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July 14, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 11 1
Pirates 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 11 1
Pirates 2 6 0

Bill Mazeroski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .246
OBP .333 .303
At Bats 3 268
Hits 1 66
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 23

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 0
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Forbes Field - July 14, 1968
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Out
Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Dick Nen
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Bill Mazeroski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 6 11 1 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Al McBean
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Williams
Attendance 19,335
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Bill Henry now pitching. Beckert bunts towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jimenez scores.
Bottom 8 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jimenez moves to third.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jimenez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Ron Kline. Jimenez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Niekro strikes out.
Top 8 Gary Kolb now catching. Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gary Kolb pinch hits for Jerry May. Kolb hits a popup towards first. Nen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adolfo Phillips now playing center field. Jim Hickman now playing right field. Billy Williams now playing left field. Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo scores. Nen moves to second.
Top 7 Ron Kline now pitching. Nen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to third.
Top 7 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 7 Beckert takes first base on ball four. Niekro moves to third. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second.
Top 7 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alley tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kessinger. Alley moves to third.
Bottom 6 Alley bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to third.
Top 6 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McBean hits a popup towards the mound. Niekro catches it and throws to first to double up May.
Bottom 5 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Santo moves to second.
Top 4 Nen hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 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 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McBean hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 May is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. Stargell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stargell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Santo scores.
Top 2 Nen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nen for the out. Santo moves to third.
Top 2 Santo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Clemente 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 Alley strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.