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CAL  3
NYY  1
 CLE  4
@CHW  1
 DET  2
BOS  1
 MIN  9
WSA  8
 BAL  3
@OAK  2
 CIN  7
@ATL  5
 HOU  3
@NYM  2
 HOU  6
@NYM  5
 PHI 10
SFG  2
 PHI  9
SFG  1
 PIT  3
LAD  2
(10)		 STL  1
CHC  0
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 28,235

 Tuesday, June 18, 1968, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:05
Cubs
0
30-32
Lost 3
6th, 8 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    1  6  0
W: Nelson Briles (8-5), L: Bill Hands (6-3)
 Cardinals
1
39-25
Won 3
1st

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .645              2   2   CS,SH
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .604              2   4   CS
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .772              1   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .842              2   4   
E Banks 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .768             10   1   
L Johnson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .685              1   0   
R Hundley C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .243  .634              3   2   2B
A Phillips CF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .681              1   0   
B Hands P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .037  .108              1   1   SH
  A Spangler PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .715              0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              1   0   
Totals                       31   0   8   0    0   3                         24  14
Batting Events
2B: R Hundley (10, off N Briles).
SH: D Kessinger (4, off N Briles); B Hands (1, off N Briles).
TB: R Hundley 3; G Beckert 2; D Kessinger; A Phillips; A Spangler; B Williams.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. G Beckert-D Kessinger-E Banks.
E: R Santo (9); R Hundley (4).
Baserunning Events
CS: G Beckert (2, Home by J Edwards POCS); D Kessinger (5, 3rd base by N Briles/J Edwards).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .686              3   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .788              0   0   CS
J Edwards C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .588              4   4   
O Cepeda 1B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .730             12   0   SB
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .739              2   3   
B Tolan RF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .221  .566              1   0   HR,2B,GDP
D Schofield 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .814              3   5   
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .242  .610              2   4   
N Briles P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .081  .186              0   0   
Totals                       28   1   6   0    1   3                         27  16
Batting Events
2B: B Tolan (2, off B Hands).
HR: B Tolan (1, off B Hands; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: B Tolan 6; O Cepeda 2; C Flood; M Shannon.
GIDP: B Tolan (4).
RBI: B Tolan (3).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Edwards-D Schofield-J Edwards; J Edwards-M Shannon.
Baserunning Events
SB: O Cepeda (3, 2nd base off B Hands/R Hundley).
CS: C Flood (3, 2nd base by B Hands/R Hundley).

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
B Hands, L (6-3)               7     6   1   1    1   2   1   2.28   26     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 6     62    -     0.90   0.12
P Regan                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.59    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         8     6   1   1    1   3   1          29     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 6           -  
St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, W (8-5)              9     8   0   0    0   3   0   2.54   33     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 7     74    -     1.59   0.64
Totals                         9     8   0   0    0   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: B Hands (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 28,235.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Don Kessinger                SS       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Glenn Beckert                2B       2. Curt Flood                   CF
3. Billy Williams               LF       3. Johnny Edwards                C
4. Ron Santo                    3B       4. Orlando Cepeda               1B
5. Ernie Banks                  1B       5. Mike Shannon                 3B
6. Lou Johnson                  RF       6. Bobby Tolan                  RF
7. Randy Hundley                 C       7. Dick Schofield               2B
8. Adolfo Phillips              CF       8. Dal Maxvill                  SS
9. Bill Hands                    P       9. Nelson Briles                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 0 1-3 OO 18% 51% 0-0 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Double Play: Strikeout, Beckert Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-2B-C); Williams to 2B
b5 0 --- R 17% 73% 0-0 STL B. Tolan B. Hands Home Run
t6 1 12- OO 14% 77% 0-1 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Double Play: Strikeout, Kessinger Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t4 0 1-- -13% 33% 0-0 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Single to RF; Beckert to 3B
b2 0 12- OO -11% 54% 0-0 STL B. Tolan B. Hands Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cepeda to 3B

