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April 23, 1968

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Braves 3 11 1
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Braves 3 11 1
Cubs 6 10 0

Tommie Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .417
OBP .333 .462
At Bats 3 12
Hits 1 5
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 3

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Wrigley Field - April 23, 1968
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Out
Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Lou Johnson
Tommie Aaron
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Santo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valdespino for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alou is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Phillips. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Phillips steals second.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mike Lum pinch hits for Clay Carroll. Lum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Clay Carroll now pitching. Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 5 Valdespino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Valdespino reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Tillman for a passed ball. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a line drive towards short. Jackson catches it and steps on second to double up Hundley.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Banks scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Ron Reed now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo scores.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Williams scores. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Santo reaches second base with a double. Beckert scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Millan is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Valdespino 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 3 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Jackson. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Top 3 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a popup towards first. Banks catches it and throws to Beckert, who tags Millan for the double play.
Top 2 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it 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 ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Valdespino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.