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August 23, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 10 0
Astros 2 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 10 0
Astros 3 9 1

Norm Miller Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .209
OBP .250 .284
At Bats 4 163
Hits 1 34
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 14

Phil Regan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 2 21
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Astrodome - August 23, 1968
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Single
Phil Regan
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Norm Miller
Lee Thomas
Doug Rader
Ron Brand

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 10 0 9
Houston Astros 3 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Steve Shea
Losing Pitcher Phil Regan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Norm Miller
Attendance 16,714
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brand scores. Rader moves to third. Thomas moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thomas is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Doug Rader pinch hits for Steve Shea. Ron Brand pinch runs for John Bateman. Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Rader reaches second base with a double. Menke scores. Brand moves to third.
Bottom 9 Bateman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 9 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 9 Dick Simpson pinch runs for Rusty Staub. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Phil Regan now pitching. Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Bottom 9 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Steve Shea now pitching. Lee Thomas now playing left field. Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 8 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 8 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Mike Cuellar. Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Julio Gotay pinch hits for Jose Herrera. Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Phillips 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 Hickman strikes out.
Top 8 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Hickman strikes out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hickman moves to third.
Top 4 Hickman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Hickman reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrera hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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.