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September 6, 1968

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John Briggs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .240
OBP .333 .349
At Bats 3 271
Hits 1 65
• Singles 1 50
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 25

Bill Hands Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 8 0
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Wrigley Field - September 6, 1968
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Home Run
Bill Hands
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Willie Smith
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams
John Briggs
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Briggs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pena hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hands fires to first and picks off Taylor.
Top 8 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hands is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gonzalez 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 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena misplays the ball. That's an error on Pena.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Allen strikes out.
Top 6 Briggs hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pena for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Wise hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hundley tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Hands bunts in front of the plate. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo has White trapped. There's the throw to Hundley and back to Santo, who tags White for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Briggs is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Kessinger trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hands is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Briggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.