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May 31, 1968

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	1	0
Astros	0	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	1	0
Astros	1	2	0

John Bateman Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.187
OBP	.000	.265
At Bats	0	75
Hits	0	14
• Singles	0	8
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	8
RBI’s	0	6

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	4	0

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Astrodome - May 31, 1968

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Strikeout

Fergie Jenkins

Randy Hundley

Ernie Banks

Glenn Beckert

Ron Santo

Don Kessinger

Billy Williams

Jim Hickman

Lou Johnson

John Bateman

Lee Thomas

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Bateman strikes out. There goes Thomas. He's safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third.

Bottom 2 Wynn strikes out.

Bottom 2 There goes Thomas. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Thomas steals second.

Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Menke reaches second base with a double. Hickman throws the ball in to Santo who tags Menke trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

Bottom 1 Davis strikes out.

Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Kessinger strikes out.

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