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September 27, 1968

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Top 7	R	H	E
Pirates	1	2	0
Cubs	0	2	0

Top 7	R	H	E
Pirates	1	2	0
Cubs	0	2	0

Manny Mota Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.286
OBP	.000	.325
At Bats	2	308
Hits	0	88
• Singles	0	76
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	19
RBI’s	0	32

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	14	1

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Wrigley Field - September 27, 1968

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Out

Ken Holtzman

Randy Hundley

Ernie Banks

Glenn Beckert

Ron Santo

Don Kessinger

Willie Smith

Adolfo Phillips

Billy Williams

Manny Mota

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 7 Clendenon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.

Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Moose covering, for the out. Kessinger moves to third. Beckert moves to second.

Bottom 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger moves to second.

Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Holtzman takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Patek is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Moose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Phillips is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Hundley is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 5 Smith strikes out.

Bottom 5 Banks is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Pagan is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Mota hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mota for the out.

Bottom 4 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moose fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Clendenon strikes out.

Top 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Alou 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 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Holtzman bunts towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Phillips moves to second.

Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Hundley is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Moose hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 May hits a line drive into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.

Bottom 2 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch 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 Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Moose covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards the mound. Moose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kessinger strikes out.

Top 1 Clendenon strikes out.

Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Clemente moves to second.

Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Alou is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Patek takes first base on ball four.

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Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Pirates @ Cubs
September 27, 1968