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Standings
BAL
@CAL		2
7
BOS
@CLE		1
2
CHW
@DET		0
7
CHW
@DET		10
2
NYY
@MIN		5
0
WSA
@OAK		7
5
WSA
@OAK		3
4
ATL
@CHC		5
6		 
(10)
PIT
@CIN		8
3
LAD
@HOU		5
8
SFG
@NYM		0
8
STL
@PHI		2
8
Tuesday, August 20, 1968 1:30PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 16,749, Time of Game: 3:28
Braves
5
63-62
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 16½ GB
 at Cubs
6
66-61
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 14½ GB
W: Joe Niekro (13-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Braves          0  3  0   0  0  1   1  0  0   0    5 10  4
Cubs            4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   1    6  8  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .310 .795 0.032 1.09 0.086 -0.053 0.3 1 0 2B
Felix Millan 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .677 -0.061 1.35 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 0 0
   Wayne Causey 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .155 .434 0.131 1.35 0.186 -0.054 0.6 2 3
Hank Aaron RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 .266 .787 -0.112 1.16 0.018 -0.129 -0.9 2 0
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .732 -0.047 0.86 0.030 -0.077 -0.4 12 1 HBP
Tito Francona LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .313 .803 0.155 1.13 0.176 -0.021 0.8 2 0
   Tommie Aaron LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .610 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Johnson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .603 -0.274 2.30 0.000 -0.274 -1.7 2 1
Bob Tillman C 5 1 2 1 0 1 .206 .532 0.118 1.43 0.225 -0.108 0.4 6 0
Marty Martinez SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 .219 .536 0.116 1.24 0.165 -0.049 0.8 1 4
Phil Niekro P 4 1 1 3 0 0 .088 .298 0.040 1.69 0.216 -0.176 1.6 1 1 HR
   Claude Raymond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 40 5 10 5 3 5 .250 .668 0.098 1.35 1.102 -1.002 0.9 29 11
2B: F Alou (28, off B Hands).
HR: P Niekro (2, off B Hands; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: J Torre (5, by B Hands).
TB: P Niekro 4; M Martinez 3; F Alou 2; B Tillman 2; T Francona; H Aaron; W Causey.
RBI: P Niekro 3 (7); B Tillman (18); W Causey (10).
2-out RBI: P Niekro 3; B Tillman; W Causey.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: B Johnson (9); C Raymond (2); M Martinez 2 (14).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .597 -0.325 2.13 0.000 -0.325 -1.5 2 5
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 .648 0.158 2.60 0.189 -0.031 -0.0 1 2 SF
Billy Williams RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .282 .812 0.009 2.16 0.159 -0.150 -0.1 5 0
Ernie Banks 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .255 .767 -0.200 1.90 0.026 -0.227 -0.8 11 1
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .247 .768 -0.037 1.97 0.125 -0.162 0.4 2 2
Willie Smith LF 5 2 2 4 0 1 .263 .714 0.527 1.89 0.693 -0.166 1.9 1 0 2·HR
Randy Hundley C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .240 .625 0.420 2.43 0.433 -0.013 1.2 5 0
Adolfo Phillips CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .701 0.100 2.35 0.188 -0.088 -0.0 2 0 SH
Bill Hands P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .079 .201 -0.036 0.76 0.000 -0.036 -0.4 1 1
   Phil Regan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .411 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Spangler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .746 -0.034 2.63 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Jack Lamabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Arcia PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .508 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dick Nen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .514 0.016 5.04 0.016 0.000 0.3 IW
   John Upham PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Joe Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .294 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 6 8 5 2 6 .211 .612 0.598 2.19 1.829 -1.232 1.0 30 11
HR: W Smith 2 (2, 1 off P Niekro, 1 off C Raymond; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF; 10th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: G Beckert (4, off C Raymond).
SH: A Phillips (2, off C Raymond).
IBB: D Nen (1, by C Raymond).
TB: W Smith 8; R Hundley 2; B Williams 2; G Beckert; E Banks.
RBI: W Smith 4 (17); G Beckert (27).
2-out RBI: W Smith 4.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: G Beckert (16).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro 7 5 4 0 1 3 1 2.81 29 61 -0.108 1.04 -1.5
Claude Raymond, BS (3), L (2-4) 2.2 3 2 1 1 3 1 2.93 13 1 0 -0.490 4.57 0.5
Team Totals 9.2 8 6 1 2 6 2 0.93 42 61 1 0 -0.598 1.35 -1.0
P Niekro faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Hands 5.1 7 4 4 2 2 1 2.92 26 38 -0.023 1.23 -1.2
Phil Regan, BS (6) 1.2 3 1 0 1 0 0 1.90 9 1 1 -0.259 2.10 -1.0
Jack Lamabe 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.59 6 0 0 0.067 0.48 0.8
Joe Niekro, W (13-8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.16 3 0 0 0.117 1.65 0.4
Team Totals 10 10 5 4 3 5 1 3.60 44 38 1 1 -0.098 2.19 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: B Hands (3); P Regan (2).
