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June 26, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 2 1
Astros 2 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 2 1
Astros 2 8 0

Dick Nen Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .219
OBP .000 .206
At Bats 3 32
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 9

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 0
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Astrodome - June 26, 1968
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Out
Dave Giusti
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Bob Watson
Jim Wynn
Dick Simpson
Dick Nen

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 2 1 3
Houston Astros 2 8 0 3
Winning Pitcher Dave Giusti
Losing Pitcher Bill Hands
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dave Giusti
Attendance 13,734
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nen hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Giusti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nen for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Torres strikes out. There goes Simpson. The throw from Hundley to Kessinger, and Simpson is out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Phil Regan now pitching. Giusti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 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 8 Ernie Banks pinch hits for Bill Hands. Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 7 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Spangler strikes out.
Top 7 Nen hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Staub strikes out.
Bottom 6 Torres 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 6 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Williams hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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 6 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 5 Giusti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips throws the ball in to Nen who tags Giusti trying to return to first, for the out. Watson scores.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hands is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Wynn. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Top 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Top 4 Nen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nen for the out. Williams moves to third.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Giusti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 3 Hands strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Phillips strikes out.
Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 There goes Torres. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out.
Top 1 Nen strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Beckert. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Beckert steals second.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 1 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.