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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 2, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 2, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Ed Vargo |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Willie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 2, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Holtzman
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Holtzman
Mays 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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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Marichal
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Holtzman
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Holtzman
Hart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Hart reaches second base with a double. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Alou reaches second base with a double. McCovey scores. Hart scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiatt vs. Holtzman
Hiatt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Holtzman
Lanier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marichal vs. Holtzman
Marichal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Marichal
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Marichal
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Marichal
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Holtzman
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Holtzman
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Holtzman
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hart vs. Holtzman
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Marichal
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Marichal
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Marichal
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Holtzman
Hiatt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lanier vs. Reynolds
Archie Reynolds now pitching.
Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marichal vs. Reynolds
Marichal hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger catches it and throws to first to double up Hiatt. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Marichal
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Marichal
Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Marichal
Banks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Marichal
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reynolds
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Reynolds
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Reynolds
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Reynolds
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Reynolds
Hart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Reynolds
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays scores. Hart moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiatt vs. Reynolds
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Hart moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lanier vs. Hartenstein
Chuck Hartenstein now pitching.
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartenstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hart scores. Alou moves to third. Hiatt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marichal vs. Hartenstein
Marichal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Marichal
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Marichal
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartenstein vs. Marichal
Hartenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Hartenstein
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Hartenstein
Hunt hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hartenstein
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Marichal
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Marichal
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Hartenstein
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Hartenstein
Hart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Hart reaches second base with a double. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Hartenstein
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. There goes Hart trying to get to home. Williams throws the ball in to Hundley who tags Hart who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Hartenstein
Hiatt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Hartenstein
Lanier hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Phillips. Lanier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marichal vs. Hartenstein
There's a wild pitch. Lanier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marichal vs. Hartenstein
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Lanier. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Hartenstein
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Marichal
Bob Schroder now playing second base. Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Marichal
Smith takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Marichal
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Marichal
Phillips hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spangler vs. Marichal
Al Spangler pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein.
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schroder vs. Nye
Rich Nye now pitching.
Schroder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nye
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Nye
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Nye
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Nye
Alou 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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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Marichal
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schroder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Marichal
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Marichal
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Nye
Dick Nen now playing first base.
Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Nye
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Nye
Marichal hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Nye
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Marichal
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Marichal
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Marichal
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upham vs. Marichal
John Upham pinch hits for Rich Nye.
Upham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. Phillips scores. Upham moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1968, game 1 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 6 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 5 0 0 0
Hunt R, 2b 3 1 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 5 2 3 1
Schroder B, 2b 1 0 0 0 Williams B, rf 4 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 3 2 1 0 Banks E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hart J, 3b 4 2 3 1 Nen D, 1b 0 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 1 0 1 0 Smith W, lf 3 0 0 0
Alou J, lf 5 1 4 4 Hundley R, c 4 0 0 0
Hiatt J, c 4 1 2 2 Phillips A, cf 4 1 1 0
Lanier H, ss 5 0 2 1 Holtzman K, p 1 0 0 0
Marichal J, p 5 0 1 0 Reynolds A, p 0 0 0 0
Hartenstein C, p 1 0 0 0
Spangler A, ph 1 0 1 1
Nye R, p 0 0 0 0
Upham J, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 17 8 37 4 9 3
San Francisco 020 030 300 -- 8
Chicago 000 101 101 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J (W) 9.0 9 4 3 1 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L)* 3.0 5 2 2 2 3
Reynolds A 1.2 4 3 3 1 1
Hartenstein C 2.1 5 3 3 1 2
Nye R 2.0 3 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- McCovey W
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Chicago 7
2B -- Hart J 2, Alou J, Bonds B, Lanier H
HR -- Beckert G, Hiatt J
SH -- Hunt R
WP -- Hartenstein C
T -- 2:48
A -- 0
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