HBP: B Hands (5; J Torre).
IBB: C Raymond (7; D Nen).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 3:28.
Attendance: 16,749.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 90° F.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Felipe Alou CF 1 Don Kessinger SS
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Glenn Beckert 2B
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Billy Williams RF
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Ernie Banks 1B
5 Tito Francona LF 5 Ron Santo 3B
6 Bob Johnson 3B 6 Willie Smith LF
7 Bob Tillman C 7 Randy Hundley C
8 Marty Martinez SS 8 Adolfo Phillips CF
9 Phil Niekro P 9 Bill Hands P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 5-5 2 --- R CHC W. Smith C. Raymond 47% 100% Home Run
b1 1-0 2 12- RRR CHC W. Smith P. Niekro 22% 88% Home Run; Banks Scores/unER; Santo Scores/unER; Smith Scores/unER
t7 4-4 2 -2- R ATL B. Tillman P. Regan -22% 30% Single to RF; Francona Scores/unER
b9 4-5 0 12- CHC J. Arcia C. Raymond 22% 70% Phillips Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Hundley to 3B; Phillips to 2B
t2 0-4 2 12- RRR ATL P. Niekro B. Hands -22% 66% Home Run; Tillman Scores; Martinez Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- ATL F. Alou B. Hands -6% 44% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O ATL F. Millan B. Hands 6% 50% Fielder's Choice SS; Alou out at 3B/SS-3B; Millan to 1B
t1 0-0 1 1-- O ATL H. Aaron B. Hands 3% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL J. Torre B. Hands 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro -2% 52% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC G. Beckert P. Niekro -1% 51% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CHC B. Williams P. Niekro 1% 52% Single to RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- CHC E. Banks P. Niekro 3% 55% Single to LF; Williams to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R CHC R. Santo P. Niekro 11% 66% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Williams Scores/No RBI/unER; Banks to 2B; Santo to 1B
b1 1-0 2 12- RRR CHC W. Smith P. Niekro 22% 88% Home Run; Banks Scores/unER; Santo Scores/unER; Smith Scores/unER
b1 4-0 2 --- CHC R. Hundley P. Niekro 0% 88% Single to LF
b1 4-0 2 1-- O CHC A. Phillips P. Niekro -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
t2 0-4 0 --- O ATL T. Francona B. Hands 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-4 1 --- O ATL B. Johnson B. Hands 1% 90% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- ATL B. Tillman B. Hands -1% 89% Single to CF
t2 0-4 2 1-- ATL M. Martinez B. Hands -1% 87% Single to CF; Tillman to 2B
t2 0-4 2 12- RRR ATL P. Niekro B. Hands -22% 66% Home Run; Tillman Scores; Martinez Scores
t2 3-4 2 --- O ATL F. Alou B. Hands 1% 67% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
Wayne Causey replaces Felix Millan playing 2B batting 2nd
b2 4-3 0 --- O CHC B. Hands P. Niekro -2% 65% Popfly: 2B
b2 4-3 1 --- O CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro -1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 4-3 2 --- O CHC G. Beckert P. Niekro -1% 63% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 2-3-4
t3 3-4 0 --- O ATL W. Causey B. Hands 2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 3-4 1 --- O ATL H. Aaron B. Hands 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 3-4 2 --- O ATL J. Torre B. Hands 1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
b3 4-3 0 --- O CHC B. Williams P. Niekro -2% 67% Popfly: 2B
b3 4-3 1 --- O CHC E. Banks P. Niekro -1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-3 2 --- O CHC R. Santo P. Niekro -1% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
t4 3-4 0 --- ATL T. Francona B. Hands -5% 59% Walk
t4 3-4 0 1-- O ATL B. Johnson B. Hands 4% 64% Flyball: RF
t4 3-4 1 1-- O ATL B. Tillman B. Hands 4% 67% Flyball: CF
t4 3-4 2 1-- ATL M. Martinez B. Hands -3% 65% Single to RF; Francona to 2B
t4 3-4 2 12- O ATL P. Niekro B. Hands 5% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
b4 4-3 0 --- O CHC W. Smith P. Niekro -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-3 1 --- O CHC R. Hundley P. Niekro -1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-3 2 --- O CHC A. Phillips P. Niekro -1% 66% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t5 3-4 0 --- O ATL F. Alou B. Hands 3% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-4 1 --- O ATL W. Causey B. Hands 2% 71% Foul Flyball: SS
t5 3-4 2 --- ATL H. Aaron B. Hands -2% 70% Single to RF
t5 3-4 2 1-- ATL J. Torre B. Hands -3% 67% Hit By Pitch; Aaron to 2B
t5 3-4 2 12- ATL T. Francona B. Hands -5% 62% Walk; Aaron to 3B; Torre to 2B
t5 3-4 2 123 O ATL B. Johnson B. Hands 11% 73% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
