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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1968-09-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 13578 · 2:32

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 6th. Chris Short earned the win and Gary Wagner picked up the save. Doug Clemens went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	7
CHN	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	10

W: Chris Short L: Fergie Jenkins SV: Gary Wagner

Umpires — HP: Ken Burkhart · 1B: Harry Wendelstedt · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Taylor	5	0	1	0	0	1
Roberto Pena	4	0	0	0	1	0
John Briggs	3	1	1	1	2	1
Dick Allen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bill White	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tony Gonzalez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Cookie Rojas	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mike Ryan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jerry Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Clemens	1	1	1	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adolfo Phillips	4	0	1	0	1	1
Glenn Beckert	5	2	2	0	0	0
Billy Williams	5	0	3	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	5	0	1	1	0	1
Jimmy McMath	5	0	1	1	0	0
Ron Santo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Randy Bobb	2	0	0	0	1	0
Don Kessinger	1	0	0	0	3	0
Fergie Jenkins	4	0	2	0	0	1
Willie Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Johnson	7.2	10	4	4
Chris Short	0.1	0	1	0
Gary Wagner	1.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	9.0	7	3	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Taylor: K
Roberto Pena: W
John Briggs: W.1-2
Dick Allen: K
Bill White: 43

Bot 1

Adolfo Phillips: 8
Glenn Beckert: S8
Billy Williams: 64(1)/FO
Ernie Banks: 9

Top 2

Tony Gonzalez: 43
Cookie Rojas: E4/G.B-1
Mike Ryan: K
Jerry Johnson: K

Bot 2

Jimmy McMath: 8
Ron Santo: 63
Randy Bobb: W
Don Kessinger: 13

Top 3

Tony Taylor: 63
Roberto Pena: 6/P
John Briggs: K/C

Bot 3

Fergie Jenkins: 63
Adolfo Phillips: D7
Glenn Beckert: FC1.2X3(154);B-1
Billy Williams: S8/89.1-3
Ernie Banks: S7/G56.3-H;1-3
Jimmy McMath: 43

Top 4

Dick Allen: K
Bill White: 4/P
Tony Gonzalez: 63

Bot 4

Ron Santo: 6/FL
Randy Bobb: 3/G
Don Kessinger: W
Fergie Jenkins: S8.1-3
Adolfo Phillips: K/C

Top 5

Cookie Rojas: K
Mike Ryan: S8
Jerry Johnson: 16(1)/FO/BG
Tony Taylor: E6/G.1-2;B-1
Roberto Pena: 3/P

Bot 5

Glenn Beckert: S8
Billy Williams: S8/G46.1-3
Ernie Banks: K/C
Jimmy McMath: S7.3-H;1-2
Ron Santo: 9
Randy Bobb: 3/G

Top 6

John Briggs: HR/89
Dick Allen: 3/FL
Bill White: K
Tony Gonzalez: HR/78
Cookie Rojas: 8

Bot 6

Don Kessinger: W
Fergie Jenkins: K/BF
Adolfo Phillips: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Mike Ryan: 63
Jerry Johnson: 8
Tony Taylor: 9/89

Bot 7

Glenn Beckert: 8/L
Billy Williams: S8
Ernie Banks: 7/L
Jimmy McMath: 53

Top 8

Roberto Pena: 9
John Briggs: W
Dick Allen: 54(1)/FO
Bill White: S8.1-2
Tony Gonzalez: 7/L

Bot 8

Ron Santo: K/C
Willie Smith: 53
Don Kessinger: W
Fergie Jenkins: D9.1-3
Adolfo Phillips: W
Glenn Beckert: 3/G

Top 9

Cookie Rojas: S9
Mike Ryan: 2/FL/BP
Doug Clemens: HR/8.1-H
Tony Taylor: S9
Roberto Pena: 2/FL
John Briggs: 46(1)/FO

Bot 9

Billy Williams: 8/L
Ernie Banks: 53
Jimmy McMath: 63

Notes & reviews

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