Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
June 16, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 0, Atlanta Braves 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
Santo 3b 5 0 2 0
Banks 1b 5 0 0 0
Johnson rf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 0 2 0
Phillips cf 5 0 2 0
Jenkins p 3 0 1 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 0 10 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 1 0
Millan 2b 5 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
Torre c 5 0 1 1
Francona lf 3 0 1 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Martinez 3b 2 0 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Lum lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 6 1
Chicago 000 000 000 000100
Atlanta 000 000 000 01160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins   10.0 5 0 0 3 7
  Hartenstein  L (2-3) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.1
6
1
1
4
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   9.0 7 0 0 3 5
  Britton  W (3-1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
10
0
0
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Phillips (9,off Niekro), Atlanta H Aaron (11,off Jenkins); Torre (2,off Hartenstein).  HBP–Johnson (6,by Niekro).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Niekro (9,off Jenkins).  Team–8.  SB–Phillips (4,3rd base off Niekro/Torre).  BK–Niekro 2 (2).  HBP–Niekro (5,Johnson).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:57.  A–18,356.
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