June 9, 1968 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 2
@DET 0 NYY 8
CAL 1 NYY 3
CAL 2 WSA 7
MIN 4 ATL 4
@CHC 0 CHC 6
ATL 5 STL 10
@CIN 8 CIN 7
STL 6
(12) PIT 3
@HOU 1 LAD 4
PHI 3 SFG 5
NYM 4 SFG 4
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Wrigley Field, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 9, 1968, 12:30PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Braves

29-24

Won 2

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   2  0  1   0  1  0    4  8  2
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0

W: K Johnson (4-3), L: F Jenkins (5-7), S: C Raymond (5)

Cubs

25-28

Lost 5

7th, 6 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     5   0   2   0    0   1  .326  .860    0    3   0   CS
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .694    0    0   2   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .791    0    4   0   
J Torre C                     3   3   2   2    1   0  .324  .990    0    8   1   2·HR
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .190  .566    0    4   0   2·2B
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .206  .556    0    2   0   IW
M Lum LF                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .254  .641    0    3   0   
M Martinez SS                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .212  .490    0    3   1   
K Johnson P                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .083  .166    0    0   0   
  C Raymond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    3   7                    27   4

BATTING

2B: D Johnson 2 (4, off C Hartenstein, off F Jenkins).

HR: J Torre 2 (6, off C Hartenstein, off F Jenkins; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: C Boyer (3, by F Jenkins).

TB: J Torre 8; D Johnson 4; F Alou 2; M Lum; M Martinez.

RBI: J Torre 2 (11); M Lum (4); M Martinez (1).

2-out RBI: M Lum; M Martinez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Martinez-D Johnson.

E: K Johnson (1); M Martinez (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: F Alou (6, 2nd base by F Jenkins/R Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Phillips CF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .204  .659    0    1   0   CS
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .609    0    1   2   2B
B Williams LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .296  .807    0    4   0   3B
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .848    0    0   4   
E Banks 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .759    0   14   0   
A Spangler RF                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .311  .780    0    0   0   
R Hundley C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .636    0    7   1   
J Arcia SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .517    0    0   3   
  D Kessinger PH-SS           2   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .588    0    0   1   
F Jenkins P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .129  .382    0    0   1   
  L Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .691    0    0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Hickman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .498    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   0   9   0    1   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Beckert (9, off K Johnson).

3B: B Williams (6, off K Johnson).

TB: B Williams 4; A Spangler 2; G Beckert 2; D Kessinger; A Phillips; R Hundley; E Banks.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Phillips (2, 2nd base by K Johnson/J Torre).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Johnson, W (4-3)             8     8   0   0    1   5   0   2.29   33     -       ·  ·      5·12· 2· 8     70    -     0.93   0.34
C Raymond, S (5)               1     1   0   0    0   3   0   1.69    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.88   0.03
Totals                         9     9   0   0    1   8   0          37     -       ·  ·      5·12· 2· 9          1-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Jenkins, L (5-7)             7     6   3   3    3   7   1   2.82   29     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 6     57    -     0.93  -0.10
C Hartenstein                  2     2   1   1    0   0   1   3.95    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.16  -0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   7   2          37     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 8           -

K Johnson faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: F Jenkins (2; C Boyer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. F Alou               CF    1. A Phillips           CF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. J Torre              C     4. R Santo              3B 
5. D Johnson            1B    5. E Banks              1B 
6. C Boyer              3B    6. A Spangler           RF 
7. M Lum                LF    7. R Hundley            C  
8. M Martinez           SS    8. J Arcia              SS 
9. K Johnson            P     9. F Jenkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  123      14%  67% M Lum           F Jenkins       Single to SS; Torre Scores; Johnson to 3B; Boyer to 2B
   t 4   2  0-1  123      11%  78% M Martinez      F Jenkins       Walk; Johnson Scores; Boyer to 3B; Lum to 2B
   b 5   0  2-0  1--      10%  80% A Phillips      K Johnson       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   t 6   0  0-2  ---       8%  89% J Torre         F Jenkins       Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  48% G Beckert       K Johnson       Phillips Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Alou          Strikeout
   O      ---      47%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  A Phillips      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Phillips to 1B
   O      1--      48%  G Beckert       Phillips Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      46%  B Williams      Triple to CF
   O      --3      50%  R Santo         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Torre         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  C Boyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  E Banks         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Spangler      Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  R Hundley       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Arcia         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  M Lum           Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  M Martinez      Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  K Johnson       Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  F Jenkins       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  A Phillips      Flyball: RF
          ---      46%  G Beckert       Double to LF
          -2-      44%  B Williams      Single to 2B; Beckert to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Santo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  F Millan        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  J Torre         Walk
          1--      52%  D Johnson       Double to LF; Torre to 3B
          -23      53%  C Boyer         Intentional Walk
   R      123      67%  M Lum           Single to SS; Torre Scores; Johnson to 3B; Boyer to 2B
   R      123      78%  M Martinez      Walk; Johnson Scores; Boyer to 3B; Lum to 2B
   O      123      73%  K Johnson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  E Banks         Lineout: 3B
          ---      72%  A Spangler      Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  R Hundley       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      78%  J Arcia         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
          ---      81%  F Alou          Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  F Millan        Alou Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      76%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
          ---      70%  F Jenkins       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Jenkins to 1B
   OO     1--      80%  A Phillips      Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  G Beckert       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      89%  J Torre         Home Run
   O      ---      88%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  C Boyer         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      87%  M Lum           Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  B Williams      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      91%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
          ---      90%  E Banks         Single to LF
          1--      87%  A Spangler      Single to RF; Banks to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  R Hundley       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  M Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  K Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      91%  F Alou          Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  F Millan        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Johnson facing 8-9-1
                  Don Kessinger pinch hits for Jose Arcia batting 8th
   O      ---      93%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Lou Johnson pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  L Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      93%  A Phillips      Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  G Beckert       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chuck Hartenstein facing 3-4-5
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Lou Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Don Kessinger moves to SS
   O      ---      94%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: LF
   R      ---      97%  J Torre         Home Run
          ---      98%  D Johnson       Double to RF
   O      -2-      97%  C Boyer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3      97%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chuck Hartenstein facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  M Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  K Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Johnson facing 6-7-8
          ---      97%  A Spangler      Walk
                  Claude Raymond replaces Ken Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  R Hundley       Strikeout
          1--      97%  D Kessinger     Single to CF; Spangler to 2B
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  J Hickman       Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  A Phillips      Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation