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August 31, 1968

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Astros 2 3 0
Cubs 1 4 0
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Astros 2 3 0
Cubs 1 4 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .253
OBP 1.000 .334
At Bats 1 423
Hits 1 107
• Singles 1 79
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 49
RBI’s 0 48

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 2
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1968
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Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Willie Smith
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

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Top 4 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Thomas is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Menke tags and scores. Wynn tags and moves to third. Rader tags and moves to second.
Top 3 Rader takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Top 3 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Menke moves to second.
Top 3 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Niekro is called out on strikes.
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.