Final
HOU 6 — CHC 2
8/31/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHN196808310
Complete available game record for HOU at CHC, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Herrera | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Beckert | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Williams | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Santo | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Rader | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Banks | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Hundley | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Bobb | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adolfo Phillips | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shea | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Spangler | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Nen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lamabe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Regan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Reynolds | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Shea | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jack Lamabe | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Archie Reynolds | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Phil Regan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Dukes | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolfo Phillips | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Beckert | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Regan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Santo | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Bobb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Hundley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Williams | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lamabe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Banks | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Herrera | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Menke | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D9/L | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 1/BP# | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S6.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;1-2# | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7/L.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | IW | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S4 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 4(B)6(2)/LDP | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 4(B)6(2)/LDP | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | FC/SH.1-2;B-1 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | E4/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | IW | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 8/SF/DP.3-H;2X3(85) | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6/FL | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7/L | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 41.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | IW | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | FC5.2-3;B-1 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 6–2 |