Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
June 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 2
Santo 3b 5 0 1 0
Banks 1b 4 1 1 0
Johnson rf 4 0 2 0
Hundley c 4 0 2 0
Phillips cf 4 0 2 1
Niekro p 2 1 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 2 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Pinson cf 3 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Perez 3b 3 0 2 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 2 1
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 0 0 0 0
  Woodward pr 0 0 0 0
Culver p 2 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Chicago 001 001 1003112
Cincinnati 000 100 100280
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (6-5) 7.0 7 2 1 1 3
  Regan  SV (12) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
2
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Culver  L (5-7) 5.1 6 2 2 4 3
  Carroll   1.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Abernathy   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
4
3

  E–Kessinger 2 (12).  DP–Chicago 3, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Chicago Beckert (12,off Carroll).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (6,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Niekro (4,off Carroll).  SF–Williams (3,off Culver).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Perez (3,by Niekro).  Team–7.  CS–Perez (1,2nd base by Niekro/Hundley).  HBP–Niekro (3,Perez).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:40.  A–12,713.
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