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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1968-06-23 · Day game · Crosley Field · 90°F, cloudy · 2:55

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 9–8. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 7th. Ted Abernathy earned the win. Tony Cloninger went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	8	15
CIN	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	9	12

W: Ted Abernathy L: Phil Regan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: Bill Williams · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	6	1	1	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	5	3	3	0	1	0
Al Spangler	4	1	2	0	0	1
Billy Williams	4	1	1	1	1	0
Dick Nen	4	1	2	2	0	1
Ron Santo	3	0	0	0	2	0
Randy Hundley	5	0	2	3	0	0
Adolfo Phillips	4	1	2	1	1	0
Ken Holtzman	4	0	2	0	0	1
Phil Regan	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	2	2	2	0	1
Alex Johnson	4	0	2	1	0	0
Vada Pinson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Tony Perez	4	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Bench	4	0	1	0	0	2
Lee May	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tommy Helms	4	2	2	0	0	0
Leo Cardenas	1	1	0	0	1	0
Tony Cloninger	1	1	1	2	0	0
Jimmie Schaffer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mack Jones	0	2	0	0	2	0
Fred Whitfield	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chico Ruiz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Pavletich	1	0	1	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Holtzman	6.0	7	2	3
Phil Regan	2.1	5	2	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tony Cloninger	3.2	9	4	3
Jay Ritchie	1.1	1	0	0
Clay Carroll	2.0	2	0	0
Ted Abernathy	2.0	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: S8
Glenn Beckert: S8.1-3
Al Spangler: K
Billy Williams: S6.3-H;1-3(E6);B-2
Dick Nen: WP.3-H;2-3#
Dick Nen: K
Ron Santo: W
Randy Hundley: S8.3-H;1-3;B-2(E6)
Adolfo Phillips: IW
Ken Holtzman: K

Bot 1

Pete Rose: D8
Alex Johnson: 4/P
Vada Pinson: 13/BG.2-3
Tony Perez: S8.3-H
Johnny Bench: K

Top 2

Don Kessinger: 3/G
Glenn Beckert: S7
Al Spangler: S9.1-2
Billy Williams: 9.2-3
Dick Nen: 6/P

Bot 2

Lee May: 4/P
Tommy Helms: 53
Leo Cardenas: W
Tony Cloninger: HR/9.1-H
Pete Rose: K

Top 3

Ron Santo: 53
Randy Hundley: 7
Adolfo Phillips: HR/7
Ken Holtzman: S9
Don Kessinger: 7

Bot 3

Alex Johnson: S8
Vada Pinson: 8/DP/AP.1X2(3)
Tony Perez: 9

Top 4

Glenn Beckert: W
Al Spangler: 8
Billy Williams: 4/P
Dick Nen: S9.1-2
Ron Santo: W.2-3;1-2
Randy Hundley: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Adolfo Phillips: 7

Bot 4

Johnny Bench: S6
Lee May: 64(1)3/GDP
Tommy Helms: 43

Top 5

Ken Holtzman: 43
Don Kessinger: 53
Glenn Beckert: 8

Bot 5

Leo Cardenas: 8
Jimmie Schaffer: 9
Pete Rose: 3/FL

Top 6

Al Spangler: D9
Billy Williams: 43.2-3
Dick Nen: 9/SF.3-H
Ron Santo: 5/FL

Bot 6

Alex Johnson: 8
Vada Pinson: 5/FL
Tony Perez: D9
Johnny Bench: K/C

Top 7

Randy Hundley: 7
Adolfo Phillips: 53
Ken Holtzman: S8
Don Kessinger: 43

Bot 7

Lee May: W
Tommy Helms: S6.1-2
Mack Jones: W.2-3;1-2
Fred Whitfield: K
Pete Rose: 7/SF.3-H
Alex Johnson: S9.2-H;1-3
Vada Pinson: S8.3-H;1-3;BX2(864)

Top 8

Glenn Beckert: S7
Al Spangler: 14/SH.1-2
Billy Williams: IW
Dick Nen: S9.2-H;1-3
Ron Santo: 4/P
Randy Hundley: 13

Bot 8

Tony Perez: 3/G
Johnny Bench: 9
Lee May: 13

Top 9

Adolfo Phillips: S5/BG
Phil Regan: 14/SH.1-2
Don Kessinger: CS3(25)
Don Kessinger: E3.B-1
Glenn Beckert: 4/P

Bot 9

Tommy Helms: S9
Mack Jones: W.1-2
Chico Ruiz: 5/P
Pete Rose: D9.2-H;1-3
Don Pavletich: D9.3-H;2-H

Notes & reviews

Tony Cloninger 77 pitches; Ken Holtzman 82 pitches
Alex Johnson out on appeal for leaving 1B too soon; Reds Manager Dave Bristol ejected by 1B umpire Lee Weyer
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HP umpire Ed Sudol left with unknown injury; 2B umpire Bill Williams moved to HP

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