Cardinals @ Cubs
August 13, 1968

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Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .169
OBP .000 .234
At Bats 4 71
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 9

Mel Nelson Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - August 13, 1968
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Mel Nelson
Johnny Edwards
Orlando Cepeda
Dick Schofield
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Fergie Jenkins
Adolfo Phillips
Randy Hundley
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Jenkins bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hickman scores. Hundley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo scores. Elia scores. Hickman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hickman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Mel Nelson now pitching. Lee Elia pinch hits for Dick Nen. Elia hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Kessinger scores. Beckert scores. Santo moves to third. Elia moves to second.
Bottom 8 Santo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Willis, and towards Maxvill, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 8 Beckert bunts towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to Willis covering. Safe. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 8 Dick Schofield now playing second base. Ron Willis now pitching. Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Joe Hoerner. Tolan strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tolan out.
Top 8 Maxvill hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Hickman now playing right field. Dick Nen now playing first base. Tim McCarver pinch hits for Julian Javier. McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jenkins strikes out.
Bottom 7 Phillips is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Arcia moves to third. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Jose Arcia pinch runs for Ernie Banks. Jim Hickman pinch hits for Al Spangler. Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Arcia moves to second.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Shannon. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Top 7 Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Edwards 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 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Phillips strikes out.
Top 6 Maris strikes out.
Top 6 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Brock is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Washburn bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 6 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Washburn covering, for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second.
Top 5 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Washburn bunts towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Santo reaches second base with a double. Kessinger scores. Beckert goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Javier strikes out.
Top 3 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris scores. Edwards moves to second.
Top 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Brock scores. Maris moves to third.
Top 3 Cepeda is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Maris reaches second base with a double. Brock moves to third.
Top 3 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. Spangler scores. Hundley moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spangler moves to third.
Bottom 2 Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Santo trying to get to third. Maris throws the ball in to Javier, who relays the ball to Shannon who tags Santo for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Washburn is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Javier hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Shannon strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 1 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Flood bunts towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.