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April 23, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 4 15 1
Cubs 10 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 4 15 1
Cubs 10 11 0

Tommie Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .385
OBP .250 .429
At Bats 4 13
Hits 1 5
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 3

Chuck Hartenstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Wrigley Field - April 23, 1968
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Out
Chuck Hartenstein
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Lou Johnson
Tommie Aaron
Sandy Valdespino
Hank Aaron

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 4 15 1 10
Chicago Cubs 10 11 0 5
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Phil Niekro
Save Chuck Hartenstein
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 4,399
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Valdespino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Top 9 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Chuck Hartenstein now pitching. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartenstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spangler tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Tony Cloninger now pitching. Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Phillips scores. Spangler moves to third.
Bottom 8 Al Spangler pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Spangler takes first base on ball four. Banks scores. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 8 Phillips is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to third. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hundley is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stu Miller now pitching. Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tito Francona pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw. Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Tillman moves to second.
Top 8 Tillman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valdespino for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alou is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Phillips. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Phillips steals second.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mike Lum pinch hits for Clay Carroll. Lum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Clay Carroll now pitching. Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 5 Valdespino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Valdespino reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Tillman for a passed ball. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a line drive towards short. Jackson catches it and steps on second to double up Hundley.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Banks scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Ron Reed now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo scores.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Williams scores. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Santo reaches second base with a double. Beckert scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Millan is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 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.
Top 3 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Jackson. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Top 3 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a popup towards first. Banks catches it and throws to Beckert, who tags Millan for the double play.
Top 2 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Valdespino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.