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July 11, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 4 0
Mets 0 4 2
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Cubs 2 4 0
Mets 0 5 2

Jerry Grote Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .293
OBP .667 .372
At Bats 2 232
Hits 1 68
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 26
RBI’s 0 14

Bill Hands Season Stats

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7 5 0
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Shea Stadium - July 11, 1968
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Single
Bill Hands
Randy Hundley
Dick Nen
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Jerry Grote
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kranepool hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Adolfo Phillips now playing center field. Dick Nen now playing first base. Billy Williams now playing left field. Jim Hickman now playing right fiSwoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hickman strikes out.
Top 9 Adolfo Phillips pinch runs for Willie Smith. Ron Taylor now pitching. Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jose Arcia pinch runs for Ernie Banks. Smith is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Banks reaches second base with a double. Beckert scores. Williams goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Santo strikes out.
Top 9 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Tommie Agee now playing center field. Cleon Jones now playing left field. Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Shamsky hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Collins strikes out.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hands strikes out.
Top 8 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Linz hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cardwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Harrelson 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 7 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Top 7 Banks strikes out.
Top 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cardwell. Williams moves to second.
Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Beckert hits a line drive into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hands hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Linz. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Linz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Linz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Linz reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Banks bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second.
Top 5 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to third. Grote moves to second.
Bottom 4 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Swoboda takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Linz is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Cardwell hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hands strikes out.
Top 3 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Harrelson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Grote takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Swoboda strikes out.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Shamsky hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Linz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.