Astros @ Cubs
July 31, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 3 0
Cubs 6 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 3 0
Cubs 6 10 0

Norm Miller Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .237
OBP .333 .311
At Bats 2 118
Hits 0 28
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 10
RBI’s 0 13

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 10 0
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Wrigley Field - July 31, 1968
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Out
Fergie Jenkins
Randy Hundley
Dick Nen
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Norm Miller

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 1 3 0 4
Chicago Cubs 6 10 0 6
Winning Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Losing Pitcher Denny Lemaster
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Williams
Attendance 11,033
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dick Nen now playing first base. Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hickman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nen scores.
Bottom 8 Dick Nen pinch runs for Ernie Banks. Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out. Nen moves to second.
Bottom 8 Danny Coombs now pitching. Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Torres hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Jim Ray. Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Jenkins strikes out.
Bottom 6 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Wynn hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Staub hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torres hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Kessinger. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Aspromonte applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Santo takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jim Ray now pitching. Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Simpson strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Simpson out.
Top 5 Julio Gotay pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Gotay 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 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 4 John Buzhardt now pitching. Jenkins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Phillips reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Miller takes first base on ball four.
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 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a popup in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Lemaster bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 2 Bateman hits a popup beyond second. Beckert can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Dick Simpson now playing left field. Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second.
Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Simpson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Torres takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dick Simpson pinch runs for Bob Watson. The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Simpson moves to third.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Watson reaches second base with a double.