Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
June 2, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1968 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 6 0 2 0
Williams lf 6 1 1 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 2
Banks 1b 5 0 0 0
Johnson rf 5 1 1 0
Hundley c 5 0 2 1
Phillips cf 4 0 1 0
Holtzman p 5 0 1 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 3 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Menke 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Staub 1b 5 1 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
  Thomas ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 5 1 2 0
Adlesh c 5 0 2 1
  Brand pr 0 0 0 0
Torres ss 5 0 0 0
Giusti p 3 0 0 0
  Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 7 1
Chicago 000 001 010 001391
Houston 010 100 000 000270
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   10.0 6 2 1 3 5
  Hartenstein  W (2-2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Regan  SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
7
2
1
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti   8.0 7 2 2 4 6
  Buzhardt   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Ray  L (0-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
12.0
9
3
3
4
8

  E–Johnson (3).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Chicago Hundley (8,off Giusti); Beckert (6,off Buzhardt), Houston Wynn (4,off Holtzman).  3B–Chicago Williams (4,off Ray).  HR–Chicago Santo (8,8th inning off Giusti 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Santo (3,off Ray).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  SB–Beckert (3,2nd base off Giusti/Adlesh).  WP–Giusti (3).  BK–Giusti (1).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–3:05.  A–14,952.
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