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May 31, 1968

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

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .341
OBP .000 .411
At Bats 2 164
Hits 0 56
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 28

Fergie Jenkins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Astrodome - May 31, 1968
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Fergie Jenkins
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Jim Hickman
Lou Johnson
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Staub hits a ball on the ground towards second. Beckert scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

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Bottom 5 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Kessinger 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 5 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jenkins for the out.
Top 5 Ron Brand now catching. Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dierker hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ron Brand pinch runs for John Bateman. Torres is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Wynn scores.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Staub strikes out.
Top 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beckert scores. Santo moves to second.
Top 4 Banks is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Davis. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger 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 3 Jenkins hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bateman strikes out. There goes Thomas. He's safe.
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.