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August 23, 1968

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Cubs	0	3	0
Astros	0	1	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	3	0
Astros	0	1	1

Joe Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.115
OBP	.000	.179
At Bats	0	52
Hits	0	6
• Singles	0	6
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	0

Mike Cuellar Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	9	1

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Astrodome - August 23, 1968

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Mike Cuellar

John Bateman

Rusty Staub

Denis Menke

Bob Aspromonte

Hector Torres

Jose Herrera

Jim Wynn

Norm Miller

Joe Niekro

Jim Hickman

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Phillips strikes out.

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

Top 2 Hundley hits a line drive towards third. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Staub reaches second base with a double. Wynn moves to third.

Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Torres hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 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.

Top 1 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Cuellar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Cuellar. Kessinger moves to third. Williams moves to second.

Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger moves to second.

Top 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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