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August 26, 1969

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Bottom 6 R H E
Reds 7 8 0
Cubs 4 5 1
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Reds 7 8 0
Cubs 4 6 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .266
OBP .500 .325
At Bats 2 451
Hits 1 120
• Singles 0 84
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 20
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 1 90

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 5 0
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Wrigley Field - August 26, 1969
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Single
Jim Merritt
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Woody Woodward
Alex Johnson
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bench strikes out.
Top 6 Perez strikes out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third.
Top 6 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. Rose moves to second.
Top 6 Ken Johnson now pitching. Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nate Oliver pinch hits for Ted Abernathy. Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 5 Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Woodward strikes out.
Top 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Abernathy hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Top 3 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merritt for the out.
Top 3 Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hundley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Helms strikes out.
Top 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Bench moves to third.
Top 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Rose scores. Tolan moves to third.
Top 2 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tolan moves to second.
Top 2 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merritt scores. Rose moves to third.
Top 2 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merritt moves to third.
Top 2 Merritt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Santo. Tolan scores. Perez scores. May moves to third. Helms moves to second.
Top 1 May is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores. Tolan tags and moves to third. Perez tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to third. Tolan moves to second.
Top 1 Tolan is hit by the pitch. Rose moves to second.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.