Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 19, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1968 at Wrigley Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 1, Chicago Cubs 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 0 0
Millan 2b 5 0 1 0
Aaron H. rf 4 0 2 0
  Page rf 0 0 0 0
Torre c 3 1 3 0
Aaron T. lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson D. 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson B. 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 0 3 0
Stone p 2 0 1 0
  Tillman ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 1 12 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams rf 4 2 2 1
Banks 1b 4 1 2 2
Santo 3b 3 1 2 2
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Phillips cf 4 0 1 0
Arcia lf 3 0 0 0
Holtzman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Atlanta 010 000 0001120
Chicago 202 001 00x590
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (3-2) 6.0 7 5 5 0 4
  Upshaw   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (9-9) 9.0 12 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
1
1
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (21,off Stone); Banks (23,off Upshaw).  3B–Chicago Beckert (3,off Stone).  HR–Chicago Banks (23,1st inning off Stone 1 on, 2 out); Santo (18,6th inning off Stone 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Santo (7,by Upshaw).  Team–5.  CS–H Aaron (4,2nd base by Holtzman/Hundley).  SB–Kessinger (9,2nd base off Upshaw/Torre).  WP–Holtzman (6).  IBB–Upshaw (6,Santo).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:27.  A–11,363.
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