Astros @ Cubs
August 31, 1968

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Astros 1 1 0
Cubs 1 3 0
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Astros 1 1 0
Cubs 1 3 0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .107
OBP .000 .167
At Bats 0 56
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 0

Don Wilson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 12 0
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1968
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Strikeout
Don Wilson
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Jose Herrera
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn
Lee Thomas
Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Niekro is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks tags and scores. Hundley tags and moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aspromonte. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Bateman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Thomas bunts towards the mound. Niekro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Rader hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Wynn moves to second.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to second.
Top 1 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Herrera hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.