Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 16, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 6 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 6 1 3 2
Williams lf,rf 5 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 2 1
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
  Nen 1b 1 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 0 0 0
Hickman rf 3 1 1 0
  Smith lf,1b 1 0 0 0
Arcia cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Holtzman p 4 1 1 1
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 0 0 0 0
  Phillips pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Totals 44 4 10 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 6 0 1 1
Pena ss 6 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 5 1 1 0
Allen lf 6 0 0 0
Lock rf 5 0 0 0
Taylor 3b 3 1 1 0
Briggs 1b 5 0 2 1
Dalrymple c 2 0 0 0
  Joseph ph 1 1 0 0
  Sullivan c 1 0 1 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Callison ph 1 0 0 0
  Boozer p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 1 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 3 8 2
Chicago 000 002 010 0014102
Philadelphia 001 000 002 000381
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   8.2 5 3 1 4 7
  Regan  W (8-2) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2
  Niekro  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
8
3
1
4
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   7.0 4 2 2 3 4
  Farrell   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Boozer   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Wagner  L (1-1) 0.1 1 1 1 3 1
  Jackson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
4
4
6
5

  E–Williams (4), Hickman (2), Briggs (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Chicago Holtzman (1,off Short); Beckert (20,off Wagner), Philadelphia Briggs (6,off Holtzman); Taylor (10,off Holtzman).  3B–Chicago Hickman (3,off Short).  IBB–Williams (6,by Wagner).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  SB–Beckert (6,2nd base off Farrell/Dalrymple).  WP–Holtzman (4).  IBB–Wagner (5,Williams).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–3:36.  A–11,980.
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