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Reds 9 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1968

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 11, 1968 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 9 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJune 11, 1968 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 9 H: 18 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 9
Hits: 18
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBilly McCool  
Losing PitcherJoe Niekro  
SaveTed Abernathy  
Game Winning RBIPete Rose 

Game Info

DateJune 11, 1968 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherGeorge Culver  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance8,163 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Engel
1B: Al Barlick
2B: Stan Landes
3B: Ed Vargo

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Right Fielder 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Alex Johnson  Left Fielder 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Tony Perez  Third Baseman 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
George Culver  Pitcher 
Dave Bristol  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Glenn Beckert  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
Al Spangler  Right Fielder 
Randy Hundley  Catcher 
Adolfo Phillips  Center Fielder 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Reds 9 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1968

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/11/1968 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, rf            4  0  1  1   Kessinger D, ss       4  1  2  1   
Helms T, 2b           5  0  3  0   Beckert G, 2b         4  1  1  1   
Pinson V, cf          5  0  1  0   Williams B, lf        4  0  1  1   
Johnson A, lf         4  2  2  0   Santo R, 3b           5  0  2  1   
May L, 1b             5  3  3  1   Banks E, 1b           4  0  0  1   
Perez T, 3b           5  3  3  4   Spangler A, rf        4  1  0  0   
Bench J, c            5  1  3  1   Hundley R, c          4  1  1  0   
Cardenas L, ss        5  0  2  1   Phillips A, cf        3  1  2  0   
Culver G, p           1  0  0  0   Niekro J, p           0  0  0  0   
McCool B, p           1  0  0  0   Lamabe J, p           0  0  0  0   
Abernathy T, p        2  0  0  0   Hartenstein C, p      0  0  0  0   
                                   Nen D, ph             1  1  0  1   
                                   Hernandez R, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Hickman J, ph         1  1  1  0   
                                   Nye R, p              0  0  0  0   
                                   Elia L, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Regan P, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  9 18  8                        35  7 10  6

Cincinnati       023 102 010 --  9
Chicago          100 303 000 --  7

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Culver G              3.2  6  4  3  3  0
McCool B (W)          2.0  2  3  3  2  2
Abernathy T (S)       3.1  2  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)*         1.0  4  2  2  2  0
Lamabe J+             1.0  4  3  2  1  0
Hartenstein C         2.0  3  1  1  1  1
Hernandez R           2.0  3  2  2  0  0
Nye R                 2.0  3  1  1  0  1
Regan P               1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
  + Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd

E -- Helms T, Kessinger D, Williams B
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, Chicago 8
2B -- Bench J, Beckert G, Helms T, Santo R
3B -- Johnson A
HR -- Perez T, May L
SH -- Lamabe J, Culver G
SF -- Banks E, Rose P
WP -- McCool B
T -- 2:55
A -- 8163

    

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