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August 24, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 6 2
Astros 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 6 2
Astros 5 8 0

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .000 .359
At Bats 3 464
Hits 0 115
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 80
RBI’s 0 72

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 9 1
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Astrodome - August 24, 1968
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Out
Dave Giusti
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Dick Simpson
Jim Wynn
Jose Herrera
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 6 2 4
Houston Astros 5 8 0 9
Winning Pitcher Dave Giusti
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 29,548
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bateman scores.
Bottom 8 Giusti strikes out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Bateman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Bateman reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 8 Al Spangler pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Spangler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Phillips hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke strikes out. The throw from Hundley to pick off Wynn, and he's out. There goes Staub. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 7 Staub is hit by the pitch. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hundley strikes out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out.
Top 7 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Giusti bunts towards the mound. Holtzman juggles the ball. That's an error on Holtzman. Simpson scores. Giusti moves to second.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Bottom 5 Staub bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hundley moves to second.
Top 5 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Smith strikes out.
Top 5 Santo hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Torres is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards second. Beckert scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Giusti is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 There goes Beckert. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Torres applying the tag.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson 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 3 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Menke moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Staub 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 3 There goes Wynn. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Phillips strikes out.
Top 3 Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. Menke scores. Bateman scores. Giusti moves to third. Herrera moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 2 Giusti takes first base on ball four. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith strikes out.
Top 2 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 1 Herrera hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Menke catches it and throws to first to double up Beckert.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.