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1968 Chicago Cubs (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1967/1969)
84-78, Finished 3rd in National League
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Scored 612 runs, Allowed 611 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81
Managed by Leo Durocher

Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,043,409 (6th of 10)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 107, Pitching - 106
  (one-year): Batting - 114, Pitching - 114
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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        ON APRIL13,1968 I WENT TO MY FIRST CUB GAME AT WRIGLEY FIELD WITH MY MOM , ( WHO HELP ME INTO THE CUB FAN I AM TODAY) MY BROTHER AL ( WHO DIED WAY TOO SOON) & MY SISTERS MARY & ANNE ( TWO GREAT PEOPLE). FAMILY IS IMPORTANT

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Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Wed,4/10 at CIN L (4-9) Johnson-RF Kessinger-SS Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Arcia-2B Phillips-CF Niekro-P
2.Thu,4/11 at CIN W (10-3) Johnson-RF Kessinger-SS Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Arcia-2B Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
3.Sat,4/13 vs STL L (5-8)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Savage-RF Phillips-CF Nye-P
4.Sun,4/14 vs STL W (7-6) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Spangler-RF Phillips-CF Niekro-P
5.Tue,4/16 vs CIN L (8-9)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Savage-RF Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
6.Wed,4/17 at ATL L (0-2) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
7.Thu,4/18 at ATL L (3-5) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
8.Fri,4/19 at STL L (2-9) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Boccabella-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
9.Sat,4/20 at STL W (5-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
10.Sun,4/21 at STL L (2-9) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
11.Tue,4/23 vs ATL W (10-4) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
12.Thu,4/25 vs ATL W (5-2) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
13.Fri,4/26 vs HOU W (3-2) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
14.Sat,4/27 vs HOU L (1-8) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
15.Sun,4/28 vs HOU W (8-4) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
16.Sun,4/28 vs HOU W (5-2)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
17.Mon,4/29 at PIT L (4-7) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
18.Tue,4/30 at PIT L (3-4)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
19.Wed,5/1 at PIT L (0-4) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
20.Thu,5/2 at PIT W (1-0) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
21.Sat,5/4 at NYM L (3-7) Johnson-RF Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Arcia-SS Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
22.Sun,5/5 at NYM W (3-2)# Kessinger-SS Johnson-RF Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Arcia-2B Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
23.Sun,5/5 at NYM W (1-0) Kessinger-SS Johnson-RF Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Beckert-2B Phillips-CF Hands-P
24.Tue,5/7 vs LAD L (1-2)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
25.Wed,5/8 vs LAD W (7-6) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
26.Thu,5/9 vs LAD L (0-6) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
27.Fri,5/10 vs NYM L (1-5)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Boccabella-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
28.Sat,5/11 vs NYM W (3-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
29.Sun,5/12 vs NYM W (4-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
30.Sun,5/12 vs NYM L (0-10) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Johnson-RF Nen-1B Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
31.Mon,5/13 at LAD W (5-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
32.Tue,5/14 at LAD L (0-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
33.Wed,5/15 at LAD W (5-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
34.Thu,5/16 at LAD W (1-0) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Spangler-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
35.Fri,5/17 at SFG L (0-2)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
36.Sat,5/18 at SFG W (10-7)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-RF Banks-1B Boccabella-LF Hundley-C Santo-3B Spangler-CF Holtzman-P
37.Sun,5/19 at SFG L (0-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Banks-1B Spangler-RF Santo-3B Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
38.Sun,5/19 at SFG W (6-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Spangler-RF Nen-1B Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
39.Tue,5/21 vs PHI W (6-5) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Spangler-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
40.Wed,5/22 vs PIT L (6-13) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
