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July 4, 1968

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Phillies 7 11 0
Cubs 4 3 0
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Phillies 7 11 0
Cubs 4 3 0

John Briggs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .242
OBP .500 .343
At Bats 3 120
Hits 1 29
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 1 9

Gary Ross Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - July 4, 1968
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Out
Gary Ross
Gene Oliver
Willie Smith
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Al Spangler
John Briggs
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There goes Callison. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Top 9 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Allen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 John Boozer now pitching. Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Beckert scores.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Briggs. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pena strikes out.
Top 8 Gary Ross now pitching. Rojas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Dick Nen pinch hits for Jack Lamabe. Nen hits a line drive towards third. Allen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 7 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats James for the out.
Top 7 Dalrymple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Dalrymple reaches second base with a double. Briggs scores. White moves to third.
Top 7 Jack Lamabe now pitching. White is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Briggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Briggs reaches second base with a double. Allen scores.
Top 7 There goes Allen. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Allen steals second.
Top 7 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pena tags and scores.
Top 7 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. Pena moves to third.
Top 7 Pena hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Pena reaches second base with a double. Rojas goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Beckert takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kessinger is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Fast strikes out.
Top 6 James strikes out.
Top 6 Dalrymple strikes out.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Briggs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Spangler is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Callison hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Pena moves to second.
Top 5 Pena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 James strikes out.
Top 4 Dalrymple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dalrymple for the out. Allen scores. Callison moves to third. Briggs moves to second.
Top 4 Darcy Fast now pitching. White strikes out.
Top 4 Briggs takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to third. Callison moves to second.
Top 4 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Allen moves to second.
Top 4 Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pena scores. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 4 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Pena moves to second.
Top 4 Pena hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hands strikes out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 James hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dalrymple strikes out.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spangler hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out.
Top 2 Callison strikes out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Allen 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 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and has Rojas trapped. There's the throw to Santo who throws to Kessinger, who tags Rojas for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pena for the out. Rojas moves to second.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.