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August 21, 1968

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Braves 4 5 1
Cubs 2 7 1
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Braves 4 5 1
Cubs 2 8 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .256
OBP .500 .298
At Bats 2 429
Hits 1 110
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 24
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 1 66

Cecil Upshaw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 7
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Wrigley Field - August 21, 1968
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Single
Cecil Upshaw
Joe Torre
Tito Francona
Wayne Causey
Bob Johnson
Marty Martinez
Mike Page
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Page hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jenkins moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jenkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torre strikes out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Causey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pappas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Phillips scores. Jenkins moves to third.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 3 Phillips bunts towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Page is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Francona strikes out.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron scores.
Top 3 The umpire calls a balk on Jenkins Alou scores. Aaron moves to third.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Pappas scores. Alou moves to third.
Top 3 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Pappas moves to second.
Top 3 Pappas is hit by the pitch. Martinez moves to second.
Top 3 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Page strikes out.
Top 2 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops it up and throws to first, with Pappas covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. Alou moves to second.