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April 28, 1968

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Top 2	R	H	E
Astros	0	1	0
Cubs	2	3	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Astros	0	1	0
Cubs	2	3	1

John Bateman Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.158
OBP	.000	.238
At Bats	0	19
Hits	0	3
• Singles	0	2
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	2

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	1	0

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Wrigley Field - April 28, 1968

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Out

Joe Niekro

Randy Hundley

Ernie Banks

Glenn Beckert

Ron Santo

Don Kessinger

Billy Williams

Adolfo Phillips

Lou Johnson

John Bateman

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Rader strikes out.

Bottom 1 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Banks moves to second.

Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert scores. Williams moves to second.

Bottom 1 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second.

Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Menke is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kessinger. Davis moves to second.

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