41.Fri,5/24 vs SFG L (2-4) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
42.Sat,5/25 vs SFG W (3-0)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
43.Sun,5/26 vs SFG W (4-2)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
44.Wed,5/29 at PHI W (9-2)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Hickman-CF Holtzman-P
45.Wed,5/29 at PHI L (3-8) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Hickman-CF Nye-P
46.Fri,5/31 at HOU L (1-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Hickman-CF Jenkins-P
47.Sat,6/1 at HOU W (3-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
48.Sun,6/2 at HOU W (3-2) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
49.Tue,6/4 vs NYM L (0-5)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
50.Wed,6/5 vs NYM L (2-4) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
51.Thu,6/6 vs NYM L (3-5) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
52.Fri,6/7 vs ATL L (6-7) Phillips-CF Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Spangler-RF Hundley-C Arcia-SS Niekro-P
53.Sun,6/9 vs ATL L (0-4) Phillips-CF Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Spangler-RF Hundley-C Arcia-SS Jenkins-P
54.Sun,6/9 vs ATL W (6-5) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Spangler-RF Boccabella-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
55.Mon,6/10 vs CIN W (4-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Spangler-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
56.Tue,6/11 vs CIN L (7-9) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Spangler-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
57.Wed,6/12 vs CIN W (4-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
58.Thu,6/13 vs CIN W (8-4) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Reberger-P
59.Fri,6/14 at ATL W (2-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
60.Sat,6/15 at ATL L (2-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
61.Sun,6/16 at ATL L (0-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
62.Tue,6/18 at STL L (0-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
63.Wed,6/19 at STL L (0-4)# Phillips-CF Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Arcia-SS Nye-P
64.Thu,6/20 at STL L (0-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Spangler-CF Santo-3B Nen-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Jenkins-P
65.Fri,6/21 at CIN W (3-2) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
66.Sat,6/22 at CIN L (1-7) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
67.Sun,6/23 at CIN L (8-9) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Spangler-RF Williams-LF Nen-1B Santo-3B Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
68.Sun,6/23 at CIN L (3-4)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Banks-1B Santo-3B Johnson-RF Boccabella-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
69.Mon,6/24 at HOU L (1-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Johnson-RF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Nye-P
70.Tue,6/25 at HOU L (2-4)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Banks-1B Hundley-C Hickman-RF Elia-3B Phillips-CF Niekro-P
71.Wed,6/26 at HOU L (1-2) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Nen-1B Spangler-RF Hundley-C Santo-3B Phillips-CF Hands-P
72.Fri,6/28 vs STL L (5-9) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-RF Santo-3B Banks-1B Smith-LF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
73.Sat,6/29 vs STL W (10-8) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-RF Santo-3B Banks-1B Smith-LF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Niekro-P
74.Sun,6/30 vs STL W (6-2)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Hickman-RF Phillips-CF Hands-P
75.Mon,7/1 vs PHI L (4-6)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Hickman-RF Phillips-CF Nye-P
76.Tue,7/2 vs PHI W (5-3)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Oliver-1B Hundley-C Hickman-RF Phillips-CF Jenkins-P
77.Wed,7/3 vs PHI L (2-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-RF Santo-3B Banks-1B Smith-LF Hundley-C Phillips-CF Holtzman-P
78.Thu,7/4 vs PHI W (6-2)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Oliver-1B Hundley-C Hickman-RF Phillips-CF Niekro-P
79.Thu,7/4 vs PHI L (4-7) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Smith-1B Spangler-RF Oliver-C Phillips-CF Hands-P
80.Fri,7/5 vs PIT L (0-4)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Hickman-RF Phillips-CF Nye-P
81.Sat,7/6 vs PIT W (6-1)# Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-RF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Oliver-LF Hickman-CF Jenkins-P
82.Sat,7/6 vs PIT W (10-2) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-RF Santo-3B Banks-1B Smith-LF Hundley-C Hickman-CF Ross-P
83.Sun,7/7 vs PIT W (5-4) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-RF Santo-3B Banks-1B Smith-LF Hundley-C Hickman-CF Holtzman-P
84.Sun,7/7 vs PIT W (4-3) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-LF Santo-3B Banks-1B Hundley-C Hickman-RF Arcia-CF Hands-P
85.Thu,7/11 at NYM L (0-1) Kessinger-SS Beckert-2B Williams-RF Santo-3B