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August 5, 1967

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 6 3
Cubs 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 6 3
Cubs 1 6 1

Norm Gigon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .164
OBP .000 .224
At Bats 0 61
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 6

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 8
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Wrigley Field - August 5, 1967
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Joe Torre
Tito Francona
Marty Martinez
Clete Boyer
Denis Menke
Felipe Alou
Mack Jones
Hank Aaron
Norm Gigon
Al Spangler

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 2 6 3 6
Chicago Cubs 1 6 1 8
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 17,231
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Norm Gigon pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins. Gigon strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Hundley bunts in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Marty Martinez now playing second base. Mack Jones now playing center field. Felipe Alou now playing left field. Tito Francona now playing first bSpangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Marty Martinez pinch runs for Charlie Lau. Mack Jones pinch hits for Woody Woodward. Jones strikes out.
Top 9 Charlie Lau pinch hits for Bob Uecker. Lau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks throws to home for one, and Hundley throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Torre scores. Francona moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Francona is walked intentionally. Torre moves to second.
Top 9 Boyer strikes out.
Top 9 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes Aaron. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Aaron steals third.
Top 9 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Beckert. The throw from Uecker and he is safe. Beckert steals second.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Niekro hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jenkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona throws the ball in to Woodward who tags Jenkins, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips strikes out.
Top 7 Uecker hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Francona reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Boyer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spangler hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer.
Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.
Top 6 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup beyond short. Menke can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Williams is thrown out after the base hit.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Kessinger is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Uecker strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Francona. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Francona steals second.
Top 5 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jenkins strikes out.
Bottom 4 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torre strikes out.
Top 4 Aaron strikes out.
Top 4 Al Spangler now playing right field. Menke strikes out.
Bottom 3 Al Spangler pinch hits for Clarence Jones. Spangler strikes out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke. Beckert moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Kessinger bunts towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jenkins hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Jones scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Phillips takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Uecker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Francona hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.