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June 7, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 13 3
Cubs 6 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 13 3
Cubs 6 10 0

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .287
OBP .750 .374
At Bats 3 188
Hits 2 54
• Singles 1 35
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 0 30

Cecil Upshaw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 1
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Wrigley Field - June 7, 1968
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Cecil Upshaw
Joe Torre
Deron Johnson
Felix Millan
Clete Boyer
Sonny Jackson
Tommie Aaron
Felipe Alou
Mike Lum
Ron Santo
Adolfo Phillips

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 7 13 3 9
Chicago Cubs 6 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Cecil Upshaw
Losing Pitcher Frank Reberger
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Felipe Alou
Attendance 6,553
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Upshaw covering, for the out. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 9 Beckert bunts between the mound and first base. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 9 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Phillips hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Torre settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Torre.
Top 9 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Phil Regan now pitching. Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lou Johnson pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia fields it and throws to home to get Lum. Alou moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Alou is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aaron for the out. Lum moves to third.
Top 8 Lum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Lum reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Upshaw bunts towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. Torre moves to second.
Top 7 Chuck Hartenstein now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Beckert strikes out.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Tommie Aaron now playing left field. Don Kessinger pinch hits for Frank Reberger. Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Jim Britton. Frank Reberger now pitching. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. Lum moves to second.
Top 6 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spangler bunts for an out. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Banks reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Santo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Jim Britton now pitching. Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Beckert goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Torre is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Millan reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ramon Hernandez now pitching. Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dick Nen pinch hits for Jack Lamabe. Nen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Arcia hits a line drive off the glove of Boyer, and into shallow left field. Arcia reaches second base with a double. Banks scores. Spangler moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo scores.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Jarvis strikes out.
Top 4 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lamabe is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Arcia hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. Spangler moves to third.
Bottom 2 Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre strikes out.
Top 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Arcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Jarvis covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Phillips strikes out.
Top 1 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Jarvis hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Beckert fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. Johnson scores. Boyer moves to second.
Top 1 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Francona hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Francona reaches second base with a double. Millan scores. Torre goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Millan moves to third.
Top 1 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 1 Alou strikes out.