b5 4-3 0 --- O CHC B. Hands P. Niekro -2% 71% Flyball: LF
b5 4-3 1 --- O CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-3 2 --- O CHC G. Beckert P. Niekro -1% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
t6 3-4 0 --- O ATL B. Tillman B. Hands 4% 72% Flyball: LF
t6 3-4 1 --- ATL M. Martinez B. Hands -4% 68% Single to CF
t6 3-4 1 1-- ATL P. Niekro B. Hands -3% 65% Wild Pitch; Martinez to 2B
Phil Regan replaces Bill Hands pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-4 1 -2- ATL P. Niekro P. Regan -5% 60% Wild Pitch; Martinez to 3B
t6 3-4 1 --3 O ATL P. Niekro P. Regan 10% 70% Popfly: SS
t6 3-4 2 --3 ATL F. Alou P. Regan -2% 68% Walk
t6 3-4 2 1-3 R ATL W. Causey P. Regan -19% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Alou to 3B
t6 4-4 2 1-3 O ATL H. Aaron P. Regan 7% 57% Popfly: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
b6 4-4 0 --- O CHC B. Williams P. Niekro -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 4-4 1 --- O CHC E. Banks P. Niekro -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-4 2 --- CHC R. Santo P. Niekro 2% 53% Walk
b6 4-4 2 1-- O CHC W. Smith P. Niekro -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Phil Regan facing 4-5-6
t7 4-4 0 --- O ATL J. Torre P. Regan 4% 54% Flyball: RF
t7 4-4 1 --- ATL T. Francona P. Regan -8% 46% Single to 2B; Francona to 2B/Adv on E4
t7 4-4 1 -2- O ATL B. Johnson P. Regan 6% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-4 2 -2- R ATL B. Tillman P. Regan -22% 30% Single to RF; Francona Scores/unER
t7 5-4 2 1-- O ATL M. Martinez P. Regan 2% 32% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
b7 4-5 0 --- CHC R. Hundley P. Niekro 8% 40% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hundley to 1B
b7 4-5 0 1-- O CHC A. Phillips P. Niekro -7% 33% Strikeout
Al Spangler pinch hits for Phil Regan (P) batting 9th
b7 4-5 1 1-- O CHC A. Spangler P. Niekro -3% 30% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hundley to 2B
b7 4-5 2 -2- O CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro -7% 22% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Jack Lamabe facing 9-1-2
Jack Lamabe replaces Al Spangler (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-4 0 --- O ATL P. Niekro J. Lamabe 2% 24% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 5-4 1 --- O ATL F. Alou J. Lamabe 1% 25% Flyball: RF
t8 5-4 2 --- O ATL W. Causey J. Lamabe 1% 26% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
b8 4-5 0 --- CHC G. Beckert P. Niekro 10% 36% Single to CF
Claude Raymond replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-5 0 1-- CHC B. Williams C. Raymond 15% 51% Single to LF; Beckert to 2B
b8 4-5 0 12- O CHC E. Banks C. Raymond -14% 37% Strikeout
b8 4-5 1 12- O CHC R. Santo C. Raymond -12% 25% Flyball: RF
b8 4-5 2 12- O CHC W. Smith C. Raymond -12% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Jack Lamabe facing 3-4-5
t9 5-4 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron J. Lamabe 1% 15% Strikeout
t9 5-4 1 --- O ATL J. Torre J. Lamabe 1% 16% Strikeout
t9 5-4 2 --- O ATL T. Francona J. Lamabe 1% 17% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Braves' Claude Raymond facing 7-8-9
Tommie Aaron replaces Tito Francona playing LF batting 5th
b9 4-5 0 --- CHC R. Hundley C. Raymond 13% 30% Single to CF
b9 4-5 0 1-- CHC A. Phillips C. Raymond 19% 49% Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Hundley to 2B; Phillips to 1B
Jose Arcia pinch hits for Jack Lamabe (P) batting 9th
b9 4-5 0 12- CHC J. Arcia C. Raymond 22% 70% Phillips Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Hundley to 3B; Phillips to 2B
Dick Nen pinch hits for Jose Arcia batting 9th
b9 4-5 0 -23 CHC D. Nen C. Raymond 2% 72% Intentional Walk
John Upham pinch runs for Dick Nen (PH) batting 9th
b9 4-5 0 123 O CHC D. Kessinger C. Raymond -21% 51% Strikeout
b9 4-5 1 123 RO CHC G. Beckert C. Raymond 9% 60% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hundley Scores/unER
b9 5-5 2 12- O CHC B. Williams C. Raymond -10% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 5.
Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
Joe Niekro replaces John Upham (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t10 5-5 0 --- O ATL B. Johnson J. Niekro 5% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t10 5-5 1 --- O ATL B. Tillman J. Niekro 4% 59% Strikeout
t10 5-5 2 --- O ATL M. Martinez J. Niekro 3% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Braves' Claude Raymond facing 4-5-6
b10 5-5 0 --- O CHC E. Banks C. Raymond -5% 57% Strikeout Looking
b10 5-5 1 --- O CHC R. Santo C. Raymond -4% 53% Lineout: 3B
b10 5-5 2 --- R CHC W. Smith C. Raymond 47% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 6.

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