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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 1, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on September 1, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny Lemaster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,570 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Mel Steiner |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Herrera | Second Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Left Fielder |
| Lee Thomas | Right Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Denny Lemaster | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 1, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Hands
Herrera hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hands
Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Hands
Wynn hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lemaster
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Lemaster
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lemaster
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Lemaster
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Lemaster
Banks strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Hands
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hands
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hands
Thomas 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 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Lemaster
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Lemaster
Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lemaster
Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hands vs. Lemaster
Hands strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Hands
Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lemaster vs. Hands
Lemaster bunts towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemaster for the out. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrera vs. Hands
Herrera hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bateman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Menke vs. Hands
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lemaster
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Lemaster
Beckert hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lemaster
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Hands
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Hands
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Lemaster
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Lemaster
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Lemaster
There's a wild pitch. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Lemaster
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Lemaster
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Lemaster
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Hands
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hands
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Hands
There goes Thomas. The throw from Hundley to Beckert and they have Thomas trapped. The throw over to Banks, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Hands
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Lemaster
Hands hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lemaster
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields the ball and throws to Lemaster covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Lemaster
Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Lemaster
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it and throws to second for the out. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Lemaster
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lemaster vs. Hands
Lemaster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Hands
Herrera bunts towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemaster moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Hands
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Hands
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Lemaster
Banks hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Lemaster
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Lemaster
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Lemaster
Phillips is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hands vs. Lemaster
Hands strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Hands
Rader hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Hands
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lemaster
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Lemaster
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Lemaster
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Lemaster
Santo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Lemaster
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hands
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Hands
Bateman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Hands
Julio Gotay pinch hits for Denny Lemaster.
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. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Shea
Steve Shea now pitching.
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Shea
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Shea
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Hands
Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hands
Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Hands
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1968 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Herrera J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 4 0
Menke D, ss 4 0 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn J, cf 4 0 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 1 0
Staub R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Santo R, 3b 4 1 1 2
Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Banks E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte B, lf 3 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 0 0
Thomas L, rf 3 0 1 0 Hickman J, rf 3 0 0 0
Bateman J, c 3 0 1 0 Phillips A, cf 3 0 1 0
Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0 Hands B, p 3 0 0 0
Gotay J, ph 1 0 0 0
Shea S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 5 0 33 2 9 2
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 000 20x -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster D (L) 7.0 9 2 2 2 4
Shea S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 3
E -- Rader D
DP -- Houston 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Houston 4, Chicago 9
2B -- Phillips A
HR -- Santo R
CS -- Thomas L
SH -- Lemaster D, Herrera J
WP -- Lemaster D
T -- 2:12
A -- 11570
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