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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 28, 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 28, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Stan Landes |
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 |
| Don Wilson | 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 |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 28, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kessinger. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Niekro
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Niekro
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Niekro
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wilson
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. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Wilson
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wilson
Williams takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Wilson
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Wilson
Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Wilson
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Niekro
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Niekro
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wilson
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Wilson
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wilson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Niekro
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Niekro
Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Niekro
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Niekro
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Wilson
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wilson
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Wilson
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Niekro
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Niekro
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wilson
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilson
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Wilson
Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Wilson
Phillips hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Phillips reaches third base with a triple. Hundley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Niekro vs. Wilson
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Wilson
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Wilson
There goes Kessinger. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Kessinger steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Wilson
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Niekro
Norm Miller pinch hits for Don Wilson.
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Niekro
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Niekro
Staub hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Blasingame
Wade Blasingame now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Blasingame
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Blasingame
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Niekro
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Niekro
Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torres vs. Niekro
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Niekro
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Blasingame
Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Blasingame
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Blasingame
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Niekro
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Niekro
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Blasingame
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Blasingame
Beckert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Blasingame
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Blasingame
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Blasingame
There's a wild pitch. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Blasingame
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson hits a fly ball towards center. Davis settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Davis. Santo scores. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Blasingame
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Niekro
Dick Nen now playing first base.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Niekro
Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Aspromonte scores. Rader goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Torres hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Regan
Lee Thomas pinch hits for Wade Blasingame.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. Bateman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Regan
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dukes
Tom Dukes now pitching.
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Regan vs. Dukes
Regan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Dukes
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. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Beckert vs. Dukes
Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Regan
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Regan
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Regan
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1968, game 1 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Davis R, cf 5 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 5 1 2 1
Menke D, 2b 5 0 2 1 Beckert G, 2b 5 2 3 2
Wynn J, lf 2 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 3 1 0 0
Staub R, rf 5 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Banks E, 1b 4 0 1 1
Rader D, 1b 4 2 2 0 Nen D, 1b 0 0 0 0
Bateman J, c 4 0 2 2 Johnson L, rf 4 1 2 1
Torres H, ss 4 0 0 1 Hundley R, c 4 1 2 1
Wilson D, p 1 1 1 0 Phillips A, cf 4 1 2 1
Miller N, ph 1 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 3 0 0 0
Blasingame W, p 1 0 0 0 Regan P, p 1 0 0 0
Thomas L, ph 1 0 0 0
Dukes T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 9 4 37 8 13 7
Houston 001 001 020 -- 4
Chicago 200 300 30x -- 8
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson D (L) 4.0 8 5 5 1 3
Blasingame W 3.0 4 3 2 0 1
Dukes T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W)* 7.0 9 4 3 3 5
Regan P (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Kessinger D, Santo R, Davis R
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Wilson D, Johnson L, Bateman J, Phillips A
3B -- Phillips A
HR -- Beckert G
SB -- Kessinger D
WP -- Blasingame W
T -- 2:44
A -- 0
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