Astros @ Cubs
August 1, 1968

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Astros 1 7 1
Cubs 2 5 0
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Dick Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .175
OBP .000 .277
At Bats 2 166
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 15

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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

Ron Brand pinch runs for John Bateman. Simpson is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 There goes Phillips. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Phillips steals second.
Bottom 6 Phillips is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hundley bunts towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simpson. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. Torres moves to third.
Top 6 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres moves to second.
Top 6 Staub hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores.
Top 6 Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simpson. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
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.