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August 7, 1968

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Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .266
OBP .333 .326
At Bats 3 391
Hits 1 104
• Singles 1 63
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 55

Gary Ross Season Stats

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1 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 7, 1968
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Single
Gary Ross
John Felske
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Gary Ross now pitching. John Felske now catching. Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lee Elia pinch hits for Jack Lamabe. Elia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stone for the out. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Aaron scores.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch 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 ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a line drive into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Aaron. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 5 Jose Arcia pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Arcia hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stone bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Phillips strikes out.
Top 4 Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Hickman reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stone scores. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a line drive into right field. Hickman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hickman. Martinez scores. Stone moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 2 Stone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Johnson scores. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Martinez takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Torre reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Holtzman strikes out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive off the glove of Martinez, and into shallow left field. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson.