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April 28, 1968

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Bottom 6 R H E
Astros 2 6 0
Cubs 5 9 2
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Astros 2 6 0
Cubs 5 9 2

Joe Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .182
OBP .000 .182
At Bats 2 11
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Wade Blasingame Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 28, 1968
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Out
Wade Blasingame
John Bateman
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Rusty Staub
Joe Niekro
Adolfo Phillips
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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Bottom 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Johnson strikes out.
Top 6 Blasingame is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader scores.
Top 6 Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Staub hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to second.
Top 5 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Norm Miller pinch hits for Don Wilson. Miller strikes out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Kessinger. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Kessinger steals second.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips scores.
Bottom 4 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Phillips reaches third base with a triple. Hundley goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. Wilson moves to third.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson 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 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.