Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 8, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 5 0 2 1
Williams lf 4 1 2 2
Santo 3b 4 0 1 1
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Spangler rf 3 0 2 0
Hickman cf 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Hands p 4 2 1 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Lum lf 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 3 0 0 0
Torre c 3 0 0 0
  Tillman c 0 0 0 0
Francona 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 1 0
Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Page ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Chicago 101 000 2004110
Atlanta 000 000 000030
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (13-6) 9.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (10-7) 6.2 10 4 4 1 3
  Britton   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Spangler (7,off Reed); Hickman (5,off Reed).  HR–Chicago Williams (16,1st inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Kessinger (9,off Reed).  IBB–Williams (10,by Reed).  Team LOB–8.  WP–Reed (4).  IBB–Reed (7,Williams).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:13.  A–9,437.
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