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August 18, 1968

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Reds 2 11 0
Cubs 1 5 2
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Reds 2 11 0
Cubs 1 6 2

Billy Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .333 .332
At Bats 3 490
Hits 1 137
• Singles 0 90
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 1 21
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 1 69

George Culver Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 12 2
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Wrigley Field - August 18, 1968
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Triple
George Culver
Johnny Bench
Chico Ruiz
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Leo Cardenas
Alex Johnson
Mack Jones
Lee May
Billy Williams
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Chico Ruiz now playing first base. Lee May now playing right field. Johnny Bench now catching. Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out.
Top 9 There goes Rose. The throw from Bobb and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Top 9 Randy Bobb now catching. Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Culver strikes out.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Regan trying to get to home. Rose throws the ball in to Corrales who tags Regan who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Regan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Regan bunts towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Corrales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Upham hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upham for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks bunts between the mound and first base. Culver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Banks for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mack Jones now playing center field. Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 May strikes out.
Top 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Phil Regan now pitching. Mack Jones pinch hits for Jim Beauchamp. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dick Nen pinch hits for Rich Nye. Nen hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Culver bunts towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to third for the out. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Top 6 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second.
Top 6 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Upham hits a fly ball into center field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 May strikes out.
Top 5 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Culver moves to third. Beauchamp moves to second.
Top 5 Beauchamp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Culver moves to second.
Top 5 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Culver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. May moves to third.
Top 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Nye strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Upham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Corrales fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Culver bunts towards first. Banks fields it, throws to third for one, and back over to first, with Beckert covering, for the double play.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. May scores. Corrales moves to second.
Top 2 Corrales takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to third.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Santo, and into shallow left field. May reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corrales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third.
Top 1 Beauchamp strikes out.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.