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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 26, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on April 26, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 26, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 26, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 4,148 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bob Engel |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
Hal King | Catcher |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
Hector Torres | Shortstop |
Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
Grady Hatton | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
Lou Johnson | Right Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Bill Hands | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 26, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hands
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hands
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Hands
Wynn hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Dierker
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Beckert vs. Dierker
Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Dierker
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis throws the ball in to Menke who tags Williams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kessinger scores. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Beckert scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Dierker
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Dierker
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hands
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Hands
Aspromonte hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hands
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Hands
Torres strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dierker
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Dierker
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Hands
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hands
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hands
There goes Davis. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hands
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Dierker
Hands hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Dierker
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Dierker
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Hands
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Hands
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dierker
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Dierker
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Dierker
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hands
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hands
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Hands
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dierker
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Dierker
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hands vs. Dierker
Hands strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Hands
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hands
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hands
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Dierker
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Dierker
Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dierker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Hands
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Hands
King hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Hands
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Hands
There's a wild pitch. King moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Menke vs. Hands
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Dierker
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Dierker
Banks bunts in front of the plate. King fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Dierker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Dierker
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Hands
Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Hands
Dierker bunts towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hands
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Hands
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Dierker
Hands hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Dierker
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Dierker
Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Hands
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hands
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dierker
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Dierker
Santo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Dierker
Banks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Dierker
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Santo moves to third. Banks moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/26/1968 -- Houston at Chicago (D) Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Davis R, cf 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 2 0 Miller N, rf 4 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 3 1 0 0 Wynn J, lf 4 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 2 1 Staub R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 2 0 0 0 King H, c 3 1 1 0 Banks E, 1b 2 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 3 1 2 2 Johnson L, rf 4 0 2 1 Menke D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 2 0 0 0 Torres H, ss 3 0 1 0 Phillips A, cf 3 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 2 0 0 0 Hands B, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 2 4 2 27 3 6 2 Houston 020 000 000 -- 2 Chicago 200 000 001 -- 3 0 outs when winning run was scored. Houston IP H R ER BB SO Dierker L (L) 8.0 6 3 3 5 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hands B (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 10 DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 3, Chicago 6 2B -- Kessinger D, Williams B HR -- Aspromonte B CS -- Davis R SH -- Banks E, Dierker L WP -- Dierker L 3, Hands B T -- 2:06 A -- 4148
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