Reds @ Cubs
August 18, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 2 11 0
Cubs 1 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 2 11 0
Cubs 1 6 2

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .361
At Bats 3 438
Hits 0 109
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 77
RBI’s 0 68

Clay Carroll Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 9
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Wrigley Field - August 18, 1968
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Clay Carroll
Johnny Bench
Chico Ruiz
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Leo Cardenas
Alex Johnson
Mack Jones
Lee May
Ron Santo
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 2 11 0 9
Chicago Cubs 1 6 2 5
Winning Pitcher George Culver
Losing Pitcher Rich Nye
Save Clay Carroll
Game Winning RBI Tony Perez
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 6 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Adolfo Phillips pinch runs for Ernie Banks. Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Banks is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 9 Clay Carroll now pitching. Smith hits a line drive towards first. Ruiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Chico Ruiz now playing first base. Lee May now playing right field. Johnny Bench now catching. Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out.
Top 9 There goes Rose. The throw from Bobb and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Top 9 Randy Bobb now catching. Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Culver strikes out.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Regan trying to get to home. Rose throws the ball in to Corrales who tags Regan who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Regan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Regan bunts towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Corrales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Upham hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upham for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks bunts between the mound and first base. Culver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Banks for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mack Jones now playing center field. Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 May strikes out.
Top 7 Perez 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.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Phil Regan now pitching. Mack Jones pinch hits for Jim Beauchamp. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dick Nen pinch hits for Rich Nye. Nen hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Culver bunts towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to third for the out. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Top 6 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second.
Top 6 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Upham hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 May strikes out.
Top 5 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Culver moves to third. Beauchamp moves to second.
Top 5 Beauchamp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Culver moves to second.
Top 5 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Culver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. May moves to third.
Top 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Nye strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Upham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Corrales fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Culver bunts towards first. Banks fields it, throws to third for one, and back over to first, with Beckert covering, for the double play.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. May scores. Corrales moves to second.
Top 2 Corrales takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to third.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Santo, and into shallow left field. May reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corrales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third.
Top 1 Beauchamp strikes out.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.