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April 18, 1968

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Cubs 3 6 0
Braves 1 3 0
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Braves 2 4 0

Felipe Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .281
OBP .667 .324
At Bats 2 32
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 2

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 18, 1968
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Home Run
Joe Niekro
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Lou Johnson
Felipe Alou
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Tito Francona pinch hits for Ken Johnson. Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valdespino hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Millan 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 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Hundley strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Johnson. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. Valdespino moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 6 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Johnson bunts towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Valdespino moves to second.
Bottom 6 Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second.
Top 5 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Valdespino 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 3 Johnson strikes out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips scores.
Top 3 Niekro bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Millan covering, for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Top 3 Phillips is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Beckert, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.