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August 21, 1968

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 5 9 0
Cubs 11 14 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 5 9 0
Cubs 11 14 0

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .249
OBP .750 .361
At Bats 4 457
Hits 3 114
• Singles 2 79
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 19
Walks 0 79
RBI’s 1 71

Rick Kester Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - August 21, 1968
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Walk
Rick Kester
Bob Tillman
Joe Torre
Wayne Causey
Deron Johnson
Marty Martinez
Tommie Aaron
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Ron Santo
Billy Williams
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Santo takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Williams reaches second base with a double. Kessinger scores. Beckert goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 8 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tillman strikes out.
Top 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rick Kester now pitching. Holtzman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Williams. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Williams steals second.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Phillips scores. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Jose Arcia pinch hits for Jack Lamabe. Arcia bunts towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Causey covering, for the out. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Joe Torre now playing first base. Deron Johnson now playing third base. Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Causey 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 6 Randy Hundley now catching. Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ken Johnson now pitching. Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beckert tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Beckert reaches third base with a triple. Kessinger goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Johnson 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 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Johnson. The throw from Bobb and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Top 5 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Al Spangler pinch hits for Archie Reynolds. Spangler is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 4 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Archie Reynolds now pitching. Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips scores.
Bottom 3 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jim Hickman pinch hits for Rich Nye. There goes Phillips. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Phillips steals third.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tillman is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bobb strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron 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.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reed bunts towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out. Causey moves to second.
Top 2 Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Tillman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.