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August 21, 1968

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Braves 5 8 0
Cubs 7 10 0
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Cubs 7 10 0

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .269
OBP .667 .328
At Bats 3 446
Hits 2 120
• Singles 1 75
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 22
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 2 60

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 0
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Wrigley Field - August 21, 1968
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Ken Holtzman
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Willie Smith
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Williams. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Williams steals second.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Phillips scores. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Jose Arcia pinch hits for Jack Lamabe. Arcia bunts towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Causey covering, for the out. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Joe Torre now playing first base. Deron Johnson now playing third base. Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Causey 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 6 Randy Hundley now catching. Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ken Johnson now pitching. Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beckert tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Beckert reaches third base with a triple. Kessinger goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Johnson 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 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Johnson. The throw from Bobb and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Top 5 Jack Lamabe now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Al Spangler pinch hits for Archie Reynolds. Spangler is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 4 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Archie Reynolds now pitching. Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips scores.
Bottom 3 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jim Hickman pinch hits for Rich Nye. There goes Phillips. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Phillips steals third.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tillman is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bobb strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reed bunts towards the mound. Nye fields it and throws to first for the out. Causey moves to second.
Top 2 Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Tillman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.