Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 18, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1968 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals 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, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 2 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson rf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 2 0
Phillips cf 3 0 1 0
Hands p 1 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 1 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 2 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 1 0
Tolan rf 3 1 2 1
Schofield 2b 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
Briles p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1
Chicago 000 000 000082
St. Louis 000 010 00x160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (6-3) 7.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Regan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
1
1
1
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (8-5) 9.0 8 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
0
3

  E–Santo (9), Hundley (4).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–Chicago Hundley (10,off Briles), St. Louis Tolan (2,off Hands).  HR–St. Louis Tolan (1,5th inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hands (1,off Briles); Kessinger (4,off Briles).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  CS–Beckert (2,Home by Briles/Edwards); Kessinger (5,3rd base by Briles/Edwards); Flood (3,2nd base by Hands/Hundley).  SB–Cepeda (3,2nd base off Hands/Hundley).  WP–Hands (2).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:05.  A–28,235.
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