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August 8, 1968

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Bottom 7 R H E
Cubs 4 11 0
Braves 0 3 0
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Cubs 4 11 0
Braves 0 3 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .307
OBP .500 .429
At Bats 2 192
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 50
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 32

Bill Hands Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 6 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 8, 1968
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Out
Bill Hands
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Jim Hickman
Al Spangler
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Banks strikes out.
Top 7 Jim Britton now pitching. Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger scores. Williams moves to second.
Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hands scores. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hands moves to second.
Top 7 Hands hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Francona 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 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lum hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou strikes out.
Top 4 Hands strikes out.
Top 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Hickman reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. Beckert moves to third.
Top 3 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hands scores. Beckert moves to second.
Top 3 Kessinger bunts towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. Hands moves to second.
Top 3 Hands hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Spangler moves to third.
Top 2 Spangler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Spangler reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Santo strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Beckert strikes out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.