Braves @ Cubs
August 20, 1968

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Braves 3 4 1
Cubs 4 4 0
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Braves 3 4 1
Cubs 4 4 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .257
OBP .000 .295
At Bats 1 517
Hits 0 133
• Singles 0 115
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 26

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 9 1
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Wrigley Field - August 20, 1968
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Out
Phil Niekro
Bob Tillman
Joe Torre
Wayne Causey
Bob Johnson
Marty Martinez
Tito Francona
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Don Kessinger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 2 Wayne Causey now playing second base. Hands hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tillman moves to second.
Top 2 Tillman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Francona 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 1 Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Williams scores. Banks moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Martinez, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Torre 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 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Alou reaches second base with a double.