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April 17, 1968

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Cubs 0 5 1
Braves 2 6 0
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Cubs 0 5 1
Braves 2 6 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .240
OBP .000 .240
At Bats 3 25
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 6

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 17, 1968
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Out
Phil Niekro
Joe Torre
Deron Johnson
Felix Millan
Clete Boyer
Sonny Jackson
Sandy Valdespino
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Ernie Banks
Ron Santo
Billy Williams
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 9 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Stoneman now pitching. Valdespino strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Valdespino out.
Top 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Al Spangler pinch hits for Bill Hands. Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Millan bunts in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hundley strikes out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Beckert. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Beckert steals second.
Top 6 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer strikes out.
Top 5 Hands hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron strikes out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Beckert who tags Alou, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Valdespino scores.
Bottom 3 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. Valdespino moves to second.
Bottom 3 Valdespino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hands strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Santo strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.