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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on July 4, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Grant Jackson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Ed Sudol |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Roberto Pena | Shortstop |
Tony Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
Dick Allen | Left Fielder |
Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
John Briggs | First Baseman |
Rick Joseph | Third Baseman |
Mike Ryan | Catcher |
Grant Jackson | Pitcher |
Bob Skinner | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Gene Oliver | First Baseman |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1968
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Niekro
Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Niekro
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Niekro
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Jackson
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Jackson
Beckert hits a popup towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jackson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Niekro
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Niekro
Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Niekro
Briggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joseph vs. Niekro
Joseph hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out. Callison moves to third. Briggs moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ryan vs. Niekro
Ryan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Niekro
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Jackson
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Jackson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Jackson
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joseph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Niekro
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Niekro
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Niekro
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Niekro
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Callison vs. Niekro
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Jackson
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Jackson
Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Jackson
Niekro bunts towards first. Briggs fields the ball and throws to Jackson covering. Safe. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Jackson
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. Hickman moves to third. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beckert vs. Jackson
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Niekro
Briggs hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joseph vs. Niekro
Joseph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Niekro
Ryan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Joseph moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Niekro
Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Hickman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hickman. Joseph scores. Ryan moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Niekro
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Ryan. Jackson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pena vs. Niekro
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jackson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Jackson
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Joseph juggles the ball. That's an error on Joseph. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Jackson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to third for the out. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Jackson
Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo scores. Oliver moves to third. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hickman vs. Jackson
The ball gets by Ryan for a passed ball. Oliver scores. Hundley moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Jackson
Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hundley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Jackson
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Jackson
Niekro bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hickman moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Jackson
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Niekro
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Niekro
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Niekro
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Niekro
Briggs takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joseph vs. Niekro
Joseph hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Jackson
Beckert bunts towards first. Briggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jackson
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Jackson
Santo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Joseph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Jackson
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Niekro
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bedell vs. Niekro
Howie Bedell pinch hits for Grant Jackson.
Bedell bunts towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Niekro
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Wagner
Gary Wagner now pitching.
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Wagner
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wagner
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Niekro
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Niekro
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Niekro
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Callison vs. Niekro
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Pena scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Niekro
Briggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching. Bill White pinch hits for Rick Joseph.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Regan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Wagner
Bill White now playing first base. John Briggs now playing left field. Dick Allen now playing third base.
Regan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wagner
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Wagner
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wagner
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Regan
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Regan
Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for Gary Wagner.
Dalrymple strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Regan
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Farrell
Turk Farrell now pitching.
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nen vs. Farrell
Dick Nen pinch hits for Gene Oliver.
There's a wild pitch. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nen vs. Farrell
Nen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Farrell
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Farrell
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Farrell
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Regan
Dick Nen now playing first base.
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Regan
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Regan
Allen strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1968, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Rojas C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Pena R, ss 5 1 2 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez T, cf 5 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 2 1 Allen D, lf-3b 5 0 3 0 Santo R, 3b 3 2 0 0 Callison J, rf 4 0 1 1 Oliver G, 1b 3 1 1 0 Briggs J, 1b-lf 3 0 2 0 Nen D, ph-1b 1 1 1 2 Joseph R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hundley R, c 4 1 1 1 White B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Hickman J, rf 4 0 2 1 Ryan M, c 3 0 1 0 Phillips A, cf 3 0 0 0 Jackson G, p 2 0 1 1 Niekro J, p 1 0 1 0 Bedell H, ph 1 0 0 0 Regan P, p 1 0 0 0 Wagner G, p 0 0 0 0 Dalrymple C, ph 1 0 0 0 Farrell T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 2 11 2 32 6 9 5 Philadelphia 000 100 100 -- 2 Chicago 000 310 02x -- 6 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Jackson G (L) 5.0 7 4 2 1 1 Wagner G 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Farrell T 1.0 1 2 2 1 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Niekro J (W) 6.2 11 2 2 2 2 Regan P (S) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Hickman J, Joseph R DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Chicago 5 2B -- Ryan M HR -- Williams B, Nen D SH -- Niekro J WP -- Farrell T PB -- Ryan M T -- 2:28 A -- 0
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