Astros @ Cubs
April 26, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 2 4 0
Cubs 2 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 2 4 0
Cubs 3 6 0

Lou Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .293
OBP .333 .293
At Bats 3 41
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 4

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Wrigley Field - April 26, 1968
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Single
Larry Dierker
Hal King
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Norm Miller
Lou Johnson
Ernie Banks
Ron Santo
Billy Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 2 4 0 3
Chicago Cubs 3 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bill Hands
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Johnson
Attendance 4,148
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Santo moves to third. Banks moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 9 Santo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out.
Top 9 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hands hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dierker bunts towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Torres moves to second.
Top 8 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks bunts in front of the plate. King fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. King moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King moves to second.
Top 7 King hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 6 Miller 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 6 Davis strikes out.
Top 6 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hands strikes out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hundley takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Torres 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 5 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 King strikes out.
Top 4 Staub strikes out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hands hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Davis. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Top 3 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Torres strikes out.
Top 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 King takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Beckert scores.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis throws the ball in to Menke who tags Williams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kessinger scores. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 1 Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Wynn hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Davis strikes out.