3B: Hickman (1,off Cuellar). SH: Niekro (5,off Cuellar). SF: Beckert (3,off Cuellar). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Staub 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 10 0 Wynn cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Menke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 Rader 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 Watson lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Bateman c 3 0 1 0 1 0 8 1 Cuellar p 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 34 4 11 2 3 3 27 10 BATTING - 2B: Staub (19,off Regan). 3B: Torres (1,off Niekro). GDP: Watson (6,off Niekro). IBB: Bateman (8,by Lamabe); Wynn (6,by Regan). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(6-6) 5.2 8 4 3 1 2 0 25 Lamabe 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Regan 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 Totals 8 11 4 3 3 3 0 37 WP: Niekro (2), Lamabe (1). IBB: Lamabe (3,Bateman); Regan (1,Wynn). Inherited Runners - Scored: Lamabe 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar W(5-3) 9 5 2 2 1 7 0 33 Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 13474 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Simpson rf 2. Beckert 2b Torres ss 3. Williams lf Staub 1b 4. Banks 1b Wynn cf 5. Hundley c Menke 2b 6. Hickman rf Rader 3b 7. Elia 3b Watson lf 8. Phillips cf Bateman c 9. Niekro p Cuellar p CUBS 1ST: Mike Cuellar 108 pitches; Joe Niekro 61 pitches; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert popped to shortstop; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Simpson walked; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first) [Simpson to second]; Staub flied out to center; Wynn reached on an error by Kessinger [Simpson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wynn to first]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Wynn to second]; Menke flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 2ND: Banks struck out; Hundley grounded out (third to first); Hickman tripled to center; Elia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Rader singled to shortstop; Watson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; Bateman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Phillips struck out; Niekro grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger singled to right; Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cuellar grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Williams doubled to center; Banks struck out; Hundley flied out to center; Hickman singled to second [Williams scored]; Elia popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Staub singled to third; Wynn singled to left [Staub to second]; Menke forced Staub (pitcher to third) [Wynn to second]; Rader lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. CUBS 5TH: Phillips doubled to left; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Phillips to third]; Kessinger walked; Beckert hit a sacrifice fly to center [Phillips scored, Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Watson was called out on strikes; Bateman singled to right; Hundley allowed a passed ball [Bateman to second]; Cuellar was called out on strikes; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. CUBS 6TH: Banks popped to catcher in foul territory; Hundley grounded out (third to first); Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Torres tripled to right; Staub singled to right [Torres scored]; Wynn lined to second; Menke flied out to center; Rader singled to right [Staub to second]; Watson singled to shortstop [Staub scored, Rader to third, Watson to second (on throw)]; LAMABE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Bateman was walked intentionally; Lamabe threw a wild pitch [Rader scored, Watson to third, Bateman to second]; Cuellar struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 4. CUBS 7TH: Elia struck out; Phillips popped to second; JOHNSON BATTED FOR LAMABE; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: REGAN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Simpson lined to shortstop; Torres flied out to right; Staub doubled to right; Wynn was walked intentionally; Menke singled to left [Staub to third, Wynn to second]; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 4. CUBS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert popped to second; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Watson popped to first; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Cuellar singled to second; Simpson forced Cuellar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 4. CUBS 9TH: Banks flied out to center; Hundley grounded out (third to first); Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 5 1 4 Astros 4 11 0 9
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