Astros @ Cubs
April 27, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 9 1
Cubs 1 7 3
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Astros 8 9 1
Cubs 1 7 3

Al Spangler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .000 .300
At Bats 0 9
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
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
Al Spangler
Randy Hundley
Lou Johnson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 8 9 1 9
Chicago Cubs 1 7 3 7
Winning Pitcher Dave Giusti
Losing Pitcher Rich Nye
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Wynn
Attendance 11,997
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Al Spangler pinch hits for Bobby Tiefenauer. Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rader scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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.