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April 16, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 9 15 1
Cubs 8 16 1
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Reds 9 15 1
Cubs 8 16 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .500 .286
At Bats 4 21
Hits 2 6
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 3 6

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 16, 1968
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Out
Ted Abernathy
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Chico Ruiz
Tony Perez
Leo Cardenas
Alex Johnson
Vada Pinson
Pete Rose
Ernie Banks
Ron Santo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 9 15 1 7
Chicago Cubs 8 16 1 6
Winning Pitcher Ted Abernathy
Losing Pitcher Bobby Tiefenauer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lee May
Attendance 10,763
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Beckert strikes out.
Top 9 Abernathy strikes out.
Top 9 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Perez moves to second.
Top 9 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Top 9 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching. Ted Savage now playing center field. Al Spangler now playing right field. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Spangler pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein. Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Savage strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Santo. The throw from Bench and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Johnny Bench now catching. Santo is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Mack Jones pinch hits for Bob Lee. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartenstein covering, for the out.
Top 7 Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Perez scores.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Perez moves to third.
Top 7 Chuck Hartenstein now pitching. Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pinson moves to second.
Top 7 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Mikkelsen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Ruiz is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Savage. The throw from Pavletich to Ruiz and they have Savage trapped. The throw over to May, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 5 Savage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Chico Ruiz now playing second base. Bob Lee now pitching. Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pavletich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Perez strikes out.
Top 5 Pinson 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 4 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kelso strikes out.
Top 4 Pete Mikkelsen now pitching. Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 John Stephenson pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. The ball gets by Pavletich for a passed ball. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Rose chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Helms. Helms fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Helms. Williams scores. Santo goes all the way around to score. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bill Kelso now pitching. Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Beckert scores.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Holtzman scores. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ken Holtzman pinch runs for Lou Johnson. Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holtzman moves to third.
Bottom 3 Lou Johnson pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins. Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Phillips goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pavletich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 May hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Savage hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ted Davidson now pitching. Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Rose hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Milt Pappas pinch hits for Gerry Arrigo. Pappas bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrigo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pavletich strikes out.
Top 1 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Top 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Top 1 Pinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Rose reaches second base with a double.