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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1968-04-27 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 11997 · 54°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph from RF · 2:55

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 8–1. Houston Astros put up 6 in the 6th. Dave Giusti earned the win. Jim Wynn went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	8	9
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7

W: Dave Giusti L: Rich Nye SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Ed Vargo · 2B: Bob Engel · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Davis	5	0	1	1	0	1
Denis Menke	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Wynn	3	2	2	2	2	0
Rusty Staub	4	1	1	0	1	1
Bob Aspromonte	4	1	0	0	1	2
Doug Rader	5	2	3	2	0	1
John Bateman	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Torres	4	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Giusti	4	1	1	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	3	1	1	0	1	0
Glenn Beckert	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Williams	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ron Santo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Randy Hundley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Adolfo Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Nye	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Arcia	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Spangler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Giusti	9.0	7	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Nye	5.1	4	2	4
Bill Stoneman	0.1	2	1	0
Jack Lamabe	2.1	3	3	1
Bobby Tiefenauer	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ron Davis: K/C
Denis Menke: 7
Jim Wynn: 53

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: 53
Glenn Beckert: 63
Billy Williams: S9
Ron Santo: 13

Top 2

Rusty Staub: K
Bob Aspromonte: 3/G
Doug Rader: D9/P
John Bateman: 53

Bot 2

Ernie Banks: 7
Lou Johnson: 63
Randy Hundley: 13

Top 3

Hector Torres: 5/L
Dave Giusti: 63
Ron Davis: E5.B-1
Denis Menke: 9

Bot 3

Adolfo Phillips: E6.B-1
Rich Nye: 6(1)3/GDP
Don Kessinger: 1/L

Top 4

Jim Wynn: HR/7
Rusty Staub: 9
Bob Aspromonte: K
Doug Rader: 5/L

Bot 4

Glenn Beckert: S7/G
Billy Williams: S7/G.1-3
Ron Santo: SB2#
Ron Santo: K
Ernie Banks: 4/P
Lou Johnson: 7

Top 5

John Bateman: 63
Hector Torres: 53
Dave Giusti: E6.B-1
Ron Davis: 13

Bot 5

Randy Hundley: 63
Adolfo Phillips: 53
Rich Nye: 5/P

Top 6

Denis Menke: K
Jim Wynn: W
Rusty Staub: D9.1-3
Bob Aspromonte: IW
Doug Rader: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
John Bateman: 3/P
Hector Torres: W.1-2
Dave Giusti: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ron Davis: S7/L.3-H;1-2
Denis Menke: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Wynn: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rusty Staub: 43

Bot 6

Don Kessinger: T9/L
Glenn Beckert: 1/P
Billy Williams: 3/G.3-H
Ron Santo: S7/L
Ernie Banks: 53

Top 7

Bob Aspromonte: K/C
Doug Rader: T9.B-H(E9)(NR)
John Bateman: 43
Hector Torres: D9/L
Dave Giusti: 9

Bot 7

Lou Johnson: 4/P
Randy Hundley: 6/P
Adolfo Phillips: 5/P

Top 8

Ron Davis: 63
Denis Menke: 8
Jim Wynn: S7/L
Rusty Staub: W.1-2
Bob Aspromonte: 13

Bot 8

Jose Arcia: 63
Don Kessinger: W
Glenn Beckert: PB.1-2
Glenn Beckert: 8
Billy Williams: 9

Top 9

Doug Rader: K
John Bateman: 53
Hector Torres: 43

Bot 9

Ron Santo: 63
Ernie Banks: 8
Lou Johnson: S7
Randy Hundley: S8/L.1-2
Al Spangler: 31

Notes & reviews

Cubs Manager Leo Durocher ejected by 3B umpire Al Barlick for protesting an automatic ball called on Rich Nye on the third pitch of the game; a total of six balls were called during the game on various pitchers

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