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September 8, 1968

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Phillies 0 3 0
Cubs 5 7 0
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Phillies 0 3 0
Cubs 6 8 0

Billy Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .289
OBP 1.000 .338
At Bats 2 578
Hits 2 167
• Singles 1 111
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 1 25
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 3 87

Jeff James Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Wrigley Field - September 8, 1968
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Home Run
Jeff James
Mike Ryan
Rick Joseph
Cookie Rojas
Tony Taylor
Roberto Pena
Dick Allen
Don Lock
John Briggs
Billy Williams
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Jeff James now pitching. Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Doug Clemens pinch hits for John Boozer. Clemens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Briggs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 4 Holtzman bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Joseph hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a line drive towards first. Joseph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a popup towards first. Joseph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Top 3 Taylor bunts towards first. Banks fields the ball and throws to Holtzman covering. Safe.
Top 3 Boozer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 John Boozer now pitching. Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hickman scores. Holtzman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 2 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Hickman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kessinger bunts towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to third. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Briggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Joseph is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Lock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Allen is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Pena hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.