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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 11, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 11, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 11, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Culver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 8,163 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Ed Vargo |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
George Culver | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
Al Spangler | Right Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1968
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Niekro
Pinson takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Niekro
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Culver
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Culver
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Culver
Williams takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to third. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Santo vs. Culver
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to home to get Kessinger. Beckert moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Banks vs. Culver
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beckert tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Spangler vs. Culver
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Niekro
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Culver vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Culver bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Lamabe
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bench tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Lamabe
Helms takes first base on ball four. Culver moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Lamabe
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Culver
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Culver
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamabe vs. Culver
Lamabe bunts towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lamabe for the out. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Culver
Kessinger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lamabe
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
May vs. Lamabe
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Lamabe
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. Johnson scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Lamabe
Bench hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Williams fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Williams. May scores. Perez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Lamabe
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Culver vs. Hartenstein
Chuck Hartenstein now pitching.
Culver bunts in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. Hartenstein
Rose is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Hartenstein
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Culver
Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Culver
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Culver
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Hartenstein
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hartenstein
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
May vs. Hartenstein
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Hartenstein
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Hartenstein
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Hartenstein
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Culver
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Culver
Spangler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Culver
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Culver
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spangler moves to third. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Nen vs. Culver
Dick Nen pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein.
Nen hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Helms fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Spangler scores. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kessinger vs. Culver
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Nen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Beckert vs. Culver
Beckert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Nen scores. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. McCool
Billy McCool now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCool vs. Hernandez
Ramon Hernandez now pitching.
McCool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Hernandez
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Hernandez
Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Helms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Hernandez
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. McCool
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McCool
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. McCool
Spangler strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hernandez
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hernandez
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hernandez
Perez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hernandez
Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hernandez
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. McCool
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McCool
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. McCool
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez.
Hickman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Kessinger vs. McCool
There's a wild pitch. Phillips scores. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. McCool
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckert vs. McCool
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. McCool
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hickman scores. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Abernathy
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Nye
Rich Nye now pitching.
Abernathy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Nye
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Nye
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Nye
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields the ball and throws to Nye covering. Safe. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Nye
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Abernathy
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Abernathy
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Abernathy
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Nye
May hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Nye
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Nye
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Nye
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elia vs. Abernathy
Lee Elia pinch hits for Rich Nye.
Elia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Abernathy
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Abernathy
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Abernathy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Regan
Rose 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 -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Regan
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Regan
Pinson 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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Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Abernathy
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Abernathy covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Abernathy
Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Santo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Abernathy
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spangler vs. Abernathy
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1968 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Rose P, rf 4 0 1 1 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 2 1 Helms T, 2b 5 0 3 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 1 1 1 Pinson V, cf 5 0 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 1 1 Johnson A, lf 4 2 2 0 Santo R, 3b 5 0 2 1 May L, 1b 5 3 3 1 Banks E, 1b 4 0 0 1 Perez T, 3b 5 3 3 4 Spangler A, rf 4 1 0 0 Bench J, c 5 1 3 1 Hundley R, c 4 1 1 0 Cardenas L, ss 5 0 2 1 Phillips A, cf 3 1 2 0 Culver G, p 1 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0 McCool B, p 1 0 0 0 Lamabe J, p 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 2 0 0 0 Hartenstein C, p 0 0 0 0 Nen D, ph 1 1 0 1 Hernandez R, p 0 0 0 0 Hickman J, ph 1 1 1 0 Nye R, p 0 0 0 0 Elia L, ph 1 0 0 0 Regan P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 9 18 8 35 7 10 6 Cincinnati 023 102 010 -- 9 Chicago 100 303 000 -- 7 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Culver G 3.2 6 4 3 3 0 McCool B (W) 2.0 2 3 3 2 2 Abernathy T (S) 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Niekro J (L)* 1.0 4 2 2 2 0 Lamabe J+ 1.0 4 3 2 1 0 Hartenstein C 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 Hernandez R 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 Nye R 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 Regan P 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd + Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd E -- Helms T, Kessinger D, Williams B DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 12, Chicago 8 2B -- Bench J, Beckert G, Helms T, Santo R 3B -- Johnson A HR -- Perez T, May L SH -- Lamabe J, Culver G SF -- Banks E, Rose P WP -- McCool B T -- 2:55 A -- 8163
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