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August 25, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 6 0
Astros 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 6 0
Astros 0 4 1

Bob Aspromonte Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .240
OBP .000 .309
At Bats 3 312
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 64
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 34

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 12 0
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Astrodome - August 25, 1968
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Out
Fergie Jenkins
Randy Hundley
Dick Nen
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 6 0 8
Houston Astros 0 4 1 6
Winning Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Fergie Jenkins
Attendance 17,572
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 9 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
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.