Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 129
Played on Friday, August 23, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 9 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 Beckert 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 4 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Banks 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Santo 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 Hundley c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Hickman rf 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 Phillips cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 10 2 1 8 26 12 BATTING - 2B: Kessinger (12,off Cuellar); Hickman (6,off Cuellar). HR: Santo (20,6th inning off Cuellar 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 9.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Torres ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Wynn cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 Staub 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 Simpson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Menke 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 Bateman c 4 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 Brand pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herrera lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rader ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Cuellar p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 2 27 10 FIELDING - E: Cuellar (4). BATTING - 2B: Staub (33,off Niekro); Miller (12,off Niekro); Wynn (17,off Niekro); Rader (13,off Regan). IBB: Thomas (2,by Regan). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 8 5 1 1 1 1 0 30 Regan L(10-3) 0.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 7 Totals 8.2 9 3 3 2 2 0 37 Niekro faced 1 batter in the 9th inning IBB: Regan (4,Thomas). Inherited Runners - Scored: Regan 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar 8 10 2 2 1 7 1 35 Shea W(3-2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 8 1 38 Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 16714 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Miller rf 2. Beckert 2b Torres ss 3. Williams lf Wynn cf 4. Banks 1b Staub 1b 5. Santo 3b Menke 2b 6. Hundley c Aspromonte 3b 7. Hickman rf Bateman c 8. Phillips cf Herrera lf 9. Niekro p Cuellar p CUBS 1ST: Mike Cuellar 119 pitches; Joe Niekro 92 pitches; Kessinger singled to center; Beckert flied out to left; Williams singled to third [Kessinger to second]; Williams was picked off first but was safe on an error by Cuellar [Kessinger to third, Williams to second]; Banks popped to first in foul territory; Santo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Miller flied out to center; Torres lined to second; Wynn walked; Staub doubled to right [Wynn to third]; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Hundley lined to third; Hickman singled to center; Phillips struck out; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); Bateman singled to center; Herrera popped to third in foul territory; Cuellar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger doubled to right; Beckert singled to left [Kessinger scored]; Williams was called out on strikes; Banks forced Beckert (third to second); Santo grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Miller flied out to left; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Hundley struck out; Hickman doubled to right; Phillips flied out to center [Hickman to third]; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Staub flied out to right; Menke flied out to right; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Beckert singled to left; Williams forced Beckert (second to shortstop); Banks popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Bateman flied out to center; Herrera grounded out (shortstop to first); Cuellar singled to pitcher; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: Santo homered; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman struck out; Phillips singled to third; Niekro was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn struck out; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 7TH: Kessinger singled to left; Beckert grounded out (third to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted) [Kessinger to third]; Banks popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Aspromonte flied out to center; Bateman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 8TH: Santo struck out; Hundley walked; Hickman struck out; Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: GOTAY BATTED FOR HERRERA; Gotay grounded out (second to first); THOMAS BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Thomas popped to second; Miller doubled to center; Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 9TH: SHEA REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Niekro struck out; Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn doubled to left; REGAN REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Staub singled to left [Wynn scored]; SIMPSON RAN FOR STAUB; Menke forced Simpson (second to shortstop); Aspromonte struck out; Bateman singled to right [Menke to third]; RADER BATTED FOR SHEA; BRAND RAN FOR BATEMAN; Rader doubled to right [Menke scored, Brand to third]; Thomas was walked intentionally; Miller singled to center [Brand scored, Rader to third, Thomas to second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 10 0 9 Astros 3 9 1 8
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