Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 1 1 1
Santo 3b 2 0 0 0
Banks 1b 5 0 0 0
  Nen 1b 0 0 0 0
Spangler rf 3 1 1 1
  Hickman ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 0 3 2
Phillips cf 4 0 2 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 3 1
Lum lf 5 0 0 0
Aaron H. rf 4 2 4 1
Torre c 4 0 1 0
Francona 1b 4 0 3 1
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 0
Jarvis p 1 0 0 0
  Britton p 1 0 0 0
  Causey ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 13 3
Chicago 300 010 0004110
Atlanta 000 100 0203133
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (12-6) 7.0 9 2 2 1 2
  Regan  SV (20) 2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
2
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis  L (10-9) 4.1 7 4 2 2 2
  Britton   2.2 4 0 0 1 1
  Kelley   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
2
3
3

  E–Alou (7), Millan (10), Martinez (9).  DP–Chicago 4.  2B–Chicago Kessinger (8,off Jarvis); Spangler (6,off Jarvis); Hundley (13,off Jarvis), Atlanta Francona (9,off Regan).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (21,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Alou (8,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Beckert (5,off Jarvis); Niekro (7,off Britton); Phillips (1,off Britton).  SF–Spangler (3,off Jarvis).  Team LOB–13.  IBB–Millan (7,by Regan).  Team–8.  IBB–Regan (2,Millan).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:34.  A–10,602.
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