Cardinals @ Cubs
August 15, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 8 9 0
Cubs 0 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 8 9 0
Cubs 0 7 0

Jim Hickman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .230
OBP .000 .288
At Bats 3 148
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 19

Nelson Briles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 15, 1968
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Out
Nelson Briles
Johnny Edwards
Orlando Cepeda
Dick Schofield
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Ron Davis
Jim Hickman
Al Spangler

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 8 9 0 8
Chicago Cubs 0 7 0 8
Winning Pitcher Nelson Briles
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Julian Javier
Attendance 23,116
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bobb strikes out.
Bottom 9 Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Davis hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Flood 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 8 Schofield is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Archie Reynolds now pitching. 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.
Bottom 7 Willie Smith pinch hits for John Upham. Smith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hickman hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobb hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Briles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bobb settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 6 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Flood moves to second.
Top 6 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Randy Bobb now catching. Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Upham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Briles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 5 Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Top 4 Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Beckert strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dick Schofield now playing second base. Kessinger strikes out.
Top 3 Javier strikes out.
Top 3 Brock is hit by the pitch. Briles moves to second.
Top 3 Briles bunts towards the mound. Upham fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 John Upham now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dick Nen pinch hits for Bill Stoneman. Nen hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Spangler moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second.
Bottom 2 Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bill Stoneman now pitching. Shannon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 2 Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Briles moves to third. Javier moves to second.
Top 2 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Javier takes first base on ball four. Briles moves to second.
Top 2 Brock strikes out.
Top 2 Briles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
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. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out.
Top 1 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Cepeda scores. Shannon scores.
Top 1 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier scores. Cepeda moves to third. Shannon moves to second.
Top 1 Cepeda is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Flood hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Javier reaches second base with a double. Brock scores.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Brock reaches second base with a double.