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August 31, 1968

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Astros 6 6 0
Cubs 2 9 1
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Astros 6 7 0
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Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .250
OBP .750 .317
At Bats 2 224
Hits 1 56
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 23
RBI’s 1 29

Phil Regan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 4 22
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1968
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Phil Regan
Randy Bobb
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Willie Smith
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams
Doug Rader
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Phil Regan now pitching. Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dick Nen pinch hits for Archie Reynolds. Nen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aspromonte. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Bobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Randy Bobb now catching. Staub 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 8 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Archie Reynolds now pitching. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Dukes now pitching. Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dukes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 7 Danny Coombs now pitching. Williams hits a fly ball towards center. Wynn catches it and throws to third to double up Kessinger. Spangler tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Steve Shea now pitching. Beckert takes first base on ball four. Spangler moves to third. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Spangler moves to second.
Bottom 7 Al Spangler pinch hits for Jack Lamabe. Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Top 6 Staub is walked intentionally.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Herrera bunts towards the right side of the infield. Beckert misplays the ball. That's an error on Beckert. Bateman scores. Wilson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Wilson bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bateman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Bateman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herrera catches it and throws to second with Menke covering, to double up Beckert.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lamabe moves to third. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 5 Beckert takes first base on ball four. Lamabe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lamabe takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Aspromonte hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert catches it and throws to second with Kessinger covering, to double up Staub.
Top 5 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Staub moves to second.
Top 5 Staub takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second.
Top 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Phillips strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Top 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
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.