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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 18, 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 August 18, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 30,942 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: John Kibler 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Mack Jones | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Fred Whitfield | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Right Fielder |
| Willie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| 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
August 18, 1968
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Nolan
Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Nolan
Beckert hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nolan
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Nolan
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Niekro
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Niekro
Nolan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nolan
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Nolan
There goes Banks. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Banks steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Nolan
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Nolan
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Nolan
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Nolan
Niekro takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Kessinger vs. Nolan
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Nolan
Beckert 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, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nolan
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nolan
Smith bunts towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield 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, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Niekro
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Niekro
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nolan
Banks hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Nolan
Santo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Nolan
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Niekro
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Niekro
There goes Rose. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niekro
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones 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 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Nolan
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Nolan
Niekro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Nolan
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Niekro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Niekro
Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Fred Whitfield.
Helms hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Niekro
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruiz scores. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. Stoneman
Bill Stoneman now pitching.
Nolan 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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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Nolan
Chico Ruiz now playing first base.
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ruiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nolan
Williams hits a line drive towards third. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nolan
Smith hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Stoneman
Rose hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stoneman
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stoneman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stoneman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Stoneman
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ruiz vs. Stoneman
Ruiz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Stoneman
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Carroll
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Carroll
Hundley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Carroll
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Carroll
Al Spangler pinch hits for Bill Stoneman.
Spangler is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Reynolds
Archie Reynolds now pitching.
Helms hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Reynolds
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Reynolds
Carroll bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Reynolds
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Reynolds
Johnson 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 8
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Carroll
Kessinger 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, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Carroll
Beckert hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carroll
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Reynolds
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Reynolds
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Reynolds
Ruiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Reynolds
Bench hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Carroll
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Carroll
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Carroll
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Carroll
Hundley hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1968, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 5 1 4 1 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson A, lf 4 1 1 1 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones M, cf 5 0 1 0 Williams B, rf 3 0 0 0
Perez T, 3b 5 2 2 1 Smith W, lf 4 1 1 0
Whitfield F, 1b 2 1 1 2 Banks E, 1b 4 1 3 0
Ruiz C, pr-1b 2 1 1 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bench J, c 5 0 1 0 Hundley R, c 4 1 1 2
Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Phillips A, cf 2 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ss 2 0 1 1 Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0
Nolan G, p 3 0 0 0 Stoneman B, p 0 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 1 0 0 0 Spangler A, ph 1 0 0 0
Reynolds A, p 0 0 0 0
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38 6 13 6 31 3 5 2
Cincinnati 020 101 200 -- 6
Chicago 000 000 201 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G (W) 6.0 1 0 0 3 4
Carroll C (S) 3.0 4 3 3 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L) 5.2 7 4 3 3 3
Stoneman B 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
Reynolds A 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
E -- Kessinger D
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Chicago 4
2B -- Banks E
HR -- Whitfield F, Perez T, Rose P, Johnson A, Hundley R
SB -- Banks E
CS -- Rose P
T -- 2:32
A -- 30942
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