Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1968 at Wrigley 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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Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 1 3 0
Johnson lf 5 0 3 1
Jones cf 5 1 1 0
Perez 3b 4 1 2 2
Helms 2b 4 0 0 1
Whitfield 1b 4 0 1 0
Corrales c 4 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0
Cloninger p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 13 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Spangler rf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Phillips cf 2 0 1 0
Jenkins p 1 0 0 0
  Upham ph 1 0 0 0
  Stoneman p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Cincinnati 210 010 0004131
Chicago 000 000 000032
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (4-6) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (13-12) 6.0 11 4 4 1 7
  Stoneman   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lamabe   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
2
8

  E–Cardenas (21), Kessinger (25), Beckert (15).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Cincinnati Perez (13,off Jenkins); Cardenas (11,off Jenkins); Rose (30,off Jenkins).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (14,5th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cloninger (3,off Jenkins).  SF–Helms (3,off Jenkins).  Team LOB–11.  CS–Whitfield (2,2nd base by Jenkins/Hundley).  SB–Phillips (8,2nd base off Cloninger/Corrales).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:47.  A–23,134.
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