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@BOS		7
3
CAL
@CHW		5
4		 
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@CLE		5
3
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@DET		4
5
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@WSA		4
1
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4
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9
Saturday, September 14, 1968 2:18PM
, Connie Mack Stadium
Attendance: 2,251, Time of Game: 2:11
Cubs
1
77-74
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 15½ GB
 at Phillies
4
71-78
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 20½ GB
W: Larry Jackson (13-17)
L: Bill Hands (16-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  X    4  7  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adolfo Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .705 -0.068 0.70 0.000 -0.068 -0.6 2 0
Glenn Beckert 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .295 .699 -0.037 0.81 0.025 -0.062 -0.3 3 0
Billy Williams RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .289 .841 0.055 0.73 0.094 -0.040 0.5 3 0 2B
Ernie Banks 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .781 -0.028 0.85 0.010 -0.038 -0.2 7 0
Willie Smith LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .251 .705 0.067 1.23 0.081 -0.014 0.5 2 0
Ron Santo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .765 -0.029 1.20 0.054 -0.083 -0.3 4 2
Randy Hundley C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .601 -0.038 0.90 0.003 -0.041 -0.5 3 0
Vic LaRose SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 -0.075 1.00 0.022 -0.097 -0.7 0 3 HBP
Bill Hands P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .066 .167 -0.092 1.23 0.000 -0.092 -0.9 0 2
   Joe Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .102 .260 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 2 8 .129 .367 -0.245 0.95 0.289 -0.535 -2.4 24 7
2B: B Williams (26, off L Jackson).
HBP: V LaRose (1, by L Jackson).
TB: W Smith 2; B Williams 2; R Santo.
RBI: W Smith (25).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .620 -0.057 1.12 0.019 -0.076 -0.2 0 4
Roberto Pena SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .269 .619 0.078 1.06 0.114 -0.036 1.0 2 4
John Briggs CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .729 -0.097 1.06 0.000 -0.097 -1.2 1 0
Dick Allen LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .264 .867 0.108 0.95 0.127 -0.019 1.3 1 0 3B
Johnny Callison RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .245 .730 0.097 1.95 0.141 -0.044 0.3 0 0
   Don Lock PR-RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .216 .648 -0.009 0.34 0.000 -0.009 -0.4 0 0
Bill White 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 .236 .669 0.247 1.72 0.300 -0.053 1.2 14 0 SF
Cookie Rojas 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .241 .578 -0.036 1.06 0.012 -0.049 -0.7 1 3 SF
Mike Ryan C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .180 .433 -0.050 0.73 0.000 -0.050 -0.4 8 2
Larry Jackson P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .327 -0.026 0.76 0.014 -0.040 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 29 4 7 4 3 3 .241 .604 0.255 1.13 0.727 -0.473 1.0 27 13
3B: D Allen (7, off J Niekro).
SF: B White (4, off J Niekro); C Rojas (6, off B Hands).
TB: D Allen 4; R Pena 2; B White; L Jackson; J Callison.
RBI: B White 2 (37); R Pena (38); C Rojas (46).
2-out RBI: R Pena.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 5.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Hands, L (16-10) 6.2 5 3 3 2 2 0 2.94 27 52 -0.148 1.23 0.3
Joe Niekro 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.19 7 2 1 -0.106 0.75 -1.2
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 3 3 0 4.50 34 52 2 1 -0.254 0.95 -1.0

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Jackson, W (13-17) 9 4 1 1 2 8 0 2.72 34 81 0.246 0.95 2.4
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 2 8 0 1.00 34 81 0.246 1.13 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: L Jackson (4; V LaRose).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 2,251.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Adolfo Phillips CF 1 Tony Taylor 3B
2 Glenn Beckert 2B 2 Roberto Pena SS
3 Billy Williams RF 3 John Briggs CF
4 Ernie Banks 1B 4 Dick Allen LF
5 Willie Smith LF 5 Johnny Callison RF
6 Ron Santo 3B 6 Bill White 1B
7 Randy Hundley C 7 Cookie Rojas 2B
8 Vic LaRose SS 8 Mike Ryan C
9 Bill Hands P 9 Larry Jackson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-1 0 12- R PHI B. White B. Hands 29% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Allen Scores; Lock to 3B
b7 0-1 0 1-- PHI J. Callison B. Hands 12% 52% Walk; Allen to 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- CHC B. Williams L. Jackson -9% 40% Double to RF; Beckert to 3B
b7 2-1 2 123 R PHI R. Pena J. Niekro 9% 92% Single to 2B; Ryan Scores; Jackson to 3B; Taylor to 2B
b7 0-1 0 --- PHI D. Allen B. Hands 8% 39% Walk

