Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 7, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1968 at Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 2
Jackson ss 5 0 1 0
Millan 2b 5 1 3 0
Torre c 4 1 2 0
Francona lf 3 1 1 2
  Upshaw p 1 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 2 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Lum rf 4 1 2 2
Jarvis p 2 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron ph,lf 2 0 0 1
Totals 38 7 13 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 1 1 1
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 1 1 1
Santo 3b 4 2 2 0
Banks 1b 4 1 2 3
Spangler rf 3 0 2 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Arcia ss 4 0 1 1
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 1 0 0 0
  Nen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Reberger p 0 0 0 0
  Kessinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Atlanta 400 003 0007133
Chicago 000 240 0006100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis   4.0 7 4 4 0 2
  Britton   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Upshaw  W (2-4) 4.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   0.2 4 4 4 2 1
  Lamabe   3.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Hernandez   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Reberger  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Hartenstein   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Regan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
3
5

  E–Jackson 2 (14), Torre (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Atlanta Francona (5,off Niekro); Millan (11,off Hernandez); Lum (3,off Hartenstein), Chicago Arcia (3,off Jarvis); Banks (12,off Britton).  3B–Chicago Santo (2,off Jarvis); Williams (5,off Britton).  HR–Atlanta Alou (6,6th inning off Reberger 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Phillips (4,5th inning off Jarvis 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Upshaw (1,off Hartenstein); Spangler (1,off Britton); Beckert (1,off Upshaw).  HBP–Torre (2,by Hernandez).  IBB–Alou (6,by Hartenstein).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  HBP–Hernandez (1,Torre).  IBB–Hartenstein (1,Alou).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:41.  A–6,553.
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