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May 8, 1968

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	1	0
Cubs	3	5	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	1	0
Cubs	3	5	0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.125
OBP	.000	.125
At Bats	0	16
Hits	0	2
• Singles	0	2
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	0

Don Sutton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	0	0

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Wrigley Field - May 8, 1968

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Out

Don Sutton

Tom Haller

Wes Parker

Luis Alcaraz

Bob Bailey

Zoilo Versalles

Rocky Colavito

Willie Davis

Ron Fairly

Joe Niekro

Adolfo Phillips

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Niekro bunts towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Alcaraz strikes out.

Top 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 2 Haller strikes out.

Top 2 Fairly takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 1 Banks strikes out.

Bottom 1 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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

Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.

Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.

Top 1 Parker 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 1 Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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