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BAL  3
BOS  2
(18)		 MIN 10
@CHW  2
 NYY  6
DET  5
 NYY  5
DET  4
 CAL  5
@OAK  1
 WSA 10
CLE  9
 PHI  4
@ATL  1
 NYM  7
@CIN  1
 CHC  2
@HOU  0
 LAD  5
SFG  4
 STL  4
PIT  2
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,572

 Sunday, August 25, 1968, 2:00PM
Time of Game: 2:12
Cubs
2
69-63
Won 1
4th, 14½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
W: Fergie Jenkins (15-12), L: Larry Dierker (12-11)
 Astros
0
61-70
Lost 1
8th, 22 GB

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .591              0   5   
G Beckert 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .668              1   3   
B Williams RF-LF              4   0   2   0    0   0  .287  .823              3   0   2B
R Santo 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .778              0   4   
W Smith LF                    2   0   0   1    0   1  .246  .668              0   0   SF,SH
  J Hickman RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .675              0   0   
A Spangler CF                 1   1   0   0    2   0  .280  .735              2   0   IW
  A Phillips PR-CF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .713              0   0   
D Nen 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .190  .490             14   0   
R Hundley C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .241  .626              6   1   
F Jenkins P                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .182  .501              1   0   SH
Totals                       31   2   6   0    3   6                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: B Williams (23, off L Dierker).
SF: W Smith (2, off L Dierker).
SH: W Smith (1, off L Dierker); F Jenkins (5, off L Dierker).
IBB: A Spangler (2, by L Dierker).
TB: B Williams 3; R Santo 2; G Beckert; R Hundley.
RBI: W Smith (18); F Jenkins (10).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
N Miller RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .621              2   1   2B
H Torres SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .513              1   3   
J Wynn CF                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .258  .828              3   0   2B
R Staub 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .780              9   0   
D Menke 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .675              3   4   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .586              0   1   
J Bateman C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .644              7   1   
D Simpson LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .632              2   0   
L Dierker P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .078  .186              0   0   
  L Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .443              0   0   
  S Shea P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: N Miller (13, off F Jenkins); J Wynn (18, off F Jenkins).
TB: J Wynn 2; N Miller 2; D Simpson; R Staub.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. N Miller-J Bateman.
E: D Menke (14).

