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Houston Astros 4 Chicago Cubs 8

April 28,1968

Visiting Team

Houston Astros (6-9)

Home Team

Chicago Cubs (8-8)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Wrigley Field

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

0

Time of Game

2:44

Umpires

[HP]: Ed Vargo [1B]: Bob Engel [2B]: Al Barlick [3B]: Stan Landes

Houston Astros 4 Chicago Cubs 8

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**Joe Niekro 119 pitches; Don Wilson 73 pitches**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Houston Astros	HOU	6-9		0	0	1		0	0	1		0	2	0			4	9	1		9	9	17	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Chicago Cubs	CHN	8-8		2	0	0		3	0	0		3	0	x			8	13	2		3	3	9	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Ron Davis	cf	26.190	R	5	0	1	0		0	0	.135		12	155
2	Denis Menke	2b	27.282	R	5	0	2	1		0	1	.231		8	667
3	Jimmy Wynn	lf	26.047	R	2	0	0	0		3	0	.114		13	566
4	Rusty Staub	rf	24.027	L	5	0	0	0		0	0	.259		14	681
5	Bob Aspromonte	3b	29.314	R	4	1	1	0		0	1	.241		14	963
6	Doug Rader	1b	23.273	R	4	2	2	0		0	1	.316		7	54
7	John Bateman	c	27.282	R	4	0	2	2		0	0	.217		8	461
8	Hector Torres	ss	22.225	R	4	0	0	1		0	0	.250		14	14
9	Don Wilson	p	23.076	R	1	1	1	0		0	0	.250		5	33
	Norm Miller	ph	22.083	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.172		8	92
	Wade Blasingame	p	24.158	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.000		3	104
	Lee Thomas	ph	32.083	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.182		6	935
Totals

Errors: Ron Davis

2B: John Bateman (1), Don Wilson (1)

RBI: Denis Menke (2), John Bateman 2 (4), Hector Torres (2)

Chicago Cubs - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Don Kessinger	ss	25.286	B	5	1	2	1		0	0	.379		15	415
2	Glenn Beckert	2b	27.199	R	5	2	3	2		0	0	.309		13	462
3	Billy Williams	lf	29.318	L	3	1	0	0		1	0	.302		15	1152
4	Ron Santo	3b	28.063	R	4	1	1	0		0	0	.283		15	1221
5	Ernie Banks	1b	37.088	R	4	0	1	1		0	0	.288		15	2001
6	Lou Johnson	rf	33.219	R	4	1	2	1		0	1	.320		13	497
7	Randy Hundley	c	25.332	R	4	1	2	1		0	0	.229		14	320
8	Adolfo Phillips	cf	26.134	R	4	1	2	1		0	1	.240		15	328
9	Joe Niekro	p	23.173	R	3	0	0	0		0	2	.167		5	40
	Phil Regan	p	31.022	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.000		6	294
Totals

Errors: Don Kessinger, Ron Santo

2B: Lou Johnson (6), Adolfo Phillips (2)

3B: Adolfo Phillips (1)

HR: Glenn Beckert (1)

RBI: Don Kessinger (5), Glenn Beckert 2 (6), Ernie Banks (8), Lou Johnson (6), Randy Hundley (7), Adolfo Phillips (8)

GDP: Ron Santo (3)

SB: Don Kessinger (2)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Don Wilson	R	L 1-2	4.0	8	5	5	1	3	0		4.97	1.34		4	34
2	Wade Blasingame	L		3.0	4	2	2	0	1	1		2.53	0.94		3	107
3	Tom Dukes	R		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0		2.25	2.00		3	19
Totals				0.0

WP: Wade Blasingame (2)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Don Wilson (0-0-0), Wade Blasingame (0-0-0), Tom Dukes (0-0-0)

Chicago Cubs - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Joe Niekro	R	W 3-1	7.0	9	3	3	3	5	0		4.81	1.43		5	41
2	Phil Regan	R	SV 1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2.79	1.14		6	296
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Joe Niekro (0-0-0), Phil Regan (0-0-0)