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September 4, 1968

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Giants 2 5 0
Cubs 7 8 0
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Giants 2 5 0
Cubs 7 8 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .301
OBP 1.000 .394
At Bats 1 429
Hits 1 129
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 32
Walks 1 65
RBI’s 0 85

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 9 2
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Wrigley Field - September 4, 1968
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Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Willie McCovey
Ty Cline
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Cline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Santo reaches second base with a double. Alou throws the ball in to Lanier who tags Santo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kessinger scores. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Ray Sadecki now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lanier fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Niekro bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bonds 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 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lanier 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 4 Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into right 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 long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonds. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hickman hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cline hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo strikes out.
Top 2 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bonds strikes out.
Top 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lanier hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Cline moves to third. McCovey moves to second.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunt tags and scores.
Top 1 Hart strikes out.
Top 1 McCovey is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Cline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Hunt moves to third. Cline moves to second.
Top 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third.
Top 1 Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.