Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 9, 1968
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, played on June 9, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bob Engel |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lum | Left Fielder |
| Marty Martinez | Shortstop |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Al Spangler | Right Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Jose Arcia | Shortstop |
| Fergie Jenkins | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 9, 1968
Top 1
-
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jenkins
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Jenkins
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jenkins
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Johnson
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Johnson
There goes Phillips. The throw from Torre and he is out, Martinez applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Johnson
Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Jenkins
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jenkins
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Johnson
Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Johnson
Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Arcia vs. Johnson
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. View Play
Top 3
-
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Jenkins
Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jenkins
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Jenkins
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Johnson
Jenkins strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Johnson
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Johnson
Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Beckert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo strikes out. View Play
Top 4
-
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Jenkins
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jenkins
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Jenkins
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Jenkins
Boyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Lum vs. Jenkins
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torre scores. Johnson moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Jenkins
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Boyer moves to third. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Johnson
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Johnson
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Arcia vs. Johnson
Arcia hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jenkins
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Jenkins
There goes Alou. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Jenkins
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jenkins
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Johnson
Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Johnson
Phillips hits a line drive towards short. Martinez catches it and throws to first to double up Jenkins. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Johnson
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Jenkins
Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jenkins
Boyer hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Jenkins
Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Johnson
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Hundley vs. Johnson
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Jenkins
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jenkins
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Jenkins
Millan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Don Kessinger pinch hits for Jose Arcia.
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Lou Johnson pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Johnson
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Johnson
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hartenstein
Don Kessinger now playing shortstop. Chuck Hartenstein now pitching.
Aaron hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Hartenstein
Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hartenstein
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Hartenstein
Boyer 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 moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lum vs. Hartenstein
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Johnson
Banks strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hartenstein
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hartenstein
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hartenstein
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Johnson
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Raymond
Claude Raymond now pitching.
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Raymond
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Raymond
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein.
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Raymond
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 6/9/1968, game 1 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Alou F, cf 5 0 2 0 Phillips A, cf 5 0 1 0
Millan F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Aaron H, rf 4 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 2 0
Torre J, c 3 3 2 2 Santo R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Banks E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Spangler A, rf 3 0 2 0
Lum M, lf 4 0 1 1 Hundley R, c 4 0 1 0
Martinez M, ss 3 0 1 1 Arcia J, ss 2 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ph-ss 2 0 1 0
Raymond C, p 0 0 0 0 Jenkins F, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Hartenstein C, p 0 0 0 0
Hickman J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 36 0 9 0
Atlanta 000 201 010 -- 4
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W)* 8.0 8 0 0 1 5
Raymond C (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L) 7.0 6 3 3 3 7
Hartenstein C 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Martinez M, Johnson K
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Atlanta 6, Chicago 10
2B -- Beckert G, Johnson D 2
3B -- Williams B
HR -- Torre J 2
CS -- Phillips A, Alou F
T -- 2:31
A -- 0
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
