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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 27, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on April 27, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Giusti |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Nye |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,997 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Al Barlick |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Doug Rader | First Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Dave Giusti | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Lou Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Rich Nye | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 27, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nye
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Nye
Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nye
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Giusti
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Giusti
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Giusti
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Giusti
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Nye
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Nye
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aspromonte for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Nye
Rader hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bateman vs. Nye
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Giusti
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Giusti
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Giusti
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Nye
Torres hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Nye
Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nye
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Nye
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Giusti
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nye vs. Giusti
Nye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Giusti
Kessinger hits a line drive towards the mound. Giusti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nye
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Nye
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Nye
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Nye
Rader hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Giusti
Beckert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Giusti
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Giusti
There goes Williams. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Giusti
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Giusti
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Giusti
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Nye
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Nye
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Nye
Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Nye
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Giusti
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Giusti
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nye vs. Giusti
Nye hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Nye
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nye
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Nye
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Staub reaches second base with a double. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aspromonte vs. Nye
Aspromonte is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Nye
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Staub scores. Aspromonte moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bateman vs. Stoneman
Bill Stoneman now pitching.
Bateman hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torres vs. Stoneman
Torres takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Giusti vs. Stoneman
Giusti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Rader scores. Torres moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Stoneman
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres scores. Giusti moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Menke takes first base on ball four. Giusti moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynn vs. Lamabe
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Giusti scores. Davis moves to third. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Lamabe
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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Giusti
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beckert vs. Giusti
Beckert hits a popup towards the mound. Giusti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Giusti
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rader scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Kessinger scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Giusti
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Giusti
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Lamabe
Aspromonte is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Lamabe
Rader hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Johnson fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Johnson. Rader moves all the way to home. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Lamabe
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. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Lamabe
Torres hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Torres reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Giusti vs. Lamabe
Giusti hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Giusti
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Giusti
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Giusti
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lamabe
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Lamabe
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Lamabe
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Lamabe
Staub takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Lamabe
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamabe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Giusti
Jose Arcia pinch hits for Jack Lamabe.
Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Giusti
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Giusti
The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Giusti
Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Giusti
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Tiefenauer
Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching. Jose Arcia now playing center field.
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Tiefenauer
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Tiefenauer
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Giusti
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Giusti
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Giusti
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Giusti
Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Giusti
Al Spangler pinch hits for Bobby Tiefenauer.
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rader scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1968 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Davis R, cf 5 0 1 1 Kessinger D, ss 3 1 1 0
Menke D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn J, lf 3 2 2 2 Williams B, lf 4 0 2 1
Staub R, rf 4 1 1 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Banks E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader D, 1b 5 2 3 2 Johnson L, rf 4 0 1 0
Bateman J, c 5 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 1 0
Torres H, ss 4 1 1 0 Phillips A, cf 3 0 0 0
Giusti D, p 4 1 1 2 Tiefenauer B, p 0 0 0 0
Spangler A, ph 1 0 0 0
Nye R, p 2 0 0 0
Stoneman B, p 0 0 0 0
Lamabe J, p 0 0 0 0
Arcia J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 9 7 34 1 7 1
Houston 000 106 100 -- 8
Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti D (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Nye R (L) 5.1 4 5 5 2 4
Stoneman B 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Lamabe J 2.1 3 1 1 3 1
Tiefenauer B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Santo R, Torres H, Kessinger D, Johnson L
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 9, Chicago 7
2B -- Rader D, Staub R, Torres H
3B -- Kessinger D, Rader D
HR -- Wynn J
SB -- Williams B
PB -- Bateman J
T -- 2:55
A -- 11997
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