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC A. Phillips L. Jackson 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CHC G. Beckert L. Jackson -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- CHC B. Williams L. Jackson -9% 40% Double to RF; Beckert to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 CHC E. Banks L. Jackson -1% 39% Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 RO CHC W. Smith L. Jackson -2% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Beckert Scores; Williams to 3B; Banks to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -23 O CHC R. Santo L. Jackson 5% 42% Groundout: C-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O PHI T. Taylor B. Hands -2% 40% Lineout: RF
b1 0-1 1 --- PHI R. Pena B. Hands 3% 42% Single to CF
b1 0-1 1 1-- O PHI J. Briggs B. Hands -3% 40% Popfly: 3B
b1 0-1 2 1-- PHI D. Allen B. Hands 2% 42% Single to CF; Pena to 2B
b1 0-1 2 12- O PHI J. Callison B. Hands -4% 37% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O CHC R. Hundley L. Jackson 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- CHC V. LaRose L. Jackson -2% 37% Hit By Pitch
t2 1-0 1 1-- O CHC B. Hands L. Jackson 2% 39% Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 1-0 2 1-- O CHC A. Phillips L. Jackson 2% 41% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- O PHI B. White B. Hands -2% 39% Lineout: RF
b2 0-1 1 --- O PHI C. Rojas B. Hands -2% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O PHI M. Ryan B. Hands -1% 36% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- O CHC G. Beckert L. Jackson 2% 38% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- O CHC B. Williams L. Jackson 1% 39% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- O CHC E. Banks L. Jackson 1% 40% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O PHI L. Jackson B. Hands -3% 38% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 1 --- O PHI T. Taylor B. Hands -2% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O PHI R. Pena B. Hands -1% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- CHC W. Smith L. Jackson -4% 31% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t4 1-0 0 1-- CHC R. Santo L. Jackson -5% 26% Single to LF; Smith to 2B
t4 1-0 0 12- O CHC R. Hundley L. Jackson -0% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B; Smith to 3B; Santo to 2B
t4 1-0 1 -23 O CHC V. LaRose L. Jackson 8% 33% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 2 -23 O CHC B. Hands L. Jackson 6% 39% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O PHI J. Briggs B. Hands -3% 36% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- O PHI D. Allen B. Hands -2% 34% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 2 --- PHI J. Callison B. Hands 2% 36% Single to SS
b4 0-1 2 1-- O PHI B. White B. Hands -3% 33% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- O CHC A. Phillips L. Jackson 2% 35% Strikeout
t5 1-0 1 --- O CHC G. Beckert L. Jackson 1% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- O CHC B. Williams L. Jackson 1% 37% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- O PHI C. Rojas B. Hands -3% 34% Lineout: 3B
b5 0-1 1 --- O PHI M. Ryan B. Hands -2% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-1 2 --- O PHI L. Jackson B. Hands -1% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 4-5-6
t6 1-0 0 --- O CHC E. Banks L. Jackson 2% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-0 1 --- CHC W. Smith L. Jackson -2% 30% Single to RF
t6 1-0 1 1-- O CHC R. Santo L. Jackson 3% 33% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-0 2 1-- O CHC R. Hundley L. Jackson 2% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 --- O PHI T. Taylor B. Hands -4% 31% Strikeout
b6 0-1 1 --- O PHI R. Pena B. Hands -2% 29% Flyball: LF
b6 0-1 2 --- O PHI J. Briggs B. Hands -2% 27% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 8-9-1
t7 1-0 0 --- O CHC V. LaRose L. Jackson 2% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-0 1 --- O CHC B. Hands L. Jackson 1% 30% Strikeout
t7 1-0 2 --- O CHC A. Phillips L. Jackson 1% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
b7 0-1 0 --- PHI D. Allen B. Hands 8% 39% Walk
b7 0-1 0 1-- PHI J. Callison B. Hands 12% 52% Walk; Allen to 2B
Don Lock pinch runs for Johnny Callison (RF) batting 5th
b7 0-1 0 12- R PHI B. White B. Hands 29% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Allen Scores; Lock to 3B
b7 1-1 0 1-3 RO PHI C. Rojas B. Hands 1% 82% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lock Scores
b7 2-1 1 1-- O PHI M. Ryan B. Hands -2% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 2-1 2 1-- PHI L. Jackson B. Hands 1% 81% Single to RF; Ryan to 2B
Joe Niekro replaces Bill Hands pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-1 2 12- PHI T. Taylor J. Niekro 2% 83% Walk; Ryan to 3B; Jackson to 2B
b7 2-1 2 123 R PHI R. Pena J. Niekro 9% 92% Single to 2B; Ryan Scores; Jackson to 3B; Taylor to 2B
b7 3-1 2 123 O PHI J. Briggs J. Niekro -2% 90% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 2-3-4
Don Lock moves from PR to RF
t8 1-3 0 --- O CHC G. Beckert L. Jackson 3% 93% Lineout: SS
t8 1-3 1 --- O CHC B. Williams L. Jackson 2% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1-3 2 --- O CHC E. Banks L. Jackson 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
b8 3-1 0 --- PHI D. Allen J. Niekro 2% 98% Triple to RF (Deep RF)
b8 3-1 0 --3 O PHI D. Lock J. Niekro -1% 97% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
b8 3-1 1 --3 RO PHI B. White J. Niekro 1% 98% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Allen Scores
b8 4-1 2 --- O PHI C. Rojas J. Niekro -0% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Phillies' Larry Jackson facing 5-6-7
t9 1-4 0 --- O CHC W. Smith L. Jackson 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-4 1 --- O CHC R. Santo L. Jackson 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-4 2 --- O CHC R. Hundley L. Jackson 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

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