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August 20, 1968

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Braves 3 6 1
Cubs 4 4 0
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Braves 3 6 1
Cubs 4 4 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .312
OBP .500 .425
At Bats 1 215
Hits 0 67
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 0 37

Bill Hands Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 20, 1968
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Walk
Bill Hands
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Willie Smith
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams
Tito Francona
Joe Torre
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Francona takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to third. Torre moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Torre is hit by the pitch. Aaron moves to second.
Top 5 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Causey hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Francona moves to second.
Top 4 Tillman hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aaron strikes out.
Top 3 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out.
Bottom 2 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wayne Causey now playing second base. Hands hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tillman moves to second.
Top 2 Tillman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Williams scores. Banks moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Martinez, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Alou reaches second base with a double.