St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
June 29, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1968 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 2 1
Flood cf 4 1 2 2
McCarver c 5 1 2 0
Cepeda 1b 5 2 2 1
Tolan rf 4 0 1 0
Shannon 3b 3 1 0 1
Javier 2b 5 0 1 2
Maxvill ss 2 1 0 0
  Maris ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Wicker ph 1 1 1 0
  Mikkelsen p 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 1 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 1
Beckert 2b 5 2 4 0
Williams rf,lf 5 1 1 1
Santo 3b 2 2 2 4
Banks 1b 5 1 1 1
Smith lf 3 0 1 1
  Regan p 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 2 1
Phillips cf 3 1 1 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Stoneman p 1 0 0 0
  Fast p 0 0 0 0
  Spangler ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 10 14 10
St. Louis 006 001 0018110
Chicago 211 006 00x10142
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn   2.0 5 3 3 1 1
  Mikkelsen   2.1 2 1 1 3 1
  Willis   1.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Nelson  L (1-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Granger   1.1 4 2 2 0 1
  Hoerner   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   2.1 6 5 5 1 2
  Lamabe   0.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Stoneman   3.0 2 1 0 2 1
  Fast   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Regan  W (4-2) 3.0 2 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
6
6
5

  E–Regan (1), Stoneman (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis Brock (24,off Niekro); Cepeda (13,off Stoneman).  3B–Chicago Smith (1,off Granger).  HR–Chicago Santo (12,6th inning off Granger 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Shannon (3,by Lamabe).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Spangler (1,by Granger).  Team–8.  SB–Cepeda (4,2nd base off Lamabe/Hundley).  WP–Willis (1), Granger (1), Lamabe (2).  HBP–Granger (1,Spangler).  IBB–Lamabe (4,Shannon).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–3:13.  A–18,872.
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