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August 1, 1968

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

Dave Giusti Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .173
OBP .000 .173
At Bats 1 52
Hits 0 9
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 6

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 6 1
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Wrigley Field - August 1, 1968
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Out
Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Dave Giusti
John Bateman
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Giusti 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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hundley bunts in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torres for the out.
Top 3 Miller 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 3 Giusti hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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.