Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 9, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1968 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 2 0
Williams lf 5 0 1 0
Santo 3b 5 0 2 1
Spangler rf 4 1 2 0
Nen 1b 4 0 1 0
Hickman cf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 2 1
Jenkins p 1 0 1 1
  Stoneman p 1 0 0 0
  Banks ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 3 12 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 2 3 0
Johnson lf 4 1 3 1
Jones cf 4 1 2 1
May 1b 4 2 2 1
Bench c 4 1 1 1
Perez 3b 3 0 1 2
Helms 2b 2 0 0 1
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 3 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 13 7
Chicago 011 000 0013120
Cincinnati 105 000 01x7132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (12-11) 2.1 8 6 6 1 4
  Stoneman   2.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Lamabe   3.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
1
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   2.2 7 2 2 0 3
  Ritchie  W (2-1) 5.1 4 1 1 0 2
  Carroll  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
0
5

  E–A Johnson (9), Cardenas (19).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Jenkins (3,off Lee); Beckert (24,off Lee), Cincinnati Rose 2 (28,off Jenkins,off Stoneman); A Johnson (24,off Jenkins); May 2 (21,off Jenkins,off Lamabe); Cardenas (9,off Lamabe).  HR–Chicago Hundley (5,9th inning off Ritchie 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Helms (2,off Stoneman); Perez (5,off Lamabe).  Team–3.  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:37.  A–13,762.
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