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, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC D. Kessinger N. Briles Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- O 1% 53% 0-0 CHC G. Beckert N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock B. Hands Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 STL C. Flood B. Hands Single to LF
b1 1 1-- O -4% 51% 0-0 STL J. Edwards B. Hands Flood Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL J. Edwards B. Hands Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHC E. Banks N. Briles Popfly: SS
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHC L. Johnson N. Briles Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 STL O. Cepeda B. Hands Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cepeda to 1B
b2 0 1-- 6% 65% 0-0 STL M. Shannon B. Hands Single to LF; Cepeda to 2B
b2 0 12- OO -11% 54% 0-0 STL B. Tolan B. Hands Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cepeda to 3B
b2 2 --3 O -4% 50% 0-0 STL D. Schofield B. Hands Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC R. Hundley N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 CHC A. Phillips N. Briles Single to SS
t3 1 1-- O 2% 51% 0-0 CHC B. Hands N. Briles Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 2B
t3 2 -2- O 4% 55% 0-0 CHC D. Kessinger N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL D. Maxvill B. Hands Strikeout
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL N. Briles B. Hands Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL L. Brock B. Hands Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- -5% 45% 0-0 CHC G. Beckert N. Briles Single to CF
t4 0 1-- -13% 33% 0-0 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Single to RF; Beckert to 3B
t4 0 1-3 OO 18% 51% 0-0 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Double Play: Strikeout, Beckert Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-2B-C); Williams to 2B
t4 2 -2- O 4% 55% 0-0 CHC E. Banks N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL C. Flood B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL J. Edwards B. Hands Lineout: 2B
b4 2 --- 1% 53% 0-0 STL O. Cepeda B. Hands Single to CF
b4 2 1-- 2% 55% 0-0 STL M. Shannon B. Hands Cepeda Steals 2B; Cepeda to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b4 2 --3 O -5% 50% 0-0 STL M. Shannon B. Hands Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CHC L. Johnson N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- -6% 47% 0-0 CHC R. Hundley N. Briles Double to LF
t5 1 -2- O 5% 51% 0-0 CHC A. Phillips N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 -2- O 5% 56% 0-0 CHC B. Hands N. Briles Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- R 17% 73% 0-0 STL B. Tolan B. Hands Home Run
b5 0 --- O -2% 72% 1-0 STL D. Schofield B. Hands Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- 2% 74% 1-0 STL D. Maxvill B. Hands Walk
b5 1 1-- O -2% 71% 1-0 STL N. Briles B. Hands Strikeout
b5 2 1-- O -2% 70% 1-0 STL L. Brock B. Hands Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- -6% 63% 0-1 CHC D. Kessinger N. Briles Single to 3B/Bunt
t6 0 1-- -10% 53% 0-1 CHC G. Beckert N. Briles Single to LF; Kessinger to 2B
t6 0 12- O 10% 62% 0-1 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Flyball: RF
t6 1 12- OO 14% 77% 0-1 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Double Play: Strikeout, Kessinger Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O -2% 75% 1-0 STL C. Flood B. Hands Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O -1% 74% 1-0 STL J. Edwards B. Hands Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- 1% 75% 1-0 STL O. Cepeda B. Hands Single to RF
b6 2 1-- O -2% 73% 1-0 STL M. Shannon B. Hands Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 4% 77% 0-1 CHC E. Banks N. Briles Flyball: LF
t7 1 --- O 3% 80% 0-1 CHC L. Johnson N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- -3% 77% 0-1 CHC R. Hundley N. Briles Single to RF
t7 2 1-- O 4% 82% 0-1 CHC A. Phillips N. Briles Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- 5% 87% 1-0 STL B. Tolan B. Hands Double to RF
b7 0 -2- 3% 90% 1-0 STL D. Schofield B. Hands Wild Pitch; Tolan to 3B
b7 0 --3 O -9% 80% 1-0 STL D. Schofield B. Hands Baserunner Out Advancing; Tolan out at Hm/C-P
b7 1 --- O -1% 79% 1-0 STL D. Schofield B. Hands Flyball: RF
b7 2 --- O -1% 79% 1-0 STL D. Maxvill B. Hands Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
Al Spangler pinch hits for Bill Hands (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- -9% 69% 0-1 CHC A. Spangler N. Briles Single to CF
t8 0 1-- O 3% 73% 0-1 CHC D. Kessinger N. Briles Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Spangler to 2B
t8 1 -2- O 8% 81% 0-1 CHC G. Beckert N. Briles Popfly: 2B
t8 2 -2- O 8% 89% 0-1 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Phil Regan facing 9-1-2
Phil Regan replaces Al Spangler (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -1% 88% 1-0 STL N. Briles P. Regan Popfly: 1B
b8 1 --- O -1% 87% 1-0 STL L. Brock P. Regan Groundout: 1B-P
b8 2 --- O -1% 87% 1-0 STL C. Flood P. Regan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 6% 93% 0-1 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O 4% 97% 0-1 CHC E. Banks N. Briles Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 0-1 CHC L. Johnson N. Briles Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

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