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May 2, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 11 0
Pirates 0 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 1 11 0
Pirates 0 6 0

Willie Stargell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .232
OBP .333 .284
At Bats 3 69
Hits 1 16
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 7

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Forbes Field - May 2, 1968
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Out
Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Lou Johnson
Willie Stargell
Maury Wills

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 11 0 12
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Jim Bunning
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ernie Banks
Attendance 7,249
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Stargell hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 9 Alou bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 9 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 9 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Ron Kline now pitching. Gary Kolb now catching. Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gary Kolb pinch runs for Jerry May. Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Jim Bunning. Jimenez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jimenez for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Alley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to third. Hundley moves to second.
Top 8 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Johnson. The throw from May and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski 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.
Bottom 5 Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.
Bottom 4 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to third.
Top 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bunning for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Santo strikes out.
Top 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 There goes Clendenon. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clendenon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Hundley moves to second.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou 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 Wills 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 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Santo strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Top 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.