Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
April 10, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 5 1 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 1 3 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 1 1
Banks 1b 4 1 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 2 3
Arcia 2b 2 0 0 0
  Nen ph 1 0 0 0
  Elia 2b 1 0 0 0
Phillips cf 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 1 1 1
Johnson lf 5 1 0 0
Pinson cf 4 2 2 2
Perez 3b 4 1 2 3
May 1b 4 1 2 0
Pavletich c 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 1 2 2
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0
Pappas p 2 1 1 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 11 8
Chicago 000 013 000483
Cincinnati 000 150 03x9113
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-1) 4.1 6 5 3 0 1
  Mikkelsen   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Tiefenauer   2.0 3 3 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
6
0
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (1-0) 5.1 7 4 3 0 0
  Culver  SV (1) 3.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
2

  E–Johnson (1), Kessinger (1), Santo (1), Helms 2 (2), Cardenas (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Chicago Banks (1,off Pappas), Cincinnati Pinson (1,off Niekro); May (1,off Tiefenauer).  3B–Chicago Hundley (1,off Pappas).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (1,5th inning off Mikkelsen 2 on, 1 out); Helms (1,8th inning off Tiefenauer 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Culver 2 (2,off Mikkelsen,off Tiefenauer); Pavletich (1,off Tiefenauer).  SF–Rose (1,off Tiefenauer).  Team–5.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:26.  A–28,111.
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