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April 27, 1968

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Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .000 .321
At Bats 3 54
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 7

Dave Giusti Season Stats

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1 1 0
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Wrigley Field - April 27, 1968
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Out
Dave Giusti
John Bateman
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Rusty Staub
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Torres 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 9 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Tiefenauer now pitching. Jose Arcia now playing center field. Rader strikes out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jose Arcia pinch hits for Jack Lamabe. Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamabe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Staub takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second.
Top 8 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Giusti hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torres hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Torres reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bateman 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 7 Rader hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Johnson fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Johnson. Rader moves all the way to home.
Top 7 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rader scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Kessinger scores.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a popup towards the mound. Giusti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Staub 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 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Giusti scores. Davis moves to third. Menke moves to second.
Top 6 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Menke takes first base on ball four. Giusti moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Top 6 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres scores. Giusti moves to second.
Top 6 Giusti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Rader scores. Torres moves to third.
Top 6 Torres takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second.
Top 6 Bill Stoneman now pitching. Bateman hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Staub scores. Aspromonte moves to third.
Top 6 Aspromonte is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Staub reaches second base with a double. Wynn moves to third.
Top 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 5 Nye hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Top 5 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Williams. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Williams steals second.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rader hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte strikes out.
Top 4 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a line drive towards the mound. Giusti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres.
Top 3 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Top 3 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torres hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aspromonte for the out.
Top 2 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis is called out on strikes.