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Cubs 1 4 0
Braves 1 3 0
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Cubs 1 4 0
Braves 1 3 0

Joe Torre Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .214
OBP .000 .214
At Bats 2 14
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 18, 1968
Out
Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Lou Johnson
Joe Torre
Hank Aaron
Felipe Alou
Sandy Valdespino
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. Valdespino moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 6 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Johnson bunts towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Valdespino moves to second.
Bottom 6 Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second.
Top 5 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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 3 Johnson strikes out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips scores.
Top 3 Niekro bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Millan covering, for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Top 3 Phillips is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Beckert, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
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 fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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 left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.