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August 1, 1968

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Astros	0	1	0
Cubs	2	3	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Astros	0	1	0
Cubs	2	3	0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.119
OBP	.000	.159
At Bats	0	42
Hits	0	5
• Singles	0	5
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	0

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	7	0

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Wrigley Field - August 1, 1968

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Dave Giusti

John Bateman

Rusty Staub

Denis Menke

Doug Rader

Hector Torres

Dick Simpson

Jim Wynn

Norm Miller

Joe Niekro

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

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

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Bottom 2 Phillips strikes out.

Bottom 2 Hickman strikes out.

Bottom 2 Hundley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Simpson strikes out.

Top 2 Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bateman reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Banks strikes out.

Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple.

Top 1 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Beckert fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 1 Torres takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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