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August 25, 1968

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Cubs 2 6 0
Astros 0 3 1
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Cubs 2 6 0
Astros 0 3 1

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .000 .292
At Bats 4 540
Hits 0 136
• Singles 0 117
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 27

Steve Shea Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 4
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Astrodome - August 25, 1968
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Out
Steve Shea
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Dick Simpson
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Don Kessinger
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jenkins 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 9 Steve Shea now pitching. Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Larry Dierker. Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Billy Williams now playing left field. Jim Hickman now playing right field. Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Nen hits a fly ball towards right. Miller catches it and throws to home to double up Williams.
Top 8 Phillips strikes out.
Top 8 Smith bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bateman 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 7 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. Hundley moves to third.
Top 7 Jenkins bunts in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to second.
Top 7 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wynn strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wynn out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Adolfo Phillips now playing center field. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 6 Adolfo Phillips pinch runs for Al Spangler. Nen is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Spangler is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beckert tags and scores.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Williams reaches second base with a double. Beckert moves to third.
Top 6 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dierker hits a line drive towards the mound. Jenkins reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson 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 5 Bateman strikes out.
Top 5 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 5 Jenkins hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wynn strikes out.
Top 4 Nen is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out.
Top 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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 2 There's a wild pitch. Hundley moves to third.
Top 2 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spangler scores. Hundley moves to second.
Top 2 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spangler moves to third.
Top 2 Nen strikes out.
Top 2 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spangler. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beckert moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke.