Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 7, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1968 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 5 0 1 0
Pena ss 4 0 0 0
Briggs rf 3 1 1 1
Allen lf 4 0 0 0
White 1b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 4 1 1 1
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Ryan c 4 0 1 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Clemens ph 1 1 1 2
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 5 2 2 0
Williams rf 5 0 3 0
Banks 1b 5 0 1 1
McMath lf 5 0 1 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Bobb c 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Hundley c 0 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 1 0 0 0
Jenkins p 4 0 2 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Philadelphia 000 002 002470
Chicago 001 010 0002102
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   7.2 10 2 2 4 4
  Short  W (15-11) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Wagner  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (17-13) 9.0 7 4 4 3 8
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
8

  E–Beckert (18), Kessinger (31).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Chicago Phillips (18,off Johnson); Jenkins (4,off Johnson).  HR–Philadelphia Briggs (7,6th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out); Gonzalez (3,6th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out); Clemens (2,9th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:32.  A–13,578.
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