Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 131
Played on Sunday, August 25, 1968 (D) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Williams rf,lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Santo 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Smith lf 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Hickman rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spangler cf 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 Phillips pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 Hundley c 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 1 Jenkins p 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 6 27 13 BATTING - 2B: Williams (23,off Dierker). SH: Jenkins (5,off Dierker); Smith (1,off Dierker). SF: Smith (1,off Dierker). IBB: Spangler (2,by Dierker). Team LOB: 8.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Torres ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Wynn cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 Staub 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 Menke 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 Simpson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 2 5 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Miller-Bateman. E: Menke (14). BATTING - 2B: Miller (13,off Jenkins); Wynn (18,off Jenkins). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jenkins W(15-12) 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 33
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(12-11) 8 6 2 2 3 6 0 34 Shea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 6 0 37 WP: Dierker (17). IBB: Dierker (11,Spangler). Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Frank Secory Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 17572 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Miller rf 2. Beckert 2b Torres ss 3. Williams rf Wynn cf 4. Santo 3b Staub 1b 5. Smith lf Menke 2b 6. Spangler cf Aspromonte 3b 7. Nen 1b Bateman c 8. Hundley c Simpson lf 9. Jenkins p Dierker p CUBS 1ST: Larry Dierker 123 pitches; Fergie Jenkins 105 pitches; Kessinger reached on an error by Menke [Kessinger to first]; Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); Williams popped to shortstop; Santo singled to center [Beckert to second]; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Miller doubled to center; Torres grounded out (third to first); Wynn walked; Staub struck out; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Spangler walked; Nen struck out; Hundley singled to left [Spangler to third]; Jenkins grounded out (second to first) [Spangler scored, Hundley to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Hundley to third]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman struck out; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Beckert flied out to center; Williams flied out to center; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (third to first); Miller lined to right; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Smith struck out; Spangler grounded out (first unassisted); Nen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn struck out; Staub singled to left; Menke flied out to center; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: Hundley struck out; Jenkins flied out to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Bateman struck out; Simpson grounded out (second to first); Dierker lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams doubled to center [Beckert to third]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Beckert scored]; Spangler was walked intentionally; PHILLIPS RAN FOR SPANGLER; Nen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 7TH: Hundley walked; Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hundley to second]; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted) [Hundley to third]; Beckert popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke walked; Aspromonte flied out to right; Bateman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 8TH: Williams singled to right; Santo singled to left [Williams to second]; Smith reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Williams to third, Santo to second]; Phillips struck out; Nen hit into a double play (right to catcher) [Williams out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HICKMAN REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Simpson singled to left; THOMAS BATTED FOR DIERKER; Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; Miller popped to catcher in foul territory; Torres flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 9TH: SHEA REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Jenkins grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn doubled to left; Staub grounded out (second to first) [Wynn to third]; Menke popped to second; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 6 0 8 Astros 0 4 1 6
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