Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 25, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1968 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Santo 3b 4 0 2 0
Smith lf 2 0 0 1
  Hickman rf 0 0 0 0
Spangler cf 1 1 0 0
  Phillips pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Nen 1b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Jenkins p 3 0 0 1
Totals 31 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 4 0 1 0
Torres ss 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 1 0
Staub 1b 4 0 1 0
Menke 2b 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Simpson lf 3 0 1 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Shea p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Chicago 010 001 000260
Houston 000 000 000041
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (15-12) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (12-11) 8.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Shea   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
6

  E–Menke (14).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (23,off Dierker), Houston Miller (13,off Jenkins); Wynn (18,off Jenkins).  SH–Jenkins (5,off Dierker); Smith (1,off Dierker).  SF–Smith (1,off Dierker).  IBB–Spangler (2,by Dierker).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  WP–Dierker (17).  IBB–Dierker (11,Spangler).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:12.  A–17,572.
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