Pitching Stats

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, W (15-12)           9     4   0   0    2   5   0   2.59   33     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 4     82    -     1.42   0.52
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 4           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, L (12-11)           8     6   2   2    3   6   0   3.17   34     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 6     65    -     1.02   0.01
S Shea                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.66    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: L Dierker (17).
HBP: None.
IBB: L Dierker (11; A Spangler).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 17,572.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              Houston Astros                               
1. Don Kessinger                SS       1. Norm Miller                  RF
2. Glenn Beckert                2B       2. Hector Torres                SS
3. Billy Williams               RF       3. Jimmy Wynn                   CF
4. Ron Santo                    3B       4. Rusty Staub                  1B
5. Willie Smith                 LF       5. Denis Menke                  2B
6. Al Spangler                  CF       6. Bob Aspromonte               3B
7. Dick Nen                     1B       7. John Bateman                  C
8. Randy Hundley                 C       8. Dick Simpson                 LF
9. Fergie Jenkins                P       9. Larry Dierker                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 0 1-- 11% 84% 1-0 CHC B. Williams L. Dierker Double to CF; Beckert to 3B
b9 0 --- -10% 84% 0-2 HOU J. Wynn F. Jenkins Double to LF
t2 1 1-- 8% 58% 0-0 CHC R. Hundley L. Dierker Single to LF; Spangler to 3B
b8 0 --- -7% 81% 0-2 HOU D. Simpson F. Jenkins Single to LF
b1 0 --- -7% 39% 0-0 HOU N. Miller F. Jenkins Double to CF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CHC D. Kessinger L. Dierker Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Kessinger to 1B
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 CHC G. Beckert L. Dierker Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 1 1-- O -3% 48% 0-0 CHC B. Williams L. Dierker Popfly: SS
t1 2 1-- 2% 50% 0-0 CHC R. Santo L. Dierker Single to CF; Beckert to 2B
t1 2 12- O -4% 46% 0-0 CHC W. Smith L. Dierker Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -7% 39% 0-0 HOU N. Miller F. Jenkins Double to CF
b1 0 -2- O 4% 43% 0-0 HOU H. Torres F. Jenkins Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 -2- -2% 42% 0-0 HOU J. Wynn F. Jenkins Walk
b1 1 12- O 4% 46% 0-0 HOU R. Staub F. Jenkins Strikeout
b1 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 HOU D. Menke F. Jenkins Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CHC A. Spangler L. Dierker Walk
t2 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 CHC D. Nen L. Dierker Strikeout
t2 1 1-- 8% 58% 0-0 CHC R. Hundley L. Dierker Single to LF; Spangler to 3B
t2 1 1-3 RO 4% 62% 0-0 CHC F. Jenkins L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B; Spangler Scores; Hundley to 2B
t2 2 -2- 0% 62% 1-0 CHC D. Kessinger L. Dierker Wild Pitch; Hundley to 3B
t2 2 --3 O -3% 59% 1-0 CHC D. Kessinger L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 62% 0-1 HOU B. Aspromonte F. Jenkins Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O 1% 63% 0-1 HOU J. Bateman F. Jenkins Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 64% 0-1 HOU D. Simpson F. Jenkins Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O -2% 62% 1-0 CHC G. Beckert L. Dierker Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 CHC B. Williams L. Dierker Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O -1% 60% 1-0 CHC R. Santo L. Dierker Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 2% 63% 0-1 HOU L. Dierker F. Jenkins Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 HOU N. Miller F. Jenkins Lineout: RF
b3 2 --- O 1% 65% 0-1 HOU H. Torres F. Jenkins Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 CHC W. Smith L. Dierker Strikeout
t4 1 --- O -1% 62% 1-0 CHC A. Spangler L. Dierker Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 CHC D. Nen L. Dierker Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 HOU J. Wynn F. Jenkins Strikeout
b4 1 --- -3% 61% 0-1 HOU R. Staub F. Jenkins Single to LF
b4 1 1-- O 4% 64% 0-1 HOU D. Menke F. Jenkins Flyball: CF
b4 2 1-- O 3% 67% 0-1 HOU B. Aspromonte F. Jenkins Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 CHC R. Hundley L. Dierker Strikeout
t5 1 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 CHC F. Jenkins L. Dierker Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 CHC D. Kessinger L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 66% 0-1 HOU J. Bateman F. Jenkins Strikeout
b5 1 --- O 2% 69% 0-1 HOU D. Simpson F. Jenkins Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 70% 0-1 HOU L. Dierker F. Jenkins Lineout: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 3% 73% 1-0 CHC G. Beckert L. Dierker Single to CF
t6 0 1-- 11% 84% 1-0 CHC B. Williams L. Dierker Double to CF; Beckert to 3B
t6 0 -23 O -5% 79% 1-0 CHC R. Santo L. Dierker Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 -23 RO 3% 82% 1-0 CHC W. Smith L. Dierker Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Beckert Scores
t6 2 -2- 0% 82% 2-0 CHC A. Spangler L. Dierker Intentional Walk
Adolfo Phillips pinch runs for Al Spangler (CF) batting 6th
t6 2 12- O -2% 80% 2-0 CHC D. Nen L. Dierker Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
Adolfo Phillips moves from PR to CF
b6 0 --- O 3% 83% 0-2 HOU N. Miller F. Jenkins Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1 --- O 2% 85% 0-2 HOU H. Torres F. Jenkins Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- O 1% 86% 0-2 HOU J. Wynn F. Jenkins Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- 2% 88% 2-0 CHC R. Hundley L. Dierker Walk
t7 0 1-- O -1% 87% 2-0 CHC F. Jenkins L. Dierker Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Hundley to 2B
t7 1 -2- O -1% 86% 2-0 CHC D. Kessinger L. Dierker Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hundley to 3B
t7 2 --3 O -2% 84% 2-0 CHC G. Beckert L. Dierker Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 3% 87% 0-2 HOU R. Staub F. Jenkins Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- -4% 83% 0-2 HOU D. Menke F. Jenkins Walk
b7 1 1-- O 4% 87% 0-2 HOU B. Aspromonte F. Jenkins Flyball: RF
b7 2 1-- O 3% 90% 0-2 HOU J. Bateman F. Jenkins Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- 1% 91% 2-0 CHC B. Williams L. Dierker Single to RF
t8 0 1-- 2% 93% 2-0 CHC R. Santo L. Dierker Single to LF; Williams to 2B
t8 0 12- 2% 96% 2-0 CHC W. Smith L. Dierker Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Williams to 3B; Santo to 2B; Smith to 1B
t8 0 123 O -2% 94% 2-0 CHC A. Phillips L. Dierker Strikeout
t8 1 123 OO -5% 88% 2-0 CHC D. Nen L. Dierker Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
Billy Williams moves from RF to LF; Jim Hickman replaces Willie Smith (LF) playing RF batting 5th
b8 0 --- -7% 81% 0-2 HOU D. Simpson F. Jenkins Single to LF
Lee Thomas pinch hits for Larry Dierker (P) batting 9th
b8 0 1-- O 6% 87% 0-2 HOU L. Thomas F. Jenkins Foul Flyball: C
b8 1 1-- O 4% 91% 0-2 HOU N. Miller F. Jenkins Foul Flyball: C
b8 2 1-- O 3% 95% 0-2 HOU H. Torres F. Jenkins Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Steve Shea facing 8-9-1
Steve Shea replaces Lee Thomas (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -0% 94% 2-0 CHC R. Hundley S. Shea Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O -0% 94% 2-0 CHC F. Jenkins S. Shea Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O -0% 94% 2-0 CHC D. Kessinger S. Shea Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- -10% 84% 0-2 HOU J. Wynn F. Jenkins Double to LF
b9 0 -2- O 6% 91% 0-2 HOU R. Staub F. Jenkins Groundout: 2B-1B; Wynn to 3B
b9 1 --3 O 6% 96% 0-2 HOU D. Menke F. Jenkins Popfly: 2B
b9 2 --3 O 4% 100% 0-2 HOU B. Aspromonte F. Jenkins Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

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