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August 5, 1968

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Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .256
OBP .500 .303
At Bats 2 363
Hits 1 93
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 58

Milt Pappas Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 5, 1968
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Home Run
Milt Pappas
Joe Torre
Tito Francona
Felix Millan
Bob Johnson
Marty Martinez
Mike Lum
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first 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 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Lum hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Pappas strikes out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stoneman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a fly ball towards center. Phillips catches it and throws to second to double up Johnson.
Bottom 4 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Francona 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 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 3 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stoneman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lum is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Banks reaches second base with a double. There goes Santo trying to get to home. Lum throws the ball in to Martinez who relays the ball to Torre, who tags Santo, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pappas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 2 Stoneman strikes out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hundley moves to third. Hickman moves to second.
Top 2 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to second.
Top 2 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Bill Stoneman now pitching. Francona takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 1 Torre takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Alou scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Santo 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 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beckert hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.