Astros @ Cubs
August 30, 1968

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Astros 3 10 2
Cubs 5 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 10 2
Cubs 5 6 0

Jose Herrera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .231
OBP .250 .268
At Bats 4 39
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 4

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 12 0
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Wrigley Field - August 30, 1968
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Fergie Jenkins
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Jose Herrera

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 10 2 7
Chicago Cubs 5 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ron Santo
Attendance 10,054
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Herrera hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Julio Gotay pinch hits for Jim Ray. Gotay strikes out.
Top 9 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jenkins hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Ray now pitching. Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 7 Wynn strikes out.
Top 7 Menke hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Herrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adlesh moves to second.
Top 7 Billy Williams now playing left field. Jim Hickman now playing right field. Dave Adlesh pinch hits for Tom Dukes. Adlesh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tom Dukes now pitching. Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Banks is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bateman for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores.
Top 6 Aspromonte strikes out.
Top 6 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Staub is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jenkins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wynn strikes out.
Top 5 Menke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Herrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dierker strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dierker out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Bateman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Beckert. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Beckert steals second.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Thomas 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 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menke moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Top 4 Rader 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.
Top 4 Wynn bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menke moves to second.
Top 4 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jenkins strikes out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dierker strikes out.
Top 3 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 2 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Staub.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive towards second base. Herrera makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Herrera. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Menke strikes out.
Top 1 Herrera hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.