Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 7, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta Braves 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
  Upham lf 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 1 1 1
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
  Felske c 1 0 0 0
Hickman rf 4 1 3 1
Phillips cf 4 0 1 0
Holtzman p 1 0 0 0
  Arcia ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Elia ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 2 2
Millan 2b 4 0 1 1
Aaron H. rf 5 1 2 0
  Lum rf 0 0 0 0
Torre c 5 2 2 0
Johnson B. 3b 5 1 1 1
Aaron T. lf 5 1 2 1
Johnson D. 1b 3 2 1 0
Martinez ss 3 2 2 1
Stone p 3 1 2 3
Totals 38 10 15 9
Chicago 000 000 101262
Atlanta 040 001 50x10151
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (8-8) 4.0 5 4 4 2 0
  Lamabe   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Ross   2.0 7 5 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
10
7
3
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (2-1) 9.0 6 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
5

  E–Felske (1), Hickman (3), B Johnson (5).  2B–Chicago Phillips (12,off Stone); Hickman (4,off Stone), Atlanta Torre (9,off Holtzman); T Aaron (6,off Ross).  HR–Chicago Hickman (3,7th inning off Stone 0 on, 1 out); Banks (20,9th inning off Stone 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Stone (1,off Holtzman).  IBB–D Johnson (2,by Holtzman).  Team–8.  SB–H Aaron (18,2nd base off Lamabe/Hundley).  WP–Ross (4).  IBB–Holtzman (5,D Johnson).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:32.  A–